The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-05-19
A BIT OF TREACHERY.

Carl Hagenbeck, the most eminent
owner, exhibitor and trainer of wild
animals in the world. has had many
adventures in his half-century of ex-
perlence. Some of them are described
i'll recent book, entitled Beasts and
Men, On more than one occasion
an elephant has come uncomfortably
near putting an end to Mr.. Hagen
q beck's career. One of the worst acci-
dents happened at the end of the six
ties. About that time he purchased
a menagerie at Trieste, which includ-
ell among the other beasts a female
elephant, which stood about eight feet
nigh. 1t seemed to be a thoroughly
Rood-tompered animal, its only fault
Being that it occasionally had the
TulFs--"a not uncommon characters
tic comments Mr.. Hagenbeck, "in
all feminine creatures"
He soon made friends with the ele-
plant which he named Lissy, and
ne mover passed its stall without CIV
Ing Il a handful of food. He was.
therefore, he believed, justified in
thinking he had quite won its heart,
and as It never showed any signs of
Violence. 1t did net occur to Mr.. Ha-
genbeck that he might be dealing
with grossly deceitful creature.
The elephant was learning a trick
In which it had to swing its keeper
into the air with its trunk. and then
slowly set him upon the ground again.
The word OF command which was
given to the beast when 1t had to per.
form this simple exhibition was
"Lissy, apport."
"One day." to continued in Mr..
Hagenbeck's own words, "I found
Lissy alone in her stable, the keeper
being absent II must have been a
devil that made me feel desire to
be raised on high by her. after the
manner of her alfectionate treatment
OF her keeper. stroked and fed her,
and then taking hold OF her trunk,
called out the word of command:
Lissy, apport,'
Then followed one of the most
vilely treacherous acts of which I
have ever heard. Lissy began to obey
the order, but / soon felt that she
was bent on mischief. for the embrace
OF her trunk was unpleasantly vigor-
Gus, and | scared high into the air.
But l was not quietly deposited
once more upon my feet.
Instead of this. Lissy dashed me
violently against the wooden barrier
in front of her stall. and / went flying
over into the menagerle.
II lay almost senseless upon the
ground until the old keeper, Philippe,
appeared to help me home.
Fortunately no bones were
broken. but was terribly battered
and bruised, and for weeks could only
hobble about with great pain"
KERNEL RUNNING.
As many children seem to be inter-
ested in pets. perhaps you would like
to hear about my bird. He is a can
ary, and his name is Kernel Running.
We keep him in q large mocking
birds cage. so that he can have plen-
ty OF room to fly. There is a wheel
IN the cage, and ne sits on II and
whirls around. singing as only a bird
can. He has many rather cute tricks,
and think him the prettiest bird In
all New York. He sits on my hand
and Decks my fingers. He does not
like US to wear hats. and always
scolds US when we put them on. When
mother is housecleaning she always
wears a white cloth over her head TO
keep her hair clean. and then the
bird shrieks until she takes Il on.
AZ the wires OF the cage are rather
far apart, 1t Ii very easy for mouse
to 90 In and out. There is a small
one which goes IN nearly every eyen-
ing and eats the seeds which have
fallen to the floor of the cage. Once
the mouse tried to get into the seed
cup. but that made Kernel no angry
that he dew down and pecked II on
tho head. The poor. frightened little
mouse ran out and has not gone back
incs.--RosaIird y. Dunkin. In the
New York Tribune. ..