George Anthon called
in Wall Street, and before going uptown, we stopped at Barnum’s. The
"What-is-it?” is palpably a little nigger and not a good-looking one.
There are other animals in the establishment much more interesting; for
example, a grand grizzly bear from California, a big sea lion, a very intelligent
and attractive marbled or mottled seal (phoca vitulina?), a pair of sociable
kangaroos, and (in the happy family cage) an armadillo, a curious spotted
rodent said to be Australian, two fine owls, and so forth.
SOURCE: Allan Nevins
and Milton Halset Thomas, Editors, Diary of George Templeton Strong,
Vol. 3, pp. 12-13
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