The Portland daily press., 1895-05-18

rary, and on coming downstairs again dis
covered. to his horror, that the whole
party were engaged in a game of bat carat,
in which they were so eagerly engrossed
that they did nos at first notice his presence
until finally tho principal royal parsonage,
happening to raise his eyes from his hand,
saw the old Duke standing, candle stick in
hand, in the doorway. The scene that en-.
sued will not be easily forgotten by those
who were present, and the Duke, who is
renowned for his high temper and his IN
vanished speech. did not mince matters In
calling hl- royal guest to account Eortu-
nately tho royal parsonage in question had
the good sense to realize that he was dis
tlnctly in the wrong in having violated his
undertaking to the Duke not to indulge In
games of hazard under his roof, and al.
though no more baccarat was played either
that night or aftsrward, yet the two have
always remained good friends ever since
the royal visit to Goodwood having been
just ms regular every year as formerly.
But it is not only in England that one
credit, and never got his money for them.
Four years later whaler brought from
Spiztenbergen large polar bear. which
Hagen beck tie elder bought for $50 tbalers
and the animal was exhibited at ID adnis
sion. An old striped hyena, acquired from
Jamrach in Hamburg, WAS added, together
with other animals which different vessels
brought in the course OF the year and on!
of this modest beginning arose the great es
tablisbment which at the present time pos
aesses a larger, mora varied. and moro yalu,
able collection OF elephants, hippopotami
lions, tigers. panthers. jaguars. pumas, hy-
enAs. wolves. camels, kangaroos. snakes.
alligators. crooodiles. monkeys, ostriohes,
gazellee. ilamas. &C., than that owned by
any geological society in the world. vest
range of buildings is used for the stabling
of these animals, and large circus is ut:l-
ICED for the training Of the elephants.
horses, and wild beasts. A gigantic cage
In the open air is called the Monkeys
Paradise" to which entrance IL gained by
a number of doors which the monkeys open
and close themselves, apasstng from their
war.a quarters inside to the outer air as
they please. even in the hardest frosts.
Recalling some of his earlier adventures,
Mr.. Hagenbeck says: My first journey
to see animals was when l was poy OF
to Bremen haven, and bought collection OF
ASAhC1n Q dAd pStrEOtns tOkcbueT Will d lAI St
raccoon and some opossums. We took the
whole of them back from Brsmerhaven on
the top Of a crazy old stage-coach. On the
road the racooon guawed hole in his box
and made off. About two years afterwards
the animal WAS shot in the vicinity OF Lem
berg. but only my father and knew how il
was that such beast was at large in tina,
locality. A few years afterwards ! took
charge of lot of small animals for dealer
on railway Journey, the station -mastel
having refused to let them travel unattend
ed. and on the trip sold 1880 worth more
of our stock, which pleased my father great.
ly, and ! was encouraged to continue in the
| animal business. l had to make mp my mina
very rapidly in emergencies. Once had
only half an hour left me to catch the
night express to Crefeld, where bought ur
the whole menagerie which had been Of
fered by telegram for sale. But we found
new sources OF supply too. CASANOVA. he
explorer. Was employed by us to bring ami
mails from Africa. in 1855 be came bach
with three fine elephants, several lions