Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

The Parisian Boulevards were the scene of great animation a few weeks ago. A large chariot, drawn by twenty horses, carrying the carcass of a whale, was proceeding in the direction of the Jardin des Plantes. Strange to say, it was caught near the coast of Normandy, and is supposed to have lost its was from its native waters. Six republican guardsmen on horseback marched in front of it, to keep off the crowd. The sailor who harpooned it was standing upright on the back of this huge fish, with the harpoon in his hand. It was a novel sight.