Evening star., 1914-07-05

as matter OF fact the yak is travelling
under false pretenses. because being a
conservative who prefers the shade to
the heat, he offsets 20 a great extent the
heavy coat which encumhers hjm. But
the visitors crowd around just the same.
and speculate to his temperature like
a lot of specialists who are contemplate
ing a fever patient.
One Of the most pathetic cases of disfi-
iusion:onmen: occurred in the lions cage
that big and venernous-iooking lion.
who usually sits in the front part Of his
cage and gazes solemnly forth upon the
world. After the particular Sunday TO
which this article refers that lion will
be branded as ~four-tusher.
The alleged king of beasts had just
finished a small meal Of beef. say, ten
or twelve pounds. and. satiated for the
moment had stretched himself out in
a regal pose to receivc the plaudits Of
lot of credulous human beings
He got them. too. They crowded
around his cage.
oh" said a woman. aiming her eye
glasses at him. Just see how composed
he is. Isn't il a wonderful picture OF
reserve strength? It Is lesson. The
powerful. the mighty. the dangerous.
Gained by the sense of his impotency
and accepting with royal dignity the
fate that has been imposed upon him
1t is a lesson.
that he was a futurlst painter declared
that he would give his life to be able
to paint. in all its perfection. the lordly
pose OF the lion
oh. gee said , little man in bicycle
knickerbockers. "he is going to move
watch him-watch him
One would have supposed that the
lion was rowing about i'm jungle.
I'll bet he could tear a person wide
open with one lick said an optimistic
boy.
Then one of the keepers came along
with broom and evidently decided
hat 1inv1 x-or sOtA ,fn laa 90
or something II makes no difference
what he decided. He knew that ev-
erything was not as it should be- and.
as hasty remedy TO any defects ex-
listing. ne prodded the Eentlema My lion
with the end of his long broom. Tho
lion looked up in panied surprise.
Plainly he was too courteous to yelp-
But his feelings We're hurt. BY the
droop of his tail as he wandered
through the little gate to the open sum
light tlicns have indoor and outdoor
cages these days. any one could see
that his feelings had been deeply
grieved.
Quite different was A small brown bear
which was in the animal house over
looking the big show" This bear was
a Rooseveltian believer in action. He
didn't think it was worth while TO fool
talented young man who had taken
a girl to call at the Zoo resolved 70
show what a brave individual he really
was. OF course. any sensible person
can see that it doesn't take much nerve
to assault an animal which is penned in
a cage-but this girl was one of the
impressionable sort. and the young man
decided TO make the most of his oppor-
tunity.
Watch him jump the Young man
urged his companion. Then he jabbed
the bear with the poin: OF his umbrella.
That young man Will go down in his
tory as the worlds worst guesser. II
wasn't the bear that jumped. 1t was
the young man. He leaped high into
the air as the bear. with a single vicious
swing, ripped long tear in the silk.
And soon as he got back to earth
he took the young woman by the arm
and went away. saying. as he walked.
that - it was dangerous to have such
mean-rempered animals so close to peo-
Pile
There are constant and illuminating
illustrations of the human ego to he
found in the Sunday crowd. For in
stance. there was. in big throng before
the goldfish. young woman who might
have stepped right out of musical
cOnlS0r CnDTlS- Sie wore a iOt OF mar
over one eye. much as politician wears
his derby hat. She was chewing gum
with a loud. smacking sound.
The little FISH moved around in their
glass home with the grace of hummrg
birds. When q goldfish wants to be
graceful he has il on about anything in
the world.
Gee" said the young woman, shift
ing her cud, they swim as good, almost
as Annette kellerman.
Ii is a source of untold sorrow to the
children that they are not permitted 10
feed the elephants. Something about the
elephants size, and his cubic contents.
seems to inspire in every child the hope
that he will some day be able to MI IL
up And if the elephants We're ever al
lowed to eat all the things that children
want to give them-Such as grubby
candy. ginger cakes, bits Of sandwiches.
peanuts and chewing gum-there would
be sounds of tremendous trumpeting in
the still hours OF Sunday evening. and
soon thereafter DR.. Frank Baker would
be seen hurTying 10 the elephant. houses
in motor truck containing seven OF
eight hogsheads Of paresoric.
Monkeys eagles. cameis and buffaloes
are vitality interesting to the SUNDAY
visitor at the Zoo.
And the visitor realizes. only once IN a
while tina; he is more interesting than