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Show IIOH TIICJULinsriUM'. A IIID.NKIIIT VISIT TO Till. UI.NTIMI, IAIIK XKNAUUUI An lutrrntlng itudy to any one fond of natural hlttory b lo note the dlf ft it nt pnaltloua In whltli anlmab nnd blrda ret A vl.lt lo llm Central l'ark menagerie late at night, allowed hy the kind courtety of Huerlntend eut Cotiklln, revtalcd eooio curloui lghb. rheelehanb were no longer looking look-ing for peanuta, lutby tin li lied out uulhellooriif thelriagn, Ihelr hugu legi lying out at full length aud the trunk lurveil tin ler the body. They were nil retting uu thtlr right able. Nearlylu the tlcirhoiie IhudlHer-tnt IhudlHer-tnt deer had all crouiheil down fir their It-it Willi tlulr foreleie lieiit under them an J the hint onta drawn up, while the head turned to the right and retted on the tide of tho ho ly, Thu or) x.wltti Ita long hornt, waa retting with Ha htadaway front Ihubodyand the horua making au arili uvir the ahouldira. Thvalacalraly looked liko a large ballot blaikwiol. Jock, tho donkey that drawa the cart with the commit aarlat of the meuagerlo, wat Ijlug down aud only drlgntd to blink at tho lamp that revtnlej lilm ruling on a well littered Imil with lib (ureleie atlghtly turned Inward from thu knee and the hind onue alto drawn Inward, riio ft male caiutl, who hat a tenifor ary home lu the deer houte, Uy nu her ttomacli with her fore nod bind legt beut under htr while her neik mid headwtmatretched atrtlghtout, Thu lltlleaxbdeer wotcuddteil uiicloao b lb mother, the two louklng llko aome lltceof mahogany ilckeil out with white "Kamiy," Uie akyu terrier, whuglvce hir thief atttutioii to the mtalhalaaarm In the houte, looked nut lui iltlilvily at the vltltor-, while herui lay curled up uu au eiuty tack. Illtho lion houfo tlo lionet woa Ijlng on her left al lent full length, while the lion, couchaut, rtnted with lib bead on hit fortj-ane, thai were croted, lib hind legi htlf drawn under un-der lilm, and the tall curled In toward the liody. The pumu, tlgt ra an I leopir b were all retting on their tl let, lu marly ever) ca-o lying on their right tide. I he hyeuai, pariah and ecavhiiigera of the fireti, rettetl with Ihelr hlu I Itgt drawn unJir tliiri.tlio fortltgtttntiiieil out with thu hiad ll;litli It nt tn the right. Opnualte themtlie two horned rhlnocerta woa lying al full length on lib left aide, gently auoilug. The lilppoiolainl ihowed only their hi ad and larkt above thu watt r, nnd "ratlum," the liaby hl po, retted 1U iiouJetuui note on tho right ihouldor oi lb motht r. In thu tinaller matumnl lioute, given up nlniottciitlnly to diet cab, imenumt and auiti like, every aulnul ladciirlod Itwlf up Into the tniallttt lilbleipic.buryiiiglhelrnotBUuder Ihelr tlonncli, with nil Ihelr pant drawn up clone to the lody. Thu iiion keya wt ru tuattlui( about their cagra, tbelr he-dt bowed down over tht Ir llietta, the artna retting on the thlglit of thu hludout-t. A lutby monkey nut sleeping cu.ldlul uplu thuarnit of Ita inntllir, lb little eyn peerlllgrhlt 111 Ulltlvely und fiarluulynt tho midnight mid-night vltltori. The beam were retting lu ariouapoiltlonii,ann.o lying uutat full length, othert curled up. The two iio'ar larnwero all huddhd up lu n heap, with tin Ir nonce hurled Unpin thttrwhllefur, and forupiwa created uvir tlulr e)ta. The mutt of tho llnb wcru rtttlmt on their ptrctiea, Ihelr Itgalant utiiiir Iheni and Ihelr liiiida tucked limit rn wing, In vvtry cato thu right one. Tliu narrota, had only drawn lielr pccL-Tlu. whllo the toucan had turned Ita head and rotu-d Ita large brak on lb liaik. Thu illuiiuHf i wjuntting on tho groun I, their heAda drawn well buck, nud ruling rul-ing Ihelr pnuderoui bllb on their brratb. In tho tauielncloiuru the tea lion had lull tliu oud, andweaiilng on thu coping itoue. It lay on IU right tide, and tho left fin reatlng on the lwdy. The head wat lurueilupwanK thawing the lowerjaw, which la with-?,ut.fu,r with-?,ut.fu,r '"'"-"I watretllngwltli thu lint lolub of Ita lega uu thugrouud. the Italy a abort ditUnce above, and tho head burled luthspluinit. The iHircupluo wu lying on Ita atomach. lb head Iwnt to the Urt, with the qullla .landing out In overv illreclhn. riio llamat, nl.u. and African I uiralo were retting at cowi rut, with thu forelege iImwii under them and thelrlilnd one drawu lu, uud thb wai alto true of tho American bltoii. Under tlieoirtof llie lioutia trruwa were rootling, aud for a time, at lenit, wij renotchatterlus and fighting .V, )'. 7met. b |