The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-21

With wonderful skisl and ease. The
trainer walked beside him. encouraging
him now and again with the words,
steady. John. steady treating him. in
deed, exactly as he would treat q boy at
school In tae middle OF hi, pertormanc.
. loud snarlsng and growing was suddenly
heard \ tiger and a leopard had begun
Snarreling. and. as the leopard had been
behaving very badly the whole morning
ana dfssr2es;Eg the attention o. the school,
ne Was sent back TO his den in disgrace.
Meanwhiie the bear retired TO his pedestal
and sat down upon it with q graceful and
self-sasisned air.
That bear very much pleased the en-
peror OF Austria and the king of Bavaria
when they came here some years ago..
SAID Mr.. h~agenheck, and then he took .
beautiful silver cigar case out of his pocket,
from which he offered me a very hne
weed The cigar case he tod me had been
gwen hun on that memorable occasion BY
the Sing of Bavaria himself.
Then a ses-saw was constructed in the
middie OF the circus. upon one end of
which stood = lion and upon the other end
a tiger. A bear standing in the middle
preserved the peace between them. Two
ieorards stood on guard on either side,
aud then the eear Sc, the see-saw ia mo-
ton by walking alternately from n side
to the other.
Then o o place . curious and amusing
performance. -Four ions and tigers were
arranged IN \ row at IN equal distance
from one another. Some of the German
were let loose. n one after
another they gaily started . game OF leap
frog with the wild blasts. vino seemed TO
enjoy It TO the full as much as they did.
Alter they had finished their performance
sorne o double ladders were
brought in. The great polar bear was
persuaded TO take his place a.: the very
top; next to him on either side. on the
mex rung OF the ladder. was = beautiful
ooarhound; then came two royal Bengal
tigers and then a couple of the finest lions
| ever saw. Round about the base of the
pyramid were grouped in picturesque pro-
fusion lions, tigers. leopards and dogs.
There they stood perfectly still and utter
ing not . single sound, until very sud
de:ly Nj. Mellermann cracked his whip,
when the animals joyfnlly quilted their
strained position retired to their
seats.
"Ah," said Mr.. H~agenbeck, as he turned
TO me. no living human being can
imagine what il means to get those AMI
mails to DO that. I'll never dc it again
after the Chicago exhibition. Life is too
short for such = strain. wouldn't take
any money for those animals o that
they are trained, although l was offered
only the other day upwards Of $4,000 for
them"
And now came the niece de resistance Of
the whole affair. A large Roman chariot
was rolled into the circus: two huge tigers
were led forth, and. growing much. they
were harnessed to il. and then there was
ushered into the chariot. with no little
state, . noble and stately lion. q robe Of
royal crimson was fastened round his
neck. q cleaning crown was placed upon
his head, the reins were thrown over his
shoulders. two boarhounds took their po-
sition as footmen in the rear Of the char.
lot. Mr.. Mellcrmann cracked his whip, and
the royal chariot drawn by the tigers rolled
solemnly roundt the circus.
After this . curious thing happened.
The entertainments was At an end, the
band quilted the building. and the animals
were allowed to play about all jumbled
together. They seemed perfectly happy,
gambolling with pure pleasure round Mr..
Meilcrmann and his assistants, between
whom and the animals the strongest affec-
ton most evidently exists. After they had
played about for a few minutes. the order
was given that they should retire to their
cells. which they did by devious ways and
bypaths. the last glimpse l caught OF them
being a tiger playiully sparring with .
tawny African lion.
RAyMosD BLArHvAYE