Washington telegraph., 1855-07-18
An Elephants Feeling and Affection.

While wagon drawn by several Elephants
was passing Office yesterday, the following
story was told Us. which we vouch for as true:
Last season a menaserie visited the village of
Johnsrovn. Herkimer county. When the caval-
cade lett town 1t passed over bridge which the
road crossei. leaving two elephants to bring I'D
the rear These We're driven to the bridge but
with the known sagacity of the race they refused
TO cross he V ater OF the creek. which flows
through gorge in the slate formation presenting
at that point banks OF precipitous character and
thirty feet In height. low. and BY taking
course across cornfeld, ford could he reached
But the proprietor OF the coTnfeld refused TO al
low his property to be so used except on the paw
ment oil an exor5ltant sum. and this the agent OF
the nenagerie refused to submit to- According
ly the elephants were again driven to the bridge
and again they refused to attempt crossing They
would try the structure with their gleat leet feel
cautiously along the plank with their proboscal
fingers bnt earh time would recoi from making
the dangerous experiment.
At last however snaded by the sharp iron in
strument OF tne keeper and accustomed to obedi-
etce- they rushed on with scream half of agony
half OF anger The result showed the prescience
OF the poor animals to have been corlect: the
bridge broke and went crashing to the bottom of
the gorge. carrying with it both nonstrots beasts
One OF them struck upon IFS tusks and shoulder
breaking the former and very badly iniurins the
latter: the other was. strangely enough, unhurt
No" was Shown the most singular and remark
a5le conduct on the part of the brute which had
escaped. Its comFaie lay there, an extempore
bed being provided for its comfort while no temp
taton, TO force. no stTategenl was sufficient n in
cuee the other to leave and proceed with the
main portion of the caravan, which finally went
on leaving the wounded beast and its companion
under the charge OF their keeper.
Day after day the suffering creature Law there
rapidly falling and unable 70 move. At the end
OF three weeks. the water in the creek comu,enc-
ed rising aud there was danger it wouid overflow
and drown the disabled elephant. The keeper
therefore. desired tn get it up and make It walk
as tar as barn near by. where it would be out OF
danger and could he better car. d ior But it would
not STIR He coaxed. wheeled AMI scoIdei. bnt
all to no purpose At last. enrased, he seized
pItehtork and was about pungins it into the noor
beasts flesh, when the companion wren-aed the
fork from his hand broke If into fragments and
hung the pieces from II: then with ewes glari,s
and every evidence of rage in its manner it stood
over the defenceiess and wounded friend as il
daring the keeper to approach. which the man
was no. green enough TO do again. with cruel pur-
pose
Thus the injured animal lay there until !. died
when satisfied that 1t could no longer De of service
the other quietly followed the kaeper from the
spot, and showed no desire TO ieturn II this was
not reasoning mingled WITH an affection sonle men
might pattern after, we should ike to know what
70 call 1t. B.Jato Denocracy.