New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
H1IHI LIKED NOT MUSIC
BeIera1ia's Band Caused Uproar'
LlmOno .Juneie Folk IN Hold.

Down into the hold OF the BeIgravia stole the
strains Of with his tail cut short and his ears
cut long; oh where has my little dog gomez as the
German band. playing for the edfcation of the
steerage pursed its lips and blew while apoplec-
tic hushes swept over its cheeks.
An uneasy rustling swept through the cages
wherein were confined the animals destined for
circuses and shipped by Hagenbeck at the men
tion of whose name the lion turns tail in flight and
the tiger shrinks in fear
HATH. the elephant swayed his nine feet ten
inches in woe and in vain shut his ears. The in
sidious melody penetrated and tingled inside them
Stood the hair of Bagheera the black panther, on
end Striped Whfnny. the zebra, paved the floor
in desperation. and even the Prowlers, striped
hyenas who. everybody knows, like music,
grunted in disgust
Only the Bandar Log enjoyed it in their silly
chatterng fashion.
I'VE can do that O Jungle People, they cried
for we are like men Don't wish you could?"
And they made trumpets and trombones and bas
soons and cornets out of their tails and hands, and
blew through them.
The h,are of tr71npets ceased. and a sound came
as though water were running parched sands
Then the sprightly tune of "Ach! der Iieber Au-
gustin' passed through the cages and the Jungle
Folk roared their protest.
.Faugh." trunpeted HATH. will the Man Pack
never have enough? Must they blow though
every note were a kil?'' and he smote the stanch-
ions OF mis- cage with his trunk until they cracked.
If it were only kil-for us growled Bagheera,
s
inch of this'-he looked at his steel blue. cold
ChiseI ripping talonsin the windpipe OF that first
cornettist,''
This was Of the things l warned Mowgli
against said Baoo. the wise bear. mournfuIy.
Il hope he never joined a German band Oh that
flute PLAYER! If / might but hug him once!'
The Bandar Log danced and down in glee
the tune changed to ragtime and they Joined in
pairs to do cakewalk steps. taunting the Jungle
Folk the while and scofing at their misery
oh for the DESERT sighed the Double bumped,
in his uncouth tongue.
IAN the monkeys and the bears they knelt down
TO say their prayers, the night slept in New
York's Central Park" footed the band.
Then the wrath of the Jungle Folk burst forth
in all it's fury.
''If my sons were only here murmured HATH,
and he seemed again to be at the sack of Bhut-
pore as he tore the bars of his cage from their
fastenings and threshed and pounded until the
shin shook Bagheera. too. made the splintcrs fly
as he gave the call. Good hunting an! ana Ba!oo
grovsled his loudest-
The Bandar Log shriexed in fear the Pr0wlers
raised their quavering. ghoulish cry
The band stopped Keepers OF the Man Pack
came running the Jungle Folk, and quieted
them while they repaired the cages saying:
BE quiet oh jungle People. the bdhd shdI pIdy
Yet for fear it would. they tied HATH with
heavy chains When they took account of stock
they found that Bagheera had deprived Baloo OF
Never mind oh. Bagheera." said Baloo. when
the cages were peace. lit was cheap at an eye
Thus goes the tale told on the arrival OF the Bel
gravia at this port yesterday