The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-23
TRAITS OF WILD BEASTS.
MUCH cLAWED AND BTTTEN WILLIAM
WINNER TELLS ABOUT THEM.

IL left OF him, IL In charge Of the animals at the
circus. He has been 90 eawsd and bitten that
he looks like the composite photograph OF .
lot OF German students. but he laughs At his
scars as II he had never felt wound. For
! thirty years he has made himself agreeable to
q large variety OF animals. some OF which
| have. in their turn. behaved to him In a man
ner which Mr.. Winner feels justified In calling
| beastly.
| Some Of the results OF this association are =
| broken nose. a deep hole in the forehead. and
q missing finger. These are only a few OF the
most important OF Mr.. Winners scars He
| says he cannot even guess at the total number
he wears but as he got twenty In q single en-
| counter with panther. some idea OF his sup
| ply may be gained. For a life OF adventure.
| tiger hunting in the iunGlss OF India doesn't
seem to be in 1t with taking care OF the ami
mails In o circus.
Animals are treachsrous." said Mr.. Winner.
| meditatively rubbing his brokon nose with the
remaining three fingers OF his right hand.
They have their bad days, Just as people do.
and even the best OF them get cross once in
while. And it doesn't do to be careless with
any Of thsm There was the panther that
gave me my twenty scars. We had trained
him for the parade; that is. to let man ride
In the wagon with him He had never shown
any ugliness but the man who was to ride in
the cage was afraid OF him. and said he
wouldn't go unless we put q collar and chain
on the animal. So went In. put the collar on.
and turned to go out, when the panther spranR
right on my back.
What did do2 Well had been careless
and had gone into the cage without q whip or
club. or any weapon. ] knew that he would
try to get at my throat, SO caught hold OF the
bars OF the cage and called the man outside to
get the feeding fork. That is q two. pronSed
N..t- ia H.. At. H. l..
him /, little vhils 70 cot n and in The mann
time the panther had torn and bitten the back
Of nv head mack and aboulders AZ told Won
a. -. $50. - wi, ,ha
with the fork told him to watch the panther's
mouth. and when he opened It to stick tho
fork In. He did, and when he got the fork in
he pushed the beast of my back. though IL
toos my clothes anu good oeai oi my hesh
with It,"
How did you lose your finger"
OFT !, 'h mat on wa,
St. Louis. We had spotted hyena and when
the strinsd hyena arrival the MANAGER told
me to put them in together. told him they hey
wouldn't live together but he thought didn't
know. and said to do as he ordered. So We
sooner in the same cage than they began
nghting IKE eVerythinG' i went IN 10 sep
arate them, and the spotted hyena bit my
finger OF as easily as you would bite otra stick
stropss.t Jaw Of any Of the snimsls: It can
pIeak ths snIn none o. an OK: IN inns nght
tna los. ~ HnSea tme spoteu mena "it
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mere was hsht. you may oelievs. went In
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