The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

as Bruno, Clara and key. They were
"i dusty brown. with long curli ~
noses tipped with white. and fat tan
c"lored belize. When father bruno. on
ms nina legs and bare feet. waddled down
TINS stage he rc.emDlcd a stout gentle
man IN "A brown bathing suit who had
lost his waist line. AS h. tripped doubt
tullN forward with mncing steps II .
continually and mournfully wagged hi.
hrad. He seemed t. be saying: This
water Is much too cold for mo"
The mamma bear was dr., ssed in a
poke bonnet and white apron and re-
semh'ed the wolf who frightened little
lied ltdinS Hood, and key, the baby
bear wore rakishly over one eye the
pointed cap of clown. To those who
hicw their vaudeville this was indis-
putable evidence that key would fur
nish the comic relief. Nor did key
disappoint them.
He was a maynard son. When his
parents were laboriously engaged i'm a
boxing match or dancing to the Merry
widow waltz or balancing on step
ladders key, on all fours. would scam
per to the footlights and leaning over.
make a swift grab at the head OF the
first trombone. And when the Coun-
tess Eichy, apprsed by the shouts Of
the audience of keys misconduct.
waved a toy whip Ikey would gallon
back to the pedestal and howl at her
To every one except HerriCk and the
hrst trombone this playfulness n tho
part Of key furnished great delight.
The performances of the bears ended
with Bruno and Clara dancing heavily
to the refrain of the Merry Widow"
waltz while key pretended to conduct
the music Of the orchestra. ON the final
call Nine Zichy threw to each of the
animals "A beer bottle filled with milk.
and the gusto with which the savage
cooking beasts uncorked the bottles and
drank from them greatly amused the
audience. key. standing on his hind
legs his head thrown back. with both
paws clasping the base of the bottle
showed the neck far down his throat
and then. hurting it from him and
cooking his clowns hat over his eyes
cave a mastcrful imitation OF very
intoxicated bear.
That exclaimed Hcrrick hotlv. "is
a degr ding spectacle. II degrlies the
hea' ana dcgradcs me and YOU"
NO. Il hores me-" said Kelly.
III you understood nature" retorted
tIcrrick "and natures children /,
would infuriate YOU"
81 don't go to q music hall to get
.nfuriatcd." said Kelly
Trained dogs | don't mind" ex-
claimed Hcrrck. Dogs are not wild
animals. The things they're trained to
do are of use. They can guard tho
house or herd sheep. But a bear Is "A
wild beast. Always will he a wild beast.
You can't train him to Ice of use It's
degrading to make him ride a bicycle
hate it, II I'd known there were t.
be performing bears tonight wouldn't
have come"
and if I'd known you were to be
here tonight I wouldn't have come"
said Kelly. Where do we go to next 90
They went next to "A restaurant in a
gayly decorated cellar. Into this young
men like themselves and beautiful ladies
were so anxious to hurl themselves
that to restrain them a rope was swung
across the entrance and page boys stood
on guard. When a young man became
too anxious to spend his money the
page boys pushed in his shirt front.
After they had fought their way TO
table IIcrriCk ungrtciously remarked
he would prefer to sup in a subway
station. The people, he pointed out
would be more human. the decorations
were much of the same Turkish bath
| school If art and the air was no worse.
Cheer up. Clarence" begged Jack
son you'll soon be dead. Tomorrow
youll lee back among your tree toads
and sunsets. Ana let US hope" he
| si.hed mo one viii try to stop you"
what worries m j. this" explained
| I.crrick. Il can't help IN mixing If on"
uieht of this artificial l!fe is 50 hlrl
upon me what must It be To- thos"
| bears"
Kelly exclaimed with evaporation:
| "Confouud the bear If YOU must
! spoil my supper weeping over animals
weep over cart hor cs. They work.
| Those bears are lo'f"rs Th"yr" as
well fed as pet canaries. They're aristo-
| Gratis"
"But it's not FIRE life" protested
Herrick "Its not the life they love"
ITS "A darn sight better declared
Kelly, ethan sleeping in a damp wood.
| eating raw blaCkherricS---'
The more you say" retortad Her
rick. "thc more you show you know
nothing whatsoever Of natures children
and their habits"
"And all you know of them" returned
! Kelly, lis that a cat has nine lives, and
a barking dog won't bite. You're a
nature faker."
Herrick refused To be diverted,
I ct hurt me-" he said They were
so big. and good natured, and helpless.
I'll bet that woman beats them. ! kept
thinking of them as they were in the