Anthony's photographic bulletin for .. . sle Park, Detroit. When Iput in an appearance within theenclosure in which he was kept,together with a number of elk cowswhich constituted his harem, themonarch of the glen evinced a desire to get well acquainted with meand my camera, a disposition that I was by no means disposed to en-courage. Now and then he lowered his formidable horns in a threaten-ing manner, and I believe thatif the game-keeper had notbeen present a certain ama-teur photographer would havetaken to flight with an elk inhot pursuit. It would weary the indul-gent reader to recount th
Anthony's photographic bulletin for .. . sle Park, Detroit. When Iput in an appearance within theenclosure in which he was kept,together with a number of elk cowswhich constituted his harem, themonarch of the glen evinced a desire to get well acquainted with meand my camera, a disposition that I was by no means disposed to en-courage. Now and then he lowered his formidable horns in a threaten-ing manner, and I believe thatif the game-keeper had notbeen present a certain ama-teur photographer would havetaken to flight with an elk inhot pursuit. It would weary the indul-gent reader to recount the manyineffectual attempts that weremade to get the big beast intoa proper position to have hisphoto taken. lie acted asthough he had never seen ara before. Evidently hehad not the slightest concep-tion of the etiquette of thestudio, and could not discern ara from a gun. He was»quettish iety belle, aged hi • i il ion ?moment Finallj I gol him,and snappedttei • thought I,. old fellow; nowmuch asif] indulge in as Alas dreams of the. I-JI amateur! Having used a detective camera and trusted to luck, moreor less, I found that my picture was out of focus. Nolens volens I badto go again and have another interview with his elkship, which, how-ever, terminated to my entire satisfaction, for I got the majestic bruteinto a splendid pose and secured a good negative. My attempt to photograph some bear cubs in the same park wasludicrous, and much enjoyed by all present, except myself. Got anycandy with you ? was the laconic inquiry with which the keeper of theinteresting pets salutedme. When I answered inthe negative, I was toldthat it would be exceed-ingly difficult to keep theyoung Bruins quiet longenough to secure a goodphotograph of them. Thesurmise proved to beentirely correct, for nosooner were the cubsliberated (I had made upmy mind to take them outof doors) than one beganto climb a tree, while theother made straightwayfor me and my apparatus,and essayed to embrace usboth. I ward
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