The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-20
TALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-Of course
IN have no one to blame but
myself. When Senior Pedro Llunaza
invited me over to see the pet show
I Jumped too hastily at conclusions
I thought it was that sort Of show
It seemed reasonable that where
there we're pets there would be
petting.
ITS over at the Garden think you'll
ike IT," he urged. This meant only one
thing to me- II IL was a pct show at the
Garden. Willie Striking must surely be
IN there embracing some other stumble
bum. And while ! do not care for the
amorous posings Of Willie stribling
thought It best to humor the eccentric
mood Of the senior.
On the way over the senior connded a
burning secret. i have been away from
time I have not seen a COW. unless you
include jess willard. or Farmer Lodge
BY this time ! gathered the pet sho =
had something to do with animals and
that the senior was Dinirz for the fragrant
aromas Of the barnyard. Sure enough it
is that sort of net show and there is Il
COW on display. though ! had never heard
that people were In the habit of making
nets of COWS. nor can tecalI ever having
seen scion Of sristocracy walking down
the avenue with a bored-Iooking moo-cow
anchored TO his wrist.
I DO not 90 in for pets on an eX-
L pensive scale myself and as a
consequence I am scarcely qualified
to write with any authority on the
subject. The only pet ever had was
a dappled white mutt named Jake
that was poisoned by a sweet, kind
~ neighbor who lived next door, a
circumstance which led me to the
conclusion that it is an injustice
to force an honorable mutt to sniff
the same atmosphere Of the human
biped
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In my day the range of pets was not as
wide and varied as Il apparently Is today.
! mean If you had a mutt or a cat or
canary OF q RVat you were pretty btyllSh
People with simple devotions still go in for
these. but the more OstentatiOus urge is
satisfied in other ways.
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Junior elephants, for example. are con-
sidered swank. You can buy them of the
counter at the pet show for two thousand
smackers. Just the thing for the bust
ness man to wrestle with before starting
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Lion Cubs are popular too, and dressy.
Battling Sikh, the black prize fighter, used
10 pilot one around the streets in Paris.
This was not considered extraordinary.
Mons. sikh maintained private menagerie
in his bOudOir. After an Industrious night
in the cafes the prize fighter would de-
scribe in minute detail how purple
Ieopards, two headed camels and cake
walking snakes entertained him at the
foot of his bed.
Until thew have been in q fight and
tasted blood lion cubs are as tame as
liver one at your. door for $500 though it
strikes ne that 1t would be worth twice
as much to keep them from the delivery.
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4 MOTHER delightful house pet
( n in the modern manner is the
South American ant eater, fierce
looking mammal that suggests in
facial characteristics a cross be-
tween Broadway con man and an
Arctic explorers beard. Any house
wife purchasing an ant eater with
the hope that he will prove both
ornamental and unitarian is sem
fenced to disappointment.
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One Of the things a dOmesticated ant
eater does not eat is ants. This guy must
have hard-boiled eggs and on special &C.
casions toast with marmaIade. In view of
this q husband is probably better and
cheaper al that.