THE IIIPPOTAMUS IN CAPTIVITY 439 



It is to be hoped that the young bride who now shares his 

 well-fed captivity may succeed in soothing the spleen of her 

 unruly lord. I know not whether the illustrious strangers have 

 any family to boast of, but the hippopotami of the Jardin des 

 Plantes have added to the list of births, and according to the last 

 accounts, " both mother and child were doing well." 



