The Arkansas banner., 1849-05-08
The Elcphmr, ia I.aCave,,e.

That msst gFaphic deneatoF of scenea of Fesa life, J. J. Hooper, tavoFahly kHown ss the " Chickea Man tn Alahaaa." fsFsishes tsc Mont Eon.eTy Journal ws'h the following sketch. the israls for which wern collected by vtsia sa trsveiiag meaageFe whise at Lafayette. Alsh@uss. whish occasion tho crowd was immeDsa. asr, usual, Bsade wp of the SoveFcigas ef tks tse&6 their wives aud ehildrena
 The elephant the great point ef attraction = usa~a Msay wese ths FvsassAs siIclasd by his Im- mease sye aud dccility. " hts htde xad frame for 6 erie. 1" sala a fellow i,om Paa-flausse Beat.
 " Save me his years for sk eaTth Co nay ald wsNin ! saddle,' reHlarke aaother. Good gTacioass' eiacaiated sallow Eirl, with dirty blue ribbon around yellow neck. wac n bOyaed with that ugly saaks tsisy stuck lo as uesef'
 a It's got almost the least hUY 10 as much kias that ever secd, qaeth Jerry Bramhelisw. | "Mhar da they raise 'ess. l' asked some henaas 1 sesrcher after Knowledge. " Not here--aot here in this eouBtFv," rsf,liad Jim McGatiey. wiih knowing lock. .. Nhar, tifeass
 "Tha animsI," said Jim, who was very drana. that animal wssn tFaised ia the island of Aaerik il come all the way from Ireland. '
 "Give your hand. my friend" exclaimed old Tom Msrtin, with an ronical air give us your hand for the thrae word yere tellin' ihe boays Don't ye the ereature's f0ee Sase 'tsas nssds for the Dogs of the oaid eoanthry This thinR tho, k bat heitier, as ye may say. What would ye say # ye could . giatwiae hrtsh HaH? Tut"
 '' Sdtis' taNn sStis. soliioq pulsed coTpuient ass- yer, as he walked up; pGconsciousy latinisnR the spirit of Tam HaBes remark a similar occAsea. l The group adlouraed 10 the viciaity sf the l.ioR hy don't they shurr (steaF) that eriitssss fore parts well his lind Oaeaf" asked some one | " You see,'' said his keeper, " he's got breast eoniplnint,Snd tffaid oi increasing hiseol '
 Well, by granny, 1 did notice he wa. hssFss when he hoered s while ago" "Whar did he come from, Jim !" asked oas of the crowd.
 | "FrOm Ireland, too, be Jasus. said Tom. taAlnx the word out os J.;sss saoxsh- "Didn't he McGafeyf" s.I judge he did" said Mac.
 "l'il take my covP'rai of n,' returned Martin, | {" the gro0res os BiGfnsy is fsn os 'sns," Presently the crowd ordered bsck k. and Mir. and Mrs shader catered ,hs cage NM the lIon. tiger. aud ether animals.
 2" That takes Baly's horns smsosA. .a b his scall don't ill" said Tom Huseey.
 "I"il a rad woma" in thar" asked .A.p.ls.l drt-eater F
 "Why, you see,'' said Jim McG sAsy, Ia's . rail woman, but she's got great sperret SOns pso. pie. tho, think these show Psopis aIat regular human.'
 :" No more they aint,' said Tola.
 !" What ar they. then2"
 ''.giTish, to be suRes' . Amt the Irish hnmaaTe
 Divil the taase,f re apendrd std Tem, sGAsvsps d! sH.fsefs ov ths 6liaee@ os Gssat Rsisass.'.
 That's faef," said Jim MeGsfsy: Asd the point was settled.
 MrS. shaffer shook her whip at the tiger, which dashed by her and crouched in corner of the cage growing fOrously.
 flake care, bare-legsi the old hey's ratiss' hts chain -as my cid woman tes the children, when they ery,' said JoIn Davis.
 {" say, John," observed a half. worn man in souehed hat-'' sin't na obectioa 10 that woman showia' hsr legs that way; but fl Betssy was ,O-'
 [" Let Bstsey' nanAe alone. yo0 good for nothing interrupted starp soscd female with one cifild in her arms, and ahother ai hef knee iet Bytsav's alone ''she the blessed Elizabeth herself
 -" anj come and tote Jake. Here they've been scrougin' and ruuatH the poor bhild sil day. and yoa Iawis' thar: It's snly ple Lords mercy the elep hsnt didn't tYomp oa him, and squash him to death. Come ae4ig'
 The hen -pecked nEsekiy sbsyed took Jacob Into his palerns arms; and i---ceased Co take notes