The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-13

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gan by being an exact COPY OF tae per-
Torrance % the loaE-necked. spindle
legged said Hili crane. It's Steps are rot
Only groSesaz~. out they are Of kind %
make the grav1sr oalcoke- hose Ms dig
rz-Fy and laugh Ike deEShse. hoy a. the
circus This Lincoln park bird az ne out
SCI Of It's dance Is the p<srsonificz1son OF
dignity. When IN the days o. h-s freedom
he trlppe5 x on hrs aatiye sand bills Tor
the sole benefit Of ms mate he did 50 only
IN the zpringtime. but DOW n his io~ly
captive state ne dances in ard Ogf 81 sea-
son. II the keeper. who feeds him. VII but
wave his arms and take al awkward step
or TWO % give Alm encouragement.
The crane begins sss dance by showing
one long reg with SIS clAw attachment
straight our in front OF his body. Then
he lowers Il and draws II back slowly 1n-
Ill Il IS within an fncn or two % sae
ground. Then there Is lightnsng-lske
double shuttle and IRE other leg is poin ted
20 the front. Then the dance begins IN
earnest The wings are stretched and
beat rae air in perfect time 70 the move
ment OF the feet. De they going fast or
slow. There IS the seEaoIance OF a clog.
then the s.nuoux foot and body movement
OF the Nantch girl and in a moment the
wnfrl OF the dancing dervssa, 20 be sue
eeeded as finale BY sort OF wzld ''all
hands round" IN which every feather Of
the bird is alive as IL enters into the joy
OF the dance win an utter abandon. The
act OF stopping Is like the halt OF the
German sosdisr--zadden. STIFF and Instant
Then the crane marches away 10 a corner
with a Still stately tread. but with an eye
which appears 20 reveal embarrassment
So far there ha5 been discovered but one
spectator who does not confess enjoy
az the dance OF this product Of the sand
bills. He Is the aoudad, a goatlike sheep,
who came from somewhere near Hanni-
bars former home In the north OF Africa
The aoudad Is the cranes neighhor. A
wire fence with heavy iron cross5ars Is
str etched between their stamping grounds
The aoudad hates birds. The peaeocks.
who rule all the other animal kind, nave
cut his acquaintance since ne bent IN a
yard or Two OF fence trying 20 get the
fowls between his horns and the bars.
He has watched the cranes dancing with
marked displeasure for long time
one afternoon last week the bird began
his gyrations at a point near the fence
Aou4ad shook his head threateningay.
The birds oatstretched wings beat against
the wire OF the barrier The African low
cred his horns and rushed al the fence
with his head The metal netting sasged
urder the blow The aovdad b1ttsd at the
obstruction and theI raised his head
one horn passed under a TRAVERSE iron
bar and he was a prisoner The bird
danced On
When the owner Of a circus. which IS
new in winter quarters In Chicago. loaned
his elephant. Gypsy. 70 the park commits
ssoners for the cold weather months An
fmal Keeper Sweeney was afraid that the
elephant already under his charge ana
the newcomer would not get on Well to-
gether. He thought there might De I'll
feeling. which might possibly end in a
hgnt Now he In afraid there Will De
trouble when he separates them Ihey
are both OF the CENTER sex, but instead
OF having a row they became Arm friends
al once. The newcomer. though FUZZY as
old as her companion. Is treated as
child. she is fed daily by the other with
the hay which il spread for both, ard IL
thus saved the LABOR Of using her trunk
Fully one-half the choicest bits which the
children give the o!d-tims tavorits are
passed over 10 her friend
One OF Gypsy's fads ~ 10 take up
trunkfuI OF hay and put II on her back
The other elephant has found out this
yeak knees OF her sister IN caprtvsty. and
she Will at times pile up hay on Gypsy's
back until she bears q burden Ike coiln-
try hay rack. The day OF separation VIII
not come until spring. but Il h bound TO
BE- a painful occasion.
Within the park Enclosure wnich limits
the wanderilgs Of the crane and score
or two OF rabbits. there t. circle whose
circumference ts a weEl-worn path, WITH
a ridge for IT'S outer esige. not unlike that
Of the regulation cSrcus ring. A dead
tree with heavy hufks stands az the cir
cge's center. There Is an ron chain tied
around the trea trunk. Thar chain IS
revolving radius of circle, with a bear
for the motive power. Brutn has the
cha ms end snapped into collar on hts
neck. and * IS 81 his daily ana almost
continuous rounds rnat he has worn TIC
tree-clrcling path.
Ths bear Is an osdfty He has pen
cF1sut f0- hanging himself Suicide Il
far from his Thoughts for he no sooner
finds himself swinging free end kicking
the air than he hozIs for help. he IS
helped, but IN an hour he is hanging him
ss.lf again The operation = not painful.
FOR hts spanal cord Is tough and the col
lar about hrs neck is SO broad and bose
mat u would stand t~fce his weight with
out cutting or choking him
The besr prepares for the mimic execu-
tsou by climbing as high a. he can into the
dead tree. BY the time he has reached
the toDrnost branch he has sxfIa3zsst ed
most % MS chain length. he invariably
tries 20 climb down on tire side u the
tree Opposite 10 that ~ whhck he mount
- In doing ms he as suvs F7aoly catches
his ~hain over q sno~L 9trnb ard instead
% clinglng &c the truuk Of the tree. ne
- VS. the air with his hind Legs In q vain
e-aezvor 20 gain towing on some
branch lower down. waich IS out Of his
reach Then ne yesis fyr help. and II re-
t.-szsNg by a never rrirg park attendant.
-Tvnsz bar IL cut or from the association
% his kind In the big bear pit because Cor
some reason It's occupants would have
none y hin he "a a good-sizea fellow
ard Viii - as b4g as any OF Ms tribe when
re gets bis growth. Hs looks abe 20 take
care % himself. but numbers and the
aided strength when come 20 his foes
f-ar7 ne knox3edg@ they were HEAttrg
on their own domain were too much for
him
Bruln was given 70 are park recently
Ard vas put with fne 5the- bars Back
hears u ass oar race. cinnamon bears
and gray bears were living rhere IN peace
TIE newcomer was assaulted before 10
IS ssF-qv over the threshold TIE AMI
rnaIx rad lived 20 amscahly together for
s,4~A A long tine ma the attack vas
F.ttsrfv uuexpected by he keepers. via
er1nraH into ere pit ard rescued The vic
IN before Re had lost anything else than
hss right ear His head dos not row
boast tAe symmetrical Anes NnAsca rslsAfs -
Fts contour Whez7 ne roa med the Wisconsin
Srocsas bar ~ VS. spared pain ard every 70
thl7x va hea5 I'D. except his pride. - me
lotions which Keeper Sweeaey applied
wrlsn a lavish hand
TIE aoudaA has eyed thas bear f9r
seek or 80 and a. get Apparently has
cone % % satisfactory CONCLUSION s. 20
40 - = ara xnst as sHteatisns are
II .haf fence szou2d ever break Go~a-
g,gs gass would - another story
There - little olg q a Monkey n rs
age in the animal ho4ss. he IS saF@F-
naturally grave and wase boxing Efs E@S
vzrt-sp~s Ehlca he BRUSHES Up fros1 zssaef
-. e~~sa ax~.~s-ss8ar - his eyes -