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CHAPTER IV. 



THE ZEBBA AT 11113 ZOOLOGICAL GABDENS, BEGENT'3 

 PABJC. 



WHILE walking recently in the Zoological Gardens, my 

 attention was drawn to a crowd of persons standing 

 round the loose box of the notorious zebra, which Mr, 

 Barey (two years ago) described as the < wild zebra of 

 the African Desert, " and said to be thoroughly subdued, 

 and made docile by that gentleman. But, as" far as I 

 could see, not the least change has taken place in his 

 manners. 



For the information of those of my readers who have 

 not seen this notorious animal, "who screamed and 

 yelled, and was so terrible in his beauty," as tho re- 

 porters (who are unaccustomed to horses) described him, 

 I may say that he is about the size of a large donkey, 

 or twelve hands high ; he is in very fine condition, with 

 a decidedly cunning expression of countenance, but far 

 from what I should consider a malignant expression, 

 although the treatment to which he was subjected ia 

 my presence was sufficient of itself to make the most 

 docile animal in creation vicious j and, with all defe- 

 rence to his keeper, I think the sooner a reformation 

 takes place in this treatment, the better it will be for 

 the animal. But, like Mr. Bary's exhibitions with 



