TVJLD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY 



LAPLANDERS AND REINDEER. 



A few years ago a party of Laplanders visited this 

 country bringing with them a herd of reindeer, and these 

 animals were for some time deposited in the Zoological 

 Gardens. I had the pleasure frequently of going rotind 

 with these people, who appeared to have some vague 

 notion of Noah and the Ark, and who seemed to me to 

 believe that the collection of animals was the same as 

 that which had been landed from the Ark. Whether they 

 were poking fun at me or whether they entertained the 

 idea that I was the original Noah, I cannot say, but any- 

 how they always asked for Mr. Noah to go round with 

 them, and continued during the whole time of their visit 

 to call me by that name. This reminds me of a former 

 visit paid me by a party of New Zealanders, whose great 

 anxiety was to see the dove that flew from the Ark, and 

 they were only satisfied when I pointed out to them a 

 very beautiful white dove. Very possibly on their return 

 to their own country they impressed on their fellow- 

 countrymen the fact that they had seen the dove that 

 flew out of the Ark. 



THE sultan's visit TO THE GARDENS. 



Suddenly and unexpectedly, rushing through the rain 

 and mud, arrived at the gates two outriders to announce 

 the approach of the Sultan. I was in the Gardens, but 

 not to be found at the moment of the Sultan's arrival. I, 

 however, soon heard that he was already inside, and, 

 advancing, I met the Hon. Charles Liddel, who at once 

 introduced me to Mr. Moore of the Turkish Embassy and 

 others, who in turn introduced me to the Sultan. The four 

 principal attendants kept at a considerable distance, two 



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