Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-21

mont the band struck m d stirring tinc.
on hearing which the animals delighted.
" pHtktd their ears. and all became life
nuh animation &C once! My unlmuls
ll2Vr hu.c'' said Mr. Hngrn6eck. "and
as they do without"
Tue first thing thar took place was
lhe l,hlhg round the circus On q pony In
a lull grown luu. Round and rnund
lh'y went. The pony spiritcliy rnnnrh
Tue llon' II must be- confessed, lpnkif,5
q. WIZ! BEASTS generally do when cn
ENE'u ~ such performances. rather A
lool' The ponies aud dogs were nj
hrst lrcadiuly afraid Of tho Hons nn,l
l,icrS cApained Mi Hngcnbcek. "hut
UlrN Wou got over IT, These t,vn mi
mus w,lu the rage Of nll Paris when I
MnN pertaining there u year or twu nuo
rnnr ponies refused altogether, but M
last we unnnuged to persuade this one
10 accomplish the trick"
"llus your brothrr,in-luw meyer b.,,,
hurl by ANY of these auimalsy"
Only once SAID he, "whrn he trieJ
70 separate a dog aud tiger which were
hrhilng aud the dog bit him. Thu ,lov.
are frequently very plncky and so,u,.
umcs attack the lions"
inc next feature in the program was
mat uErr should ride ronud the circus
oii u tricycle.. A man rolled In thc
tricycle., the tiger was called by name 10
come down from his perch, which he
uiu slowly and unwillingly cnonyb
FOR said Mr., IlugenbeCk "h,, al,
ways hates this ride of his" Then liz
Tiger sullenly mounted the trlrvci"
groNhnE frequently the whole time
Two OF the boar hounds walked bebinj
rs foptmcn, the band struck I'M sIn,y
tune, the tiger set the tricycle. In m,.
ton, and il0wly and snlolnnly "no,',t
thf niue procession passed round tbc
circus "' "iV
Now said the chief tromor "lw
show you how a tiger can roll a NH
sluus NanulnE upon II tue whole time
some treslles were brought IN. placed nj
equal distances from each other nnl ~
long plank was laid across them. anJ
hen there was placed upon II a hups
woodrn ball Come on, Caesar" ,srici
Ar' Meliermann, its your turn now "
To our surprise beautiful lion inmpr1
down from his pedestal aud ran gaily M
To Mr.. Mclltrmam mo no. no ,"
dear old stmid,' said the trainer ~, ~
ing lin back to his perch, ii Wan,
Caesar not you" Hut an our nersna'
SION couldn't get Caesar. the tiger. Ia
come down, 80 Mr. Aicllcrmann yrent
helGS up TO him and gently ilickerei
MN with his whip, Caesar got slowly
uown, surfing aud growing the whole
limo, Come GU, there's 4 eoni I'M
low,' said Mr.. Mcllermarn. and after y
while Caesar was persuaded 10 balance
himself on the ball which he rolled slow.
" along the plank. Having done Il once
or twice, forward and backward, he was
an9wed TO Nturn to his seat. which he
Iiu win great joy and satisfaction. Mir
MellerunanI then went up 10 him. tolj
mn h" had boon good fellow, aud gave
nm q special Bit Of meat all 10 himself
u always DO that" said he. coming bach
70 who're was standing. when an ani.
maj mas shown any uawillinrness TO not.
form his tricks, Tor there Il nothing thnt
encourages them like Kindness"
hich animals show the most intel
lircnci,f sald !
wei ! replied Mr., Melermann, II
uoht think there IL much OF d uiiirrcne,
between them; lions asa tisers VAIN
allu iNmales are equally clever. and.r
continued MIR. Mclermann. II think il i
ny rubbish 20 say that tigers are not n
anNnkionate or 50 easily tamad as lions.