Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-04

eyes upon her, hesitated, then lay down,
she creeping close beside him with her
cheek nestled beneath his. II was beau
tiful picture to the eyH. but it was vet
more touching and eloquent 10 the heart.
How mysterious the might and beauty of
the love God puts in the hearts of his
creatures: the faithful tenderness that
captivity and exile for a powerful. and i'm
periouS monarch.
Here l heard call from Jim, and went
over to see what he had discovered.
'EWhy-why. they're bufaloes, aren't
they Poor, sick looking things; ragged,
an weak. an sorry. They're not much
like the fellows we used TO chase out on
the piains.'' And, thereupon, he gave me
brief but dramatic description of how he
killed the last buffalo he saw. four years
ago. up in the territory, while driving trail
cattle. ] enjoyed IL very much and the
interest and delight of large and rapidly
augmenting audience were unbomded.
l had difficulty in getting him away with
out responding TO an enthusiastic encore.
jim was more fun than any small boy |
ever personally conducted out TO a cir
Gus. He fairly shed tears OF delight over
the monkeys. He pinched the tail of one
that wasn't looking, at the same time con-
veying the impression that its neighbor
was the guilty party, thereby setting them
to cutting ears and pulling haIr with the
utmost spirit and good Will.
HE TICKLED THE BEARS NOSES
with a spear of grass and made them
sneeze; he stood in front of the camels and
looked at their half sneering, half apathetic
conferences, till his under lin began TO
protrude; he was interested in the iackals,
deer, antelope and goats, and told some
hunting yarns that were very popular with
the crowd.
1t was give and take between Jim and the
rest of the animals. and l can't say either
side came out ahead. While Jim was max
ing insulting grimaCes al naughty and
oftiish ole camel, the baby elephant reached
out and felt 81 his left ear, thus artlessly
making known his wish for more apples;
but when Jim felt the cold touch he leaped
into the air as though an adder had stune
him, and emitted an aeonized yell. His
sheepish look when he found what had
alarmed him, and saw the poor little baby
elephant so scared and apologize, was the
funniest thing of the sort | ever saw.
He offered pretty silver matchbox to
the emu. The bird promptly snapped it
out OF his hand and swallowed it. TO Jim'S
blank astoDishment and my delight.
He leaned far over the railing that sur
rounds the alligators, and inquired rs he
stirred up one of the mOtionless creatures
with his umbrella, ARE the things alive,''
And the thing Tipped its tail up IS
though it had been suddenly galvanized. al
most knocking jim down. and sending his
hat over into the seals tank Il 100 feet
away, and more.
There was one small animal in front of
whose nameless cage jim stood i'll Openeyed
wonder and away from which
COULD SCARCELY DRAG HIM
so great was his interest and curiosity It
was small, neutral tinted animal, about as
large rs q coon: ii had five or six legs Il
striped tail. extremely flexible and express
sive, high forehead, large almond eyes,
retrousse nose, large and somewhat
irregular mouth. furnished with the same
sort OF teeth, a retreatin% chin, and an arch.
insinuating, ''have-you-use soap
expression. II toed in with all of its five or
six feet. walked with Grecian bend and
an air of Sclf-conSclOuSneSS. It's manner
and bearing were a blending of the diplo-
matte politician and the sauve and subtle
society intriguante. There was guile in
almond eyes, hollowncss and insincerity all
over the Machiavelian countenance, dis
stimulation in every twist of the facile tail.
The mincing, pgeon-toed tread was the
very step of craft and treachery: and there
was CANNON, rank CANNON. in every move
ment and unGulation of that whole artful
equivocating body.
Great Scott" said Jim, F'this must be
some sort of pie or sausage animal-a mincS1
or bologna never saw anything like II
before!''
! laughed then. but I'm inclined TO think
now Jim was right; for. whatever the
creature S name. it certainly was incarnate
fraud and deceit; and we were taught to
believe that the bologna sausage and mince
pie of commerce are largely compounded OF
these ingredients. ALICE MACGowAN.