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Show THE DENTIST AND THE HIPPOPOTAMUS. HIP-POPOTAMUS. The baby hippoptamui "Baha' has become the chief pet of the Aquarium, much to tkie disgust of the trained leai and the learned otter. Baba is docile, and when not following follow-ing his keeper, lies quietly in a sunny spot near one of the windows on the Thirty-fifth gteeet side, where, with lazy coo tent, be submits to have his ears scratched by the children. Baba has his troubles, however, and for the paat day or two has evidently-been evidently-been suffering from 6ome derangement. derange-ment. "Doc," hia keeper, finally decided that it was toothache. An examination examina-tion showed, in fact, that one of his milk-teeth was badly decayed. "Doc," said it must eome out, and speedily improvised forcps out of a pair of gas-nippers. Baba obediently opened his mouth, and "Doc" Uid uold of the tootn. Tuon the forceps slipped, aud the keeper sat down with a bump amid the suppressed laughter and ironical applause ol the spectators, while Baba looked lazily out of hia half-closed eyes as if to say, "'What is all this fuss about?" When, with erim determination. "Doc" approached again, Baba uttered a rather dissatisfied grunt and opened his mouth. This time the tongs held, and a streug pull proved too much for Baba'a equanimity. He got to his legs with a 600-pound jump. "Doc" held on with all his might; there was a moment of breathless suspense, aud then the keeper again buddenly took a Bitting pcsiure, waving, however, with a triumphant air ttie luigo forceps, in the jaws ol which glistened tho largo white molar. Baba trotted oil a few steps and stood for a moment gazing at bis keeper. He shook his hoau as if to see it everything wag all right, and then came and rubbed his head against his friend as if to express hie thanks. A rinse of tho moutb with a sponge and Baba was himaelf ugain, and trotted contentedly after his keeper, the pair being followed by a crowd ol admirers. New York World. |
