Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-06-09 | Page 13 | Stork Calls on Bison Family at Liberty Park Papa Buffalo Very Proud of 60-Pound Youngster

Stork Calls on Bison Family at Liberty Park Papa Buffalo Very Proud of 60-Pound Youngster HIV III." AM) "MRS." It ILL 11IS0M of Liberty park are the parenU of a tixty-pound ion, 1V1 born at 3 o'clock this morning. Tlii i the "infant" ahown as receiving parental consideration., ' r -Al I V y) S J I Young "Bill," Born Year Ago, Not So Enthusiastic Over Newcomer By 8ELMA MILLER, "mil" Bleon atrutted around hla front yard today at IJberty park and pawed the earth in majeetlo manner. Ha had a perfect rlirht to do ao. Thia mornlna at I o'clock Mra. Ulaon, otherwlee known aa -The Squaw." presented him with a alxty-pound eon. Not being1 much of a emoker, Fapa Bill did not paaa out "atoclea" or re' celve an avalanche of vlaltora. But that didn't mean that he waen't all puffed up with pride at the advent of hla aecond eon. Conacloua that he la Una nameanke of the farooua old Bill Cody and had a right to diaplay pom-! pom-! poalty, he caat m-nacln giancea at curloua fence peekera and further e preaard hla pl-.ure In deep baea rutn-blinKa rutn-blinKa Intended to m-an, no doubt: "I'm the proud fathrr." The "Infant." deeplte bia (ew abort houra on earth, (naked around hla mother moat of the day or lay anua-Kled anua-Kled cloae at tlmee, her bl aoft ayea ! fai.-! riavmirtna him. At tlmea the "wee" one deserted Ita mother to stand close to Its father, and benignant Indeed were tha glancee bestowed on the newcomer by the father aa ha stood In protective albeit defiant mien over hie eon. The Bisons, known extenelvely In this country aa the Iluffaloee alao. displayed dis-played typical Americanism In more ways than once. In one corner of the Bison lot sulked the depieed baby of tha family. Just 1 year o( age. born al Liberty park In May o( last year. Like I many American nooiee wno iiiu. up their parental affection to kid brothers and slaters who havo tho I (good fortuno of arriving later, tho; (firstborn burled his head under his : ponderous legs and to all appearances j .was Jealous, Ho caat bitter and ma-Illgnant ma-Illgnant if lances toward tho unwelcome Intruder, to outward appearances, but If mere mortal Interpretation of animal ani-mal language hit the mark, tho unruly ono was severely admonished for his actions by tho pompous father as bo strode up and down. There will bo no troublesome milk bottles to annoy tho now baby or Ita .father, either at nights. It will bo fed by Its mother along tho prescribed I lines of nature, but within a few abort (weeks he will bo sufficiently strong to . nibble some tender shoots of grass, (according to Dutch Bolder, keeper of 1 tho animals. I Although Papa Bison will not havo to pace tho floor at nights during tho teething period, yet, he will bo quite busy for months preventing any parson ' or thing from approaching hla offspring. off-spring. With tho entire HI son family It la tho fat her a a acred duty to protect pro-tect the young, and in thia Inatanoo ho will discharge hla dutlea sealously un- , til about Christmas time, according to Mr. Hhlder.