THE KAISER AT THE ZOO.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 225, 2 March 1915, Page 7

THE KAISER AT THE ZOO.

London, Friday Xight.—The Kaiser is at present in Berlin. To-day he went for a stroll in the Zoological Gardens.

When the Kaiser left bis council, sad and weary of the talk, He took a tram car to the Zoo, an* had a little walk; Ran a whisper through the cages from the tiger to the gnu, Cock your peepers at the Kaiser, he is walking in the Zoo. Then the lion gave a chuckle, and the puma gave a grurjt, The monkeys cocked a snook at him along their cages' front; And all the beasts in chorus said: "It's good of you to call; You ought to take your place with us —the queerest beast of all."

The lion growled: "Bad luck to you, who trod upon the tail,, Of my burly British brother, he has got you looking pale; Though you nearly caught him sleeping, he is reaching fighting trim, Your carcase presently will be a morning meal for him." The tiger showed his fangs, and spoke: "My home is in Bengal, Where they breed a valiant lancer, and before his charge you'll fall." The jackal hailed him: "Brother mine, I owe a debt to you For the prey you gave my cousins who are not in anv Zoo."

All the eagles as he passed then made a pother and a fuss (For some of them were German, but a lot of them were Russ). And the Kaiser's brain, bewildered, beard the Russian eagles scream: "We have relations in Poland who will end your glory dream, And far above your aeroplanes are specks against the sky; They are hungry vultures floating, and they know their feast is nigh; Would we could tear these iron bars and get our beaks in you Who are strolling here in safety by the cages of the Zoo."

The bear looked umvard from his pit, with murder in his eye: "Have you coine to mock me. Kaiser? See you venture not too nigh! For every bleeding wound I lick and cool with Warsaw snow, A thousands soldiers of your best to grislv death must go." The leopard snarled: "T trampled once on fleur-dc-lys of France. But now the French and I are joined upon your chest to dance. Out from its velvet-padded sheath each ripping claw has slid. And in the lilri fnir nf France a swnrd and spear are hid."

The srev wolf howled: "From Canada, the land of Snows, I eome, And in my dreams I hear afar the beating of a drum, Where, every ereed and race are joined from forest, farm and town. The Iwskv O'luks muster in to pull a Kaiser down." The thumping of a mighty tail was heard upon the ground; "T don't count much," it seemed to say, "but still I am around," Yon'll hen- fro- v-nr Kiel I-Miirslinls noon iibo'it tee Kn»"'arrn. '•TV'--.': '." ' - ''■- "■'!?(•'• "!e the devil With the Zoo." Sydney Sun.