The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-17
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Special TO Daily Leader.
New York. Dec. 17--Jonn II. Aber
nathy. whose feats Of catching wolves
with his bare hands attracted the at
tention of President Roosevelt. went
mp to the Bronx Geological park yes
terlay afternoon to play with the
wolves With him went outlaw AT
Jennings anl F'rpdk Jones. OF Kansas
City.
"Sure Iii be lAad 10 work little of
this New York high lie out of my
system" gaspedS Catch EN- Alive
Jack" as the tasi bumped over the
Harlem streets. Jones there wants
TO climb q giraffe'h neck for exercise =
Me for the monkey cage chimed
In Jennings Somehow on other
they always remind me of the way the
passengers used to act when We would
burst into a sleeping car and ORDER
them all into the aisles, which re-
minds me Of one hold up ! was In.
The most scared of all was big fat
man whose knees shook so | took
pity on him and told him he souli
sit on the floor of the car. Well he
had a pair of shoes In his hand and
wnen ! ordered the passengers to
she'll out. one pretty young lady. who
| Cooked as II she wanted 10 laugh but
didn't know whether 1t would De prop
er at a hold up. said. Mn Robber.
will you please ask that gentleman on
.he floor TO return my shoesY
Sure enough there ne was trying
to squeeze his number tens into as
| dainty a pair of number twos as you
| ever saw Amt you ashamed OF
YOURSELF says I. to take the ladys
shoes away, from her?' Give EN- back
AZ once You'd laughed to seen him
scramble. Yes. sir, Mr.. Robber,' he
says. believe me. J didn't mean any
harm, but without my eyeglasses
thought they were mine"
D., Ditmars, curator Of the museum
met the party and acted as guide
Mighty little time was lost getting tr
the cages where the wolves we're con
finel.
Gosh. they look coed to me-" ex
claimed Aoernathy as he feasted hi
eyes on a couple of big timber wolves
Not quite as large as our Oklahoma
lobo. but they look as VI they woult
give me some fun. Got any real ugl,
once hereabouts. Doc?'
"A couple" replied the Doctor, "bu
you had better try the others first
These two 1 speak of have not PEI
mittesl a keeper TO enter their Gag,
for months"
That's what want" exclaimed
Alternately. Nothing but the best 70
mine
Quite g crowd collected in front D
the cage A keeper slipped his mas
ter key into the lock and quick as
iiash Alternately slipped into III,
cag'.
4 With his right hand thrown out II
front Of his throat Abernathy advanr
Ell slowly on the two bad wolves
'ails down they retreated before hin
until they were backed un IN corner
Now look out for thea. Jack,
yelled jennings
Arm reaiyn caNol Alternately
With the sound of his voice bot
wolves iaIted like fash down tn
side of the cage and brought up shi,
erlng with fright at the other enc
Again Abernathy advanced on thef
and again they slipped away. Twent
or thirty times ne tried to scare u
some fight in them, trying wit
taunts aIii gestures TO arouse thel
anger. But there was nothing dolnl
h Neither Of the wolves semej to relis
the idea Of tackllng the stocky littl
man vita the alert gray eyes, th
quiet smile and the air OF perfect uI
concesn and mastery
n Finally iIsgusted, he gave Il al
"Oh thunderl" he exclaimed. steppin
cut Of the cage. ! guess they're dea
ones an right Let's get uack /
A Broadway where there's some liz
\ ones stirring.