Year: 1868

fire, though remark that the reporters
oil The morning papers have given lively
play TO their imaginations. / heard no
roaring OF the animals. from which infer
that they took the thing very phiosophi-
cally.--There is every reason to suppose
that the happy family met their fate with
fortitude and Christian resignation. Some
sensation was occasioned when tiger.
bursting from his cage, leaped through
basement window into the street, and the
crowd in the vicinity left with amazing
celerity-they didn't want any tiger.
But policemen stepped up with revol-
yer and banged away at the beast until
he happened to hit and kill him. The
poor tiger only jumped out of the frying
pan, after all ; he was emphatically and
particularly under fire in the street,
Apropos of the animals, those fond of
game should have treat. What is horse
meat compared to roast rhinoceros, baked
tiger, grilled gil affe, groiled elephant? |
had great mind to go and grub around
In the ruins, grub there, in fact. Think
Of having baked eagle for bcakfast?


No human lives were lost. With sincere
regret record that the lightning calcula-
tor was not so much as singed. The fat
boy was carried out safely in a tub The
fat woman walked, supported by three
men and two policemen. She had no
clothes on and presented quite pleasing
picture, The giantess, too, in compara-
lively short bib and tucker, was something
for contemplation, "a profitable study.
To my mind she suggested the map Of
North America; taken all in all, I've an
idea she'd be useful in schools Little
boys would get quite lively understand.
ing Of the great globes from her, and il
necessary she might be divided into sec
tions and passed around. Though n
mountain of flesh she looked like a conti-
nent, t,-and hope she is so.


Besides these curiosites kangaroo was
saved; / watched the cheerful cuss
through his probation and rejoiced in his
salvation. lie kept up his spirits wonder
fully, and gave no signs Of despair, hop
on hop ever was evidently his motto I
have been told that the lady kangaroo
carries her babe- in small purse at her
waiStband as though they were pennies
or car tickets, but this one didn't take any
such change with her. If she left small
rued her loss by this time. An attempt
was made to get the gnu out but failed
1t was an obstinatc brute, and insisted on
padding its owe gnu,--so he perished
miseraby. The elephant refused to leave
his trunk, and so was lost with his bag
gage. Being a trunken beast at best, /
have no sympathy for him. The graft,
got out hi4 head was above the smoke
and fire and he breathed ireer than hi-
companions For some time It was necl
or nothing with him, but neck finally
came out ahead. The lion evidently
didn't like the business, there was no fun
in it for him Nor do I think that the
leopard quite fancied the proceedings he
was observed TO change his spots several
times, but finding each one warmer than
the other, he finally surrendered to his
fate. 1t may be written Of him that hc
died on the spot. The place of the seal
soon became no place for hm-at least
| ne lllODHul 81 anu NIltil 10 UlDNt, Dll,


alas he couldn't get out OF his l.. 5 4


face appearing at side window, shud.


der ran through the croud. and shout


went up that common councilman had


by some accident got shu, up in the build
ing, and would be burned. Unfortunate
). ly it turned out to be the gorilla. rack ON


that noble brute would grieye himself to


death over the mistake if he had not necu


burned up. ~


On tho whole, don't think the ami


mails had a pretty good time Of it; they


got warmed up to the spirit Of the thing,
it is true, but did not seem to enjoy It =
The stuffed birds AMI beasts had decided
ly the best of it al through. Certainly
in that collection, at that time | wonld
have preferred being a dead lion 10 being
J live dog.