CONTENTS

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The Liberty of Franz and the Rebellion of Fuzzy Wuzzy[1]
The Bite of a Rattler and the Sad Fate of Big Pete[23]
The Amorous Baboon[45]
Feeding the Serpents and a Grand Transformation[67]
The Lioness Skirt Dance and the Inconsiderate Python[89]
The Animal Barometer and the Eternal Feminine[113]
Making a Star Lion and an Interrupted Temperance Meeting[137]
Kalsomining an Elephant[163]
The Hypnotic Bear and the Sentimental Lecturer[183]
The Tragedy of the Tigers and the Power of Hypnotism[211]

Transcriber's Note

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Dialect spellings have been retained. A list of illustrations, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below:

[The table in front of the Arena.]

[Two French clowns and a performing dog.]

["Things which Nature never intended them to do."]

["Blank cartridges fired in his face."]

["Five hundred dollars to any one who will enter the cage."]

["A constant procession of small animals moving down his throat."]