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Show Jungle's Low Comedian. In the World's Work, Mr. Stewart Edward White writes: "The wildebeest Is tho Jeklll and I Hyde of the animal kingdom His UBual and familiar habit Is that of a heavy, sluggish animal, like our Tan-j Tan-j lshcd bison. He stands solid and In-I In-I rt, his head down; he plods slowly forward In single flle, his horna swinging, swing-ing, each foot planted deliberately. In short he Is tho personification of dignity, solid respectability, gravity of demeanor. But then all of a sudden, at any small interruption, ho becomes ' ' the giddiest of created beings. Up rocs his head and tall: he buck lumps. cuvorta, gambols, kicks up his heels, bounds stiff-legged, and generally performs per-forms like an Irresponsible Infant, To eee a whole herd at onoo of thee grave and reverend Belgneurs suddenly sudden-ly blow up Into such light-headed cfi- , pers goes far to- destroy one's faith, (n the stability of institutions." |