TOO ROUGH ON THE TIGERS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 4, Issue 170, 30 October 1880, Page 2

TOO ROUGH ON THE TIGERS.

-*■ - ■ A\ e do no! know from which paper the following characteristic American 'story is taken :•--'• The other evoning at Denver. Col., after tin; porfoiiiance of Ohiarini's circtij was ovor, u yontv man called on Chiarini, and s;iid ho wanted to .sen him on private business. ■ I came up all tlin way from (..'arson to seo tho show, and I'd lileo to join,' said the* miig man. ' Oh, i see,' said tin; circus man. ' you aro a well-formed, liealthy-looking young follow; and I like to mnonrace such as von.' The youth's face brightened. ' V»u don't chew, smoke, »r drink, I hope,' 'Oh, no. honour (right--except bo la uni beer.' ' Yo'i must leave oil't he.-e Lid habits. They weaken the muscles and paralyse the nerves. You can soon stop drinking-, but your salary will not he large, until you overcome these tendencies. A little* lemouadt—circus lemonade —is all the per - lon n crs drink. Call at 1J o'clock to-morrow morning, and I will see what I can do. You . musu't expect over 50 dollars a week, though, at tirst. We never pay high salaries until wo know just. what, a man can do.' The delighted Carsonito wout away, and was on hand the next morning. Chiarini took hint to a tent, whero threo immense Bengal tigers were caged. Handing him a currycomb and a pair of shc-ttM ho remarked : ' Your duth s will bo com parativeh light at, lir.-rt. You will go into the cage and curry the tigers dowu every morning, and about once a week cut their claws; keep 'em down pretty short, so that when they attack the lion tamer, Mr. Wilson, they won't laceiato him much. Sometimes, but not mora than once a month, you may have occasion to tile their teeth. You just throw the animal on his back, and hold his head between your knees. If he acu rough, bolt him in the nose a few times. Keep belting him till he quiets dewn.' ' Haven't you got a vacancy in the art department r" asked the young man from Carton-. 'ls art in your line?' asked Chiarini. ' Yes,' drawled the youngman. 'ln tho circuses I've always run with I was employed to paint the zebras. I killed ho many tigers keeping 'em straight that the boss wouldn't lot ino handle 'em. Ho said I used 'em too rough.' Cliiorim •wears that the terror from (.'arson shall have first vacancy."