During all those long years he gave such satisfaction that he never was through with one contract a week till the government gave him another.

He was a perfect pet.

And he was always a favorite with his fellow-artists, and was a conspicuous member of their benevolent secret society, called the Chain Gang.

He always wore his hair short, had a preference for striped clothes, and died lamented by the government.

He was a sore loss to his country.