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command, "Give me that cup." He was perfectly familiar with the 

 word "cup", as he kept one on the platform and, when he was thirsty, 

 gave it to the keeper to fetch him a drink of water. Without hesitation 

 he picked up the bowl and gave it to me, doubtless considering it merely 

 a cup of larger size. 



One day, when our Joe was a little fellow, he and one of the keepers 

 got into an argument. The keepeV wanted Joe to sit on his chair, but he 

 refused to do so. Bad temper and angry passions were prevailing on 

 both side.s. The keeper had a whip and was threatening to strike. Joe 

 was showing his teeth and threatening to bite. I stepped behind the 

 guardrail and sent the keeper on an errand out of the room. I spoke a 

 few soothing words to Joe. He stopped screaming and got up on his 

 chair. In a moment he had forgotten his trouble. A bystander wanted to 

 know the secret of my influence over the animal. It was kindness and 

 love. 



