The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-08
MANINH HIS CAGE VIEWED
BY LION AND II YEN A
BY EMILE lola.

One early morning after an unusually sat
| isfying breakfast, the lion and the hyena
Of the Jardin des Plantes, which is the zoo
| of Paris, fed their cage unobserVed. for,
| by the merest accident, their keepers had
neglected to lock them in as carefully as
| the regulations require. It was unex-
| pected pleasure for both, and when they
met one another promenading through the
/ deserted avenues they were quick TO make
| friends. After walking around while the
lion said:
| Faith, freedom in a place like this isn't
| half what it's cracked up to be, and where
| in the beauty of this so-caIled garden con-
| sists 1 cannot, for the life of me, perceive.
/ Let's quit our tiresome home, hyena, and
| take peep at mainland. have long desired
to see the man cage; strictly speaking,
| courtesy demands that we repay the num-
erous visits of these bipeds. anyhow"
At that moment the clamOr and cutlery Of
| awakening Paris, rending the air with
| its noise and clatter, struck the animals
ears. The trumpet-tongued, ear-splitting
| and again laundering and multisOnOrOus
| voice of the great city frightened the hy
ena. GOOD Lord" he murmured undecid-
! edly, 81 really don't care to travel abroad
to-day. Listen to the racket they are MAX
ing in mainland. Those human beings must
| be devouring each other. They are certainly
mad with rage, otherwise they wouldn't
lift up their voices to grunt and below in
this way
"They are making an awful hubbub. to
be sure" replied the lion, but maybe the
keepers or trainers are applying the whip
to make them mind for the rest of the
day"
Meanwhile the roar OF the great city be-
came more threatening every minute. so
that the hyena got actually frightened.
"Wiu it be quite safe to trust ourselves
among them?" he asked.
'Pshaw, they won't eat u.s. said the lion.
opening his tremendous jaws and exhibit
ing his teeth. ION the contrary if, you
suppose, the inhabitants of mainland are
fighting each other. the chances are that we
may pass unnoticed among them. And
while they are springing at each other
threats we may have the very best oppor-
tunity for close observation
THE GUILLOTINE.
| Upon entering the city our animal friends
kept as much as possible I'm the shadow Of
the houses, avoiding contact with either
| man or beast but suddenly a great mob
passed their way, engulfing and compelling
them to go with the tide. Still the lion
didn't mind it bit, as he promised himself,
| from this some rare experiences in the line
of sightseeing.
| After half an hours walk the animals
found themselves on the outskirts of big
square filled to overlooking with chattering.
pushing men and women. In the center rose
a scaffold built of redwood. and this all
eyes were fastened with looks Of pleasur-
| able expectation.
List" whispered the lion, "yonder plat
form is undoubtedly sort of table where
breakfast will be served for all these peo-
pie. To judge by their looks, they must be
very hungry. Yet at the same time, it's a
mighty small table for so many"
| AS the lion finished his sentence a howl
went up from the people; EXPLANATIONS Of
satisfaction, yells and hurrahs. "They are
seeming the meal; it's probably brought by
the wagon galloping up" observed Leo.
The door Of the wagon opened and sew
eral persons dragged forth man, whom
they conducted to the platform. there to
cut off his head with much dexterity. Then
they threw the body on a second wagon
and drove away-presumably to save 1t
from the greedy mob now yelling with a
thousand threats.
The lion was disappointed. How queer"
he observed, they prepare breakfast and
then cart it away" But the hyena shud-
| dered. 'Monstrous," he said. 'They kill
their own kind without apparent necessity;
what was the use of Staying him unless
hunger actually compelled such a sacrifice
All, wish had staid in my little cage"
IN THE MORGUE.
From the place of execution the lion and
hyena strolled towards the river, and reach
ing the Church of Notre Dame, saw behind
the great edifice a long, low building where
numerous passers-by entered for a few
minutes. Leosthought it show place of the
| kind sometimes attached to big menage-
ries, but wondered why no entrance fee was
| demanded. However, he and the hyena
walked in.
There long row OF marble slabs,
they saw dozens upon dozens of dead bodies
Of the mankind, some with fresh wounds,
others bloated from having been in the
water for a considerable time all with
pale, distorted faces. Though far from an
agreeable sight the spectators viewed the
bodies in a thoroughly business-like way.
l,Parisians, you must know, are nothing If
not inquisitive, and nothing that appeals to
their curiosity can have any horror for
them.
1T is as I said" whispered the hyena,
they kill for the mere sake Of killing, not
because they are hungry. And 1t seems that
at the same time, they allow hundreds OF
their kind to perish for want of food"
AT THE BUTCHER SHOP.
Coming out they passed a big butcher
shop, where hundreds Of carcasses, hanging
from glittering steel hooks, adorned the
walls, while blood trickling from the sides
collected in small rivulets the stone
floor. Though the hand OF death was ev-
erywhere. yet there was air Of cheeri-
ness about the hall.
This" said the lion, els where they feed
they have enough to supply the whole
: colony in garden with four square
l meals day for months. Never saw such
l masses Of meat as in mainland. They must
| A nd wit M