Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-23
A FIGHT AT THE ZOO.
Two Panthers Engage in a Domestic SQUAD
BILE and the Bear Joins In.

Two Panthers Engage in a Domestic SQUAD
BILE and the Bear Joins In.
Spitz-z-z-z, spr-r-r. Bih and the gentleman
hit the lady a left-hander on the neck that
caused her to sit down and ponder deeply on
the question of marriage being failure. The
audience pressed up little closer to the ring
and the second round closed with walk
around
1t was a little family jar between the lawfully
welded pair Of panthers at the zoo behind the
Smithsonian. and afforded ample ground for
divorce on both sides.
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.
Mr. Panther had hurt his nose and il is his
decided belief that Mrs. Panther's fine Italian
hand was the cause. At any rate Head Keeper
W III. Biackburne had inveiglei the gen.
tleman into a chain and had him hauled
up to the bars while be was trying to paint
his nose with some white substance. Mr.
Panther objected in his most firm and
vigorous manner TO having his nose painted
but it did not go. He laid on his back aud
kicked and he ejaculated long drawn ont RS
but slowly but surely his nose assumed a beau
tful whitish appearance. which should have
made him proud and happy panther, but it
didn't
Keeper Blackburne told him calmly and with
apparent sincerity that he a good fellow
but the gentleman behind the bars knew better
and the crowd knew better. Ii is wonderful
how some people can make these statements to
pautheTs and babies with an apparent belief
that they are telling the truth.
In the meantime Mrs Panther sat off in
corner and viewed the operation on her lord
and master with countenance on which
finally unmeasUrei contempt and disgust drove
out all curiosity.
BEARING me MARKEr.
In the next cage the big bear was taking
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deep plot. Just as the second coat of white
paint had been artist;caIly put on Mr. Pantuer's
nose the plot Matched -1g- q.
That bear deliberately jumped On the water
,AI.ks with which his bOu1o,r a furnished aud
With his froi,t paw scattered a bucketfuf OF
water ON :ke crowd standing aressfid ara II ever
a. animal snIiled that 50w-iegsed, sigeon-soed
lear did as he saw tic audience scatter
In tie meantime liz. Panther had been re-
leased with "a lovely snowy nose that MANY a
colonel would nave given much To possess
J ne real pOssessOr, however, did not appre-
Gate his advantages, and WAS feeling utterly
down IA TIE mouth
DOMESTIC TROUBLE
Irs. Panther took this opportunity to de-
liver a curtain lecture and in a series of
spr-r-r-r-s informed her liege lord that lie was
a sweet sort Of y creature TO allow any man 70
.ie him up and paint his nose. Called himself
lord. too, and her master. She might be OF
the weaker sex, but she thanked heaven
she had never had her nose painted white. She
was not mean spirited as that and, not con-
tent with words the smiabfe lady deliberately
hit Mr. Panther a crack on his wounded MEM
Der. and the fun began II 10
Mr.. Panther played continually for his
wife . back hair. while the lady made the gem
tleman's decorated nose her objective point.
The fun lasted nearly i've inmates. being In.
terrupted by frequent dashes of water from III
playful bear. when Mr.. Panther retired 10 his
box and the lady sat down on the hoor and
sobbed out that Mr. Panther was . prute: that
abe was a poor, weak, lil-used female, and re-
peatedly expressed her firm determination tO
return to her mother.
THE REMOVAL TO THE PARK.
The animals At the zoo Will as rapidly &C
Communications are made for them, be trans
ferred to the new park and by the middle o.
June Keeper Blaekburne hopes to have every
thing moved Work is nov being pressed or
Tie bear dens, which will be completed shortly