Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-09
NJ p,BY HIPPoPoTAMUs.


RE BABY HIPPoPoTAMUs.
, raat deal of fun with this
.,,lir4 on the dial of which you
M ANYTHING from the morning
mir of horses. Yesterday
gsrzog. looking as well as he
ruv attack on him, and / was
1 . find at my hotel and in
~ hotels since, the little ma
Ia | used several years ago in
,fthe streets.
.5og,. as say, the power of the
ID how a fearless writer with q
gnand Of language may often
.i great good by attacking a
n1s thing.
s.ysr come TO New York, even
Nv weeks, l like to fall into the
/, an old New Yorker who knows
%, for it gives me a feeling of
and confidence which nothing
!. Day before yesterday l started
!, town with an old resident of
r. and as we went up the elevated
i stairs ! told him how glad i
be as often as possible in the
Of an old citizen of the place, for
lid not have to worry over de-
s he said, lit must be a good
IA comfort to one who has not al
lived in the city to be with one
S perfectly familiar with New
as nothing but time and years can
one Now, for instance, the man
ne west or from the country may
himself that he is entirely at
here after week or two, and be-
take it easy. That is the time he
Himself, and the first thing he does
Hsezperiences this feeling of false
hyB to climb the elevated stairs
ping Comrades" softly to himself,
70 ind when he gets here to the
31ce as we are that he has come
+ De tedious iron stairs on a hot day
70 Know after he has his ticket that
Fn the down town side when he
E to go up, or rice versa. It is
Z! humiliating and makes him look
= foolish, | think. And so-by
LEI that's just what we have done
tyoull agree not to say anything
INNS will pay for the lunch"
lVll not say anything about it.
Eeyenlng | visited Central park for
u along its quiet walks in order to
Ne spontaneous after dinner
. to' the Lambs club and also to
lale with nature and the child
a. the baby hippopotamus. ! am
una OF wild beasts born in captiv-
u often spend hours in front of
ages contemplating their singular
4o; Aippopotamus is, l may safe
j az PLAIN as Senator PETER, of
5 iae llrsute wonder Of the bound
'l.hs She has a loosely fitting
'll chubby legs, and is now about
r Size OF her mother and one-third
: perhaps, as her proud father.
~ great quantities of hay and
''S INTO the water. Her life is
exciting one. After being in the
9' time she may be seen by
's'vlns student coming out again.
Institutes her life work. Instead
Jug purpose in life, she does no
WI her race or for history than a
'aiy No summer resort.
s q always strikes me as a sort |
l'7ril brute, somehow, while the |
, !. child and baby elephant |
I7 ar Of getting their clothes
, nome, Look for one moment |
aepnant. The seat of his trousers
. 10 L which takes one back to
y experiment made by ones poor
IL ufaplng a narrow and bony
nave passed through that myself. |
away to the academy wearing q |
trousers like that, and / can still |
DeE now popular | was with the |
,oy' VINO hadn't had anything to |
ueA tor a good while.
II 10 them like a ray of sunshine |
storm tossed ocean of life. i
among them like a large, juicy |
~ ,.A STEAK IN a crowded den of n.y.
!. !sHas suffering with tapeworrn. |
I'ytully they hailed me, with
80 = anu fanny scented atmosphere
'! LOOK hold of me and wanted |
!. VINO made my detected trousers |
s, ueep seated melancholy
eggplant is much like a country |
! seetls TO me. He has an air Of |
stupidity which is often mis-
So ~, Tue elephant has gentle and |
al IL IN his nature by which you
A nim without running a hot |