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“The Pall Mall Gazette,” 18 September

           "Well,Sir,itwasabouttwohoursafterfeedin’yesterdaywhenIfirsthearmydisturbance. Iwasmakin’upalitterinthemonkeyhouseforayoungpumawhichisill. ButwhenIheardtheyelpin’and‘owlin’Ikemawaystraight. TherewasBersickera-tearin’likeamadthingatthebarsasifhewantedtogetout. Therewasn’tmuchpeopleaboutthatday,andcloseathandwasonlyoneman,atall,thinchap,witha‘ooknoseandapointedbeard,withafewwhitehairsrunnin’throughit. Hehada‘ard,coldlookandredeyes,andItookasortofmisliketohim,foritseemedasifitwas’imastheywashirritatedat. He‘adwhitekidgloveson‘is‘ands,andhepointedouttheanimilestomeandsays, ‘Keeper,thesewolvesseemupsetatsomething.’ 

           "‘Maybeit’syou,’saysI,forIdidnotliketheairsashegive‘isself. Hedidn’tgetangry,asI‘opedhewould,buthesmiledakindofinsolentsmile,withamouthfullofwhite,sharpteeth. ‘Ohno,theywouldn’tlikeme,’‘esays. 

           "‘Owyes,theywould,’saysI,a-imitatin’ofhim. ‘Theyalwayslikeaboneortwotocleantheirteethonaboutteatime,whichyou‘asabagful.’ 

           "Well,itwasaoddthing,butwhentheanimilesseeusa-talkin’theylaydown,andwhenIwentovertoBersickerheletmestrokehisearssameasever. Thattheremankemover,andblessedbutifhedidn’tputinhishandandstroketheoldwolf’searstoo! 

           "‘Tykecare,’saysI.‘Bersickerisquick.’ 

           "‘Nevermind,’hesays.I’musedto’em!’ 

           "‘Areyouinthebusinessyourself?"Isays,tykingoffmy‘at,foramanwhattradesinwolves,anceterer,isagoodfriendtokeepers. 

           "‘Nom’sayshe,‘notexactlyinthebusiness,butI‘avemadepetsofseveral.’ andwiththatheliftshis‘atasperliteasalord,andwalksaway. 

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