Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-07-28

to get in good right and left with
his front legs, and scratched the hip
popotamus in the face tremendously.
When the hipopotamus came to close
quarters the kangaroo jumped mp,
gave him a Tremendous blow with his
hind legs, and then managed to get on
to dry land. [ caught the kangaroo
with big net, and for all the fighting
there wasn't very much harm done. ~
Just as Mr.. Hagenbeck finished talk
ing, the polar bear at our rear begun
growing. Mr.. Hagenbeck went mp to
soothe and pet him. Then he said to
me; 81 expect am pretty nearly the
only man in the world who can say
that he ever cut the nails of n
polar bear. 1t was this very beast,
and l will tell you how it all happened.
The poor beasts nails had grown into
its foot, causing it great deal of pain.
We tried to get the feet into sling
and pull them through the bars, but
this was very troublesome SO ] got
| him into narrow cage which had an
iron barred front this ] turned up
side down so that the bear had to
stand on the bars of the cage, then
the cage was lifted up about four feet
above the ground. | went underneath
with a sharp pair OF pinchers, and as
he stood there with his toes pressed
through the bars 1 managed 20 pull
the nails out Then ] stool him IN
water to wash and cool his wounds,
and in few days he was all right.
"On another occasion a royal Ben
gal tiger was suffering very muchf from
toothache, so two OF my men held him
by the collar and whilst one of my at
tendants opened his mouth my brother
in-law and took some pinchers and
pulled out the teeth which had been
giving him so much pain, and which,
indeed, had grown so badly that they
had hindered him from biting his food
properly.
"However perhaps the most terrible
adventure that ever had occurred IN
Munich during the Centennial fete IN
1888. l was going in long process
sion with eight elephants, and the
streets were very crammed. Now, II
CHANGED that we had to pass great
big iron dragon which, by some me
chsnical contrivance, began to spit fire
as soon es we got near it. -Four of the
elephants at once took fright and ran
away, which was only natural, and
then the other four followed suit. The
people rushed after them with sticks
and loud cries, which really only made
matters worse. ] managed to get be-
tween two of them and caught hold of
them, but it was of no good, as they
ran with me for at least mile and ] |
Was torn from side to side, and, in
deed at one moment | was nearly |
crushed to death by them against the |
walls Of house. At last two other |
elephants came up and | managed to
persuade them all four to stand still |
just as I had done so the stupid crowds |
came rushing up, and away they went
again was too tired to do anything .
more. All four of them rushed into a
house the bottom gave way, and they
fell into the cellar A new house has
now been built there which is called to
this day The -Four Wild Elephants.
A lot of people were hurt; some, in
deed, were killed, but, as the Police
President had seen all that happened,
was held free of blame. Still it was
the most wonderful adventure | ever
had, and how escaped being crushed
to death ] cannot understand to this
day. Atlanta Constitution.