The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-14
TWILIGHT SLEEP AT CIRCUS:
RESULT A FINE BABY CAMEL
Bewildered by It's Humps, Col. Dexter Fellowes An.
nounces Twins, but Rectifes Error-Annual Event
of Watering the Herd Is Postponed.

While the astonished crowd OF circus
fans fell back OF all sides from the bars
around Bedouin Bessie's private ward
DIR. Patterson and the red and gold uni
formed maternity squad from his Zoo
logical star OF assistant scientists who
had responded to his calls for help fe-
verishly draped the canvas high around
Bedouin Bessie's enclosure. thus leaving
the camel In s~emi-darkness. The thought
in everybody's mind was that DIR. Pat
terson had put up the canvas because
he believed that there are moments when
the scientist said after the whole affair
was happily over that the only thought
he had had In mind was a sudden flash
about this here. now. twilight sleep
thing.
Dr. Maniey. DR.. Patterson and Head
Nurse Rose Wallace we're hidden from
view by the anvae. There was an ex-
pcctant pause. Col Fellowes. young Mr..
Station n the good Mr.. Rial, all Of
whom long before this had act aside the
manuscripts OF the cold water speeches
which they might have delivered n cir
c~umstances had permitted Of the annual
function OF watering the camels, were
standing rigidly beside their desks. each
with a left hand clasping little leather
books containing the telephone numbers
OF the newspapers and a right hand
poised and ready for action Just above
the keys Of their typewriters.
"One fifty O'clock" droned the voice
Of Col. Fellowes. his eyer on the neat
open faced Ingersollometer lying on his
desk. "One nifty and one-half. ono Nifty
ONE"
Come, take a look. Dex." Interrupted
Or. Patterson excitedly. a. his head wa
thrust out through a nap in the anvas.
ITS a boy"
u.i.A 5000 A. ma, c -
writer's smashed out the word Born"
the telephone receivers being unlocked
simultaneously. Col. Feliowes took time
only TO lean across tho top Of his desk
and stick his head for an instant into
the camel mothers tw1lit stall.
Twins" came q mufied yell from
the head Of the Colonel, and at the word
young Mr.. Station and the good Mr.. Rial
yanked the paper out Of their machines
feverishly and began all over again.
The Colonel's False Alarm.
Camel twins 20 elaborated Col. Fell
loves more clearly as he yanked his
head clear OF the canvas folds. The
FIRST camel twins. even in the Barnum
4 Bailey Greatest Educational F.xhi-
bition on Earth. ever born in captivity
In the history Of the entire world. Ar.
John. Call up the papers-I'm busy"
And COL, Fellowes was almost right.
Bedouin Bessie had become a proud
mother at ISL p. NJ. and at a late
hour last night still a But the Colo-
mel. owing either to overenthusiasm or
lack OF familiarity with his subject. had
made the excusab!e mistake OF supposing
that each OF the two comparatively tiny
humps was a separate baby camel.
Later al a private view open only to
the reporters and photographers Of the
greater city and their friends and rela-
tives II was demonstrated that both
humps belonged TO a single specimen OF
what Col. Fellowes In his first state
ments issued half hourly from the bed
side called somewhat immature but per-
feet specimens Of Camelus d~romedarius."
In his beside statement released for pub
LEGATION a few minutes after 10 o'clock
last night IT was seen that, argument
having prevailed. Col. Fellowes now was
speaking Of the baby in-except for its
humps-the singular AZ "a perfect speci-
men Of Cameius bactrianus."
Bedouin Bessie. the mother. has a
somewhat lion general complexion.
Pete. a camel next door. who was
pointed out as the baby's father. held
his head very high yesterday afternoon
and evening. Pete IL also a blond The
new baby Is a decided brunette, the
da rkes, camel in the herd. in fact ex-
cept Handsome Dan. a daredevil canel
In AN adjoining stall, The complexion
Of the new baby is especially pleasing
to the circus management as everything
points to the probability hat the baby
will develop into a dark haired ringer
for Handsome Dan. the handsomest and,
even II \ hit too carefree. most admired
camel in the circus.