Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-09-27
No. 16. WnoLE No. s2s.

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more tongue than the great elephant saw
the other day in this city, Why, said
SIR Joseph, You do not mean to saythat
an elephant has no tongue?' Yes Iado,'
replied Shackford, mean to say he has no
tongue and what does he want one for.
as he has such thing at the end Of his
nose, by which he can feel thing as NICE
" as q Iady's finger could, and then use it
as sledge hammer, to knock ones brains
out with 4 How did you know this to be
a fact, inquired Sir Joseph, that he has
no tongue 2 Why, in the very best way
in the world I looked into his mouth UNI
til was satisfied of the fact !; and then it
stood to reason in my mind that he did mot
want one, with SO fine tool as he has, for
the purpose of hands, tongue and sword
Well said Sir Joseph, not a little morii-
fed, the crocodiles are very ferocious and
dangerous Why said Shackford, sthev
have a good large mouth of their own, and
an ugly looking set Of teeth, but they very
seldom attack man, a very slight splash
ia the watcr generally frightens them of.
Once in a while they will catch young
negro in the water, but the old ones don't
mind them any more than musquetoes.'---
Sir Joseph's paper would not do all his
ornament of that wondrous moaning and
great fierceness at last had opposers. To
end the conversation, and HE off to the
Tower, or to Exeter change, to see the ell
ephant, was now evidently Sir Joseph's
wish, but Shackford seemed in no hurry to
go. Sir Joseph, marrying to hide his i'm
patience, made several shasty inquiries.
Did you ever see II collection like this
before?' NO., said Shackford ;ss. The
nearest like it is at my old BARRIERS shop.
the other side of tie water. He.has
stuffed alligator the skin Of dog fish;
several handsome lizards, and the head Of
a catanlount the last lie sets more Store
by, as that gives him an opportunity,
once. a week, to tell the story of the AMI
mails having jumped from tree to tree with
child in his mouth. 1 have heard the
story hundred times, and he never told il
twice alike. / don't care much about see-
ing these altogether, but love TO see them
in those parts where they are natural; and
that is one reason why rove round the
world so.' Mr.. Shackford, what books
do you carry with you in your voyages and
travels T. The Bible, sir, Watts Psalms
and Hymns, and Robinson Cruso, not ma
ny others. i look around and read the
book Of nature, and generally pick up .
something worth remembering was the
reply. | should think, said Sir Joseph,
'that you would find many things that
would puzzle you in your researches 4
do said Shackford. and SO does every
man ever saw. Now, Sir Joseph, let me
make plain what mean: can you tell me
what animal that is of'the Nile, which IS
born with tai, without legs-and dies il
he comes TO his growth, with four legs and
without tailr Sir Joseph pondered. -
Why said Shackford i, is frog. When
\ poly,cog lie has tail but when he be-
comes a frog, he has four legs without a
tail. i placed his birth in the Nile, which
deceived you, learned sir, but you know
the frog is found in every mud puddle in
creation, as well as the Nile. Now
said Shackford, 1 have great love for
learned men, but they don't know every
thing Sir Joseph was glad to get rid Of
the maniac who bad crossed the Atlantic
alone in q boat, something more than his
friend in Cook had done, when the navi-
gator and philosopher had quarrelled.
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