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Show His Knowledge of Jungle Nolae. They were sitting In a booth at a well-known New York cafe, and conversation con-versation had turned upon the Bubject of mysterious midnight noises. Each In turn related some little anecdote, when a Bpare young man in the corner suddenly rose to his feet. "Gentlemen," said he, "your experiences expe-riences are very interesting; but for real awe give pie the roaring of the lion or sharp trumpeting of an elephant ele-phant borne to you on the still night air as you lie silent, neither asleep nor awake." ' They stared at him In surprise. Was this pale youth, then, some greal traveler? "Excuse me," one asked, "but have you slept in the jungle and heard these mighty beasts as they roamed about by night?" "Well It's not exactly that," replied the youth, reaching for his hat, "but I always sleep w ith my window, open, and I live in FIfth.avenue, directly opposite op-posite the Central Park Zoo!" New York World. |