Telegram-herald., 1889-06-01

- II 5oss az lias /, a.aca.
asy. more FiskY thAa mest othsrs
"a th= business. lka0E f9r a fact taAt 1
~oald rather - into a dsn Of 5oss Or
azsrs. thaa Ia a stable among isl u
Strange herses. / never e4E gst ri ~ the
isslins ~1sR I - lear horse that he =
hglnx fsr chance % blte sAsalder on
a., or kick my liver cat. Bat / don
mind cst ANIMAL, *. a. lsA-ls excepting
Saathsr~
OF a. tresehsr0as. malignant. HaEaLa
asls beasts. ths psaller Is. By loaz sdd-,
shs worst. And ae Is So suddea about Als
mischief that Bls cruelty aud Slcksd1ssa
are exceptionally l.sl--seross.
Vel. a few years ax0, when ae were
lad u az the cad ol tns teatIng season.
ny wife t00k i5 ilso ssF head u train aud
p~rform dsn Of n se paathsrs that were Ia
Ehs snow. NOBODY lad ever ysntured in
among them aad l tried my oss. - dls-
suasde her. / said % her
% ~ one, if You viii. Tor you can keep
your eye 0u him. aAd after yog 20 got MIN
we.i breke in. INTRODUCES a second. Bat
that's enough. To - Il among 1gs "
them would be suicide.
"N1 says she, 90 can handle them all
fust .s vel as one. We've got % 10 some
thing new Tigers an1 lions are Old IL
can do the pan hers c VII be a. bi < a s-n-
sation a. y0a made with the hyenas last
season and Nlli command big money. And
W need co. money
That w.s true. Ne did aeed the money,
for We had Two children Alrsadp 10 pro-
vide for aud there was 10 knowing what
Gay one Or both of as migst be crippled
for life. or perhaps kil Ell. Wei. finally |
gave my consent Ne were under con
tract 10 barnum & Bailey and all that
Wiutrr she spent ia training those panth-
ers. up AZ the wiurer-quarters in Bridge
port While she was IN the dea had TO
stand ia front with = short prOnged pitch
fork All an irou bar 20 help her watch
them. warn her and a. far as possible.
protect her When she faced one, another
or perhaps two behind her would crouch
u spring upon her. Those on the shelves
would strike savagely a. her with their
keen claws. Ouly her hghtninS like use
OF al iron club and her wonderful courage
saved her mauy a time still, she perse-
vered. and by tho time the show was ready
FOR opening Ia New York. in March. she
had those panthers conquered a. far as
they could 0e. They were afraid OF her.
That was ali that eoald De expected
Her act was big success; one Of the
principal sensations OF the season aud she
got through several weeks without any
serious hurt. Then she had 10 stop. The
doctor ssId she had worked much longer
than she should and even the panthers
were not the greatest danger she took
chances Su every time she went through
her act. It WAS not only her own life she
was risking. -. In obedience 10 his posi-
tive com mssnds. she was taken off the bill
for few weeks and sent ahead on the
route OK the show. 20 lay up. Isent her on
10 Chicago. where We were 70 be in about
three weeks. By that time shs hoped 10
Re able - appear again As The Panther
Queen"
She got there all right, found : comfort
able boarding place only three n four
blocks from where we would put Gp the
canvas But the condition found her In,
when l got there. rather ratified me.
Her baby had been born. oniy three or
four days before-a fine. plump little fell
low-and she seemed TO get through all
right until the day sfrer ttsas-event. Then,
what with exhaustion, and the hot
wessher, and mental worry I suppose, and
don't know WHIST all, sns became Eighty.
Through the day she would be pretty quiet,
but about the hours afternoon asd even
iug, when she was used TO be dressing TO
80 on for her act, the trouble would begin
and force was required 90 keep her in bed
''Tber- 70 sAs would cry out, ''shs ele-
phant act IL ou-my call viii be in seven
minutes. Tell Bul Tn ready. There
Chief hss lifted Newman for the exit
That's ny bell Don't hold mo ! I must
40. That's my music
Then sAe would fancy herssli among the
psnthers. | don't think n combination OF
n Nightmares aud deiirium trsrnens could
D. worse than such fsacies AZ she bad, II
the sufersr hsd been a coward; bus r.
marked with pleasurs that through II all
she never ouca seemed 20 have notion
that the panthers We're getting the best OF
her. She vas boss all the time I was
very anxious about her. however. aud
spent every minute with her that I could
Lnhappuy my work took me away just