Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-01
MILLENNIUM? NO, CIRCUS.
rIe Lion and the Lamb Lie Down To-
getheG-A Noah's Ark.
New York World, 2Bth.)

In the hold of the frelghter Bowie. which
rode at anchor yesterday of the Staten
Island shore, were TO be seen the hon and
the lamb lying down together IN peace.
THIS com binatiOn, 80 strongly suggestive
of the mileulum. 10 common enough IN
print. but IN the Bovic's hold 1t was to DO
seen In the flesh.
There was a mb-a flap legged, spindle
shauked creature-and there were five
hons-yelow coated, ugly-loOklng BEASTS
all mixed up together, with hopeiess dis
regard tor the laws OF nature. The lamO,
apparently oblivIous of its strange COM
panions, frisked about IN awkward frOlic.
Sometimes It's legs went from under II full
on O lions back, aud when the novelty Of
tAis was exhausted II playfdIy butted its
head against the lions ribs.
The most curious part OF II ell was that
the hons didn't seem To care. They snu1ed
indifereutiy when the stumbling young
mutton danced about the cage, and yawDei
with laws that at one Culp would have
made minced lamb of their restless mate
The lamb seemed utterly dlSregardful of
the fact recorded by naturalists that lions
are partial TO lamb chop. And in the
southeast corner of the cage was half
eaten sleeps head, which should have
shown the fool lamb how some of his
kind had gone before.
above. open-mouthed with wonder, as
they had been throughout the voyage.
IF that amt rushing the millennium"
said one, blow me-"
1t wasn't rushing the millennium. but no
one blowed him. Ii was nothing more .haA
a dress rehearsal OF an ordinary, y-day
circus. aud not a big one at that. But what
this circus lacks In size 10 makes up in
startling innovations. On the bills 10 Is
announced that ITS proprietor IS Mons.
Fred. D'Osta," ana that the lions have
been engaged at the enormous expense of
Cooper week" The hon and lamb feature
of the show il, of course, the attraction,
but the proprietor, with commendable
modesty. has not devoted more than TWEEN
ty-fiye square yards of each mulu-colorei
poster 20 enumerate It's merits.
10 perfect this lamb and lion business
mons. D'Osta and the Princes Della
war;" have spent many valuable hours.
In private life the Princess" Is known as
Nine. DOsta, all of which also 10 strange
IN view of the fact that both the
Princess" and her husband have very
strong English accent.
Monsieur doesn't handle the lions. An
individual who figures on the bills as
Broncho Boccaccio does that. Mr. Boo
caccio is very dark-compleXioned mao,
with wavy black hair. In spangles and
uue sllAs uS anu eHo lAtuNtsS uIlNC lHc
lions around the cage at killing pace, in
ducing them to engage IN various aero
batic performances. In the cage tho "Prin-
cess is mesmerized by Mr. Boccsccio, ac-
cording TO announcement, while he does
many fine things with the animals.
There are SIX lions in all All except
Que are performers. and that one Is ex.
cludea only by his age and the Gaary act.
This hon Is about two months old. When
the cub was exhibited yesterday it tried to
bite holes IN the reporters trousers. ana
when the reporter picked ~ up IL was un-
grateful enough to yell and cry until
thrust into the seclusiou of its CAGE.
But this was not all of the steamship
menagerie. There are two kangaroos, one
of which understands the manly mr., OF
self-defence. He is said to beiable to place
some very telling blows above the belt OF
bis trainer. Boxer" Collins. the "cbam.
pion lightweight Of North England" Then
there Is O boar hound, about as large as a
Shetland pony, who does side act with
the lions.
There are no elephants. camels, or tigers
in this up-to-dats ark. but enough horses
TO stock several Noah's arks. The horses
are the property OF Gamble Orr, q breeder
of Sydenhsm. Ireland, who accompanies
them TO this country. There srs sixteen
in all. Most of the horses have IN them
the blood Of various winners Of the DERBY
and other great events. They are brought
here for sale.