The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-29

over domestic animals-hrst OF all his dog
and decided that the docility of dogs,
cats and geese was far greater than the do
cility of school children. He has never
altered his Judgment in this respect. He
Quit teaching boys therefore, and Joined an
itinerant circus, to the scandaliZing of his
former colleagues.
Domino met him one morning in the
empty ring of the Circus Schumann- After
talking few mintes, Durof said:
"And now you must excuse me for an
hour, as have a class to instruct at this
time"
But surely you havn't gone back 10
teachingf" exclaimed Domino.
mo, no; you don't understand. l have
just begun teaching, in fact. The recitation
in question is by my rats and mice"
Domino got permission to listen to the
recitation. Duroff fetched q load chest and
set it down in the middle Of the ring, lifted
the cover a little, and then began chipping,
trilling, and whistling on little lead flute.
A mouse stuck it's head through the crack
under the cover, tumbled out, and trotted
gayly over to DurofT's feet. Another mouse
followed, and then a big rat plunged out
into the ring. 1t marched gravely up TO
Duroff and scrambled around the bottom
of his trousers. More rats and mice
followed, till some thirty were scratching
and squealing at Duroff's feet.
The clown stepped a few yards back
ward and his little flock followed. He fed
them cake and retreated again. They fol-
lowed and he rewarded them as before.
Thus he led them around the ring several
times When three or four Of them fell
behind the procession 10 play or fight he
attracted their attention by tossing sand
at them. Finally he invited them TO come
up, and in an instant they were on his
shoulders, in his coat pockets, and racing
up and down the back Of his head He
caught three rats by the tail. swung them
around and then let them shoot of into
space. The instant they struck they were
up again They ran back 70 DUroff,
climbed TO his shoulders and got the same
treatment again. After an hour of this
the flute was laid aside and TIE rats and
mice were packed away for the day.
Duroff was the first man 10 train q pig
TO grunt accom- animents 20 songs, dance
arcund ring and jump and waltz to or
ders. he had then also taught a rooster 70
crow st command and had instructed sue
cessfully a goose in the business Of fetch
ing and carrying. Domino, after discussing
these triamphs of training, asked DgroT
whether or not he ever tired of his new &C
cupation and wished - return 70 instruct
ing bows. as ne had once done IL the Rus
sian high school Duro9 did not catch
Doniuo's exact words and answered:
Instruct children, Instruct animsls'
These are two processes which can hardly
be compared. The difficulties VARY So
there IS 10 ompaTison-'
"You misunderstood ne" explained
Domino. u acknowledge that yeur WORK
now IL much more difficult -
More difficulty More diihcul;'" shout
ed Duroff. You must be crazy. Why. il
i easier, indescribsbly easier. ! would
rather teach ten PIGS than single child.
/ would rather teach i've geese than + boy.
A pig or a goose never foTgets, = never i'm
pude1t, IS never noisy. But a cbildi VITA
* YOU never know where or row % begin,
and when you stop-buDps .-sI forgot
.ea. New York Sun