142 DAN BEARD'S ANIMAL BOOK 



Carter Beard, went up to the Park to make a 

 sketch of it he found that the animal had grown 

 to be a long-legged youth. Mr. Beard had not 

 taken his seat, however, before this big thing 



ATTEMPTED TO GET INTO HIS LAP. 



My brother is quite a stout gentleman and has 

 not any lap worth mentioning, so when the almost 

 full-grown camel tried to climb aboard, the chair 

 gave away and chair, man and camel rolled over 

 the ground to the great delight of the spectators 

 who had gathered around the enclosure to watch 

 an artist at his work. There are always more or 

 less humorous incidents in the work of sketching 

 live animals, often exciting and sometimes even 

 dangerous, but I know of no serious accidents ever 

 happening to animal painters and illustrators while 

 engaged in their chosen work. 



If baby elephants are playful with the artist, 

 the full-grown elephants are not at all inclined 

 that way, at least I have not found them so, 

 for whenever I have attempted to sketch them I 

 have been compelled to keep on the alert to save 

 myself from serious consequences. The old fel- 

 lows will usually stand 



SWAYING THEIR BIG HEADS, 



apparently not seeing the artist busy at his work, 

 but their wicked little eyes are watching for an 

 opportunity to injure him. This they will not do 

 openly .for fear of their keeper, but I have had 

 them more than once slyly manoeuver to get me 



