The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-08
sn Elephants Fraternai Feeling ana -
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While wagon drawn by several elephants
was passing our Office yesterday, the foiloWinS
story was told, which We vouch for as true:
Last season a rpnagerie visited the village OF
Iohnstown, Herkimrr County. When the cav
alcade left town il passed over bridge which
the road crossed Iraving two elephants to bring
up the rear. These were driven to the brIogF,
but with the known sagacity OF The race, they
/ refused 10 cross The water OF the creek, WhIcn
flows through gorge in the slate formation, pre-
srnting at that point banks OF preclPItouS char
acter and thirty feet in height, was low aud ov
taking course across a corn field, ford could
/ be reached But the proprietor OF the corn firid
refused to allow bis property to be so used, eX-
inns rue agent cf me n1euagerIe reT1Sed TO SUP!
nat to- Accordingly the elephants were again
driven to the bridge, and again they refused to
attempt the crossing. They would irv the
StFuciure with their great feet, feel cautiously
along the plank with their prohoscal fingers, but
each time would Iecoil from making the danger
Gus experiment
At last, however, goaded By the sharp, iron
instrument of the Keeper, and accustomed to
obeGience, they rushed on, with a scream, half
OF agony, bali OF anger. The result showed the
prudent prtscience of the poor animals TO have
been correct the bridge broke. and went crash
ing TO the bottom ofihe gorge: carving with it
both the ronstrous beasts. One OF them struck
upon It's tuSks and shoulder, breaking the former
and very badly injnring The latter: the other
was, strangely enough, unhurt Now was shown
the most singular and remarkable conduct on
the part OF the brute which had escaped. It's
conn adr lay there, an tXtemPore bed being pro-
vided for It's comfort, while no temptation. no
torcr, no stratagem was sufficient to induce the
other 10 leave, and proceed with the main por-
ton ofthe caravan, which finally went on, lpav-
ing the wounded beast and its companion under
the charge Of their keeper
Day after day the suffering creature Law there.
rapidly falling, and unable to move AT the /
end Of three weeks. the water in the creek com
menced rising, and there was danger it would |
overflow and drown the disabled elephant
'!be Keeper desired, therefore, to get il up and |
make it walk as far as barn near by where il
would be out OF danger and could be better cared /
Tor. But IT would not stir. He coaXpd. Wheel (
ed and scoIded, but all to no purpose At last,
enraged, be seized a pitchfork and was about
Piunging'l II INTO the poor thng'S flesh, when The
companion wrenched the fork from his hand.
broke 1t IN fragments and flung the pieces from
1t then with eyes gIaring and every evidence
of rage in IFS manner, it stood over its defence
@ss and wounded friend as if daring the keeper
o approach, which the man was not SO green
is 10 do again with cruel purpose.
Thus the injured animal Law there until il
lied. When satisfied that it could no longer br
i service, the other quietly followed the keep
r away from the spot, and showed no desire 10
eturn. If this was not reasoning mingled with
t1a~t II
hould like to know what 10 call it--BuGalo !
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