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Show There was a Sunday school excursion from Wilmington to the Zoological gardens gar-dens recently, and one of the happiest boys in the party was 12-year-old John Conway. It waa hi first visit, and he took in the sights with open eyed wonder. won-der. He fed the elephants his last cake, spent his final nickel for' peanuts to throw to the prairie dogs, and he fairly bubbled over with excitement when he reached the bear pits and looked down at the funny antics of the animals. Seeing the open Bpaces on the lower side of the pit, Johnny stole away from his companions and took a position by which he could look through the bars. In an evil moment the lad turned his head to look at something behind him, when one of the bears caught a glimpse of his finger protruding through the bare, and a moment later the digit was transferred to bruin's stomach. The boy's screams attracted the attention of one of the guards, aud he was sent to the German hospital, for treatment Pbiladelphi North American. |