The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-09
AN AFFAIR OF HONOR"
Mr.. Canoroma Oochlearia and Mr..
Eudocimus Alba the Principals.
From the Philadelphia Press.

Mr.. canoroma Oochlearia and Mr..
Eudocimus Alba the Principals.
From the Philadelphia Press.
An "atlair of honor" took pace at the
Zoo yesterday, though only a few of tho
crowds of people who enjoyed the after
noon in the shady walks of that attract
i've pleasure place knew that such an in
teresting Partisan episode was going on
beneath their very noses 1t was an ex-
tremely quiet and formal affair and ii is
almost unnecessary to add, quite blood
less. II happened, as far as can be learned,
in this wise
For a long time the bird house has been
as lively as q o'clock tea Every one
was gossiping about the outrageous tiirta-
tlon that has been going on between
white ibis from tropical America and
fair cousin from the same land. OF course
considerable laXity is allowed cousins,
but az the same time everybody who
knew that Miss Ibis was engaged TO Can
croma Cochlearia from South America,
they would chatter and nothing would
stop them. The Ibises, as becomes birds
OF their lineage, live in one OF the palatial
residences on the West Spruce street of
the bird house. They boast n fountain
and lake on their lawn, and were alto
gether considered of the 400 So, of
course, the matter was delightful sub
ject for the poll parrots torOll under their
tongues, and even the proud military
cuckoo condescended to express his dis
approval of the affair
Finally Mr.. Cochlearia could stand Ii
no longer. He met his rival near the lake
where both of them had gone. to take
bath at the expense of the city and said:
"See here MIR Eudocimus Alba, which
the pa no hN
came to this country and was naturalized
Il won't stand this any longerN With
that, il is alleged, he struck him a stun
ming blow in the face. SO public an in
suit could not go unavenged. Every body
could look right down in the Ibises yard
from their back windows and see the oc-
CurrenCe.
THE CHALLENGE.
Shortly afterward a nicely dressed
second, Mr.. Spurious Irxoto. walked up
with challenge neatly addressed to MIR
Eudocimus Alba, which is the name
which Ibis always signs upon his checks.
The contestant met Each has a long
rapier like bill, which would make a
splendid stiletto, and each had it prop
erly polished for the occasion In the
mean time the tickle cause of the trouble
heard Of the proposed duel and, after
very properly fainting, was taken to the
scence of the fight. She made quite a
stir, but was told not TO delay the game
Mr.. Cochlearia made wild lunge at
his adversary, but it was parried with
neatness and dispatch. The click of the
rapiers sounded like the noise of a type
writer. Finally "Docky,n as the friends
of Endocimus were wont to call him,
made a false lunge; his rapier was
caught and held, and his irate adversary
didn't do thing but kick him three good
sound kicks with his stork-like legs. A
foul was claimed and allowed, and when
"Docky' had recovered sufficiently TO re-
ceive an apology the whole affair was
patched up. The duel lasted about half
an hour, and when the principals were
not lunging at each other, they were try
ing to bite off each others legs.
What the last straw was that caused
the duel could not be learned. Some
said that Mr. Cochlearia had invited
Miss ibis to accompany him to the pyro-
technic display on the Fourth of July
and that after accepting she turned
around and said she would go with
"Dockyn
THE cHMPANzEE ENJoYR 1T.
The affair became noised about after
awhile, and even the chimpanzee had
good laugh over it.
Most of those who visited the Zoo made
a Decline for the SEALS quarters A more
sympathetic crowd never gathered around
a living object than that around Billy.
Jr., - the baby seal.
Poor thing" said one woman sit has
lost its mother" Every body hadiread of
the little things bereavement and pitied
BILLY, Jr.," as he lay on his side and
drew long signs. lie seems to be getting
along nicely and is able to be up and take
his bottle regularly. ..
There was little excitement in the
monkey house in the afternoon. Prince
O'Malylulu dropped from the top of the
cage and they thought he was overcome
by the heat. II was found, however. that
ne had an attack Of homesicknes S. the
weather being so much like that OF his
native land.
The famous glass snake, "MacGarigle,u
put on new suit yesterday, but has not
fallen apart lately
Miss Oldgirl-I can scarcely believe that
my twenty third birthday Is here.
Dear Friend-Never mind, love no one
else will ever think it's 500 hIcago Inter
Ocean.
Mr.. mpps-What boobies women are
always crying at weddings
Mrs. Grumpps You never saw women cry
ing at a divorce, did youi-New York
Weekly.