Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-02
Isippope,am.s i'm De,ro,, ma,

As the steamer neared the ci,,
when about three miles below the G;%r, a0o
IS Ali and everybody else were o ~ So0
ondwaro =, !. crash and then splash y Wo.
,..,i from, ~; ne side Of Inc S"~ 'OwadG,
Az ..,,o,n shore. EFveryboS 80. ..d .
tho spot. The place where tie hipoo,,
mus had been confined was empty ~
truth became instantly apparent ~
beast, no longer able to resist the TENN,
ton, had burst mis- bonds and plunged
to the river, resolved on an aquatic exon /
sion
The owner, who was on board, Look.
the picture Of despair. Forty thoua'
dollars, to say nothing of large amoT
of prospective profits, had suddenly vnI
osed. As for Ali, the Egyptian keen, L
he was nearly frantic. He tore his h,
and prayed 10 his strange gods. h
few moments, however, the monsr
head of the huge beast appeared aha
the surface of the water, A general A.
arose, and Ali was with difficulty pgeys
ed from Jumping overheard IN puSW
his companion and beloved net, WI
boat was lowered, into which he jua
and rowed towards the beast, who s.
about in an ecstacy Of delight.
The Egyptian commenced calling
Inv familiar names, and at the SCUM
his voice the monster stopped, Loo
, around and seemed to wait for the
70 near him, but just as II apprOad
, u,;tbin reaching distance the mppopotau|
, ave plunge and once more dlsappear|
leaving a whirlpool of seethlng water
mark the spot where he had gone do
Nothing was seen of him now for
} time and they were about giving him
for lost when he sud lenly made his i
l nearauce. about one hundred yards
. bnt nearer the shore than at first.
= apain rowed towards him, calling to 4
o as before, but again the beast dodgei 4
h and dove to the bottom of the river.
!, now made large circuit with his boat
e homes of taking him by surprise, as
), came no to breathe, but, as if aE
e of his intentions, the hippopotamus 4
!, Of a long distance off and looked at |
= master cunningly and with an exprea
n which seemed to say, " No You don't
IS For the the third time Ali stsrte!
t. rprsnit with result similar to that vi
lie had attended his other attempts to M
lie fire his net. When he went down
he third time. Ali paused, evidently comp
70 " ronpIussed, and seemingly overco7
I'd Grief and despair. In second, hI
d. he seized the oars and rowed towa
e, steamer. "Try de tog," he shou'ei
he came alongside, "gib me de tos
- large black mastiff which had beenu
tn to Sleep in the cage of the hippopOl
RS, and for whom he has for long
to evinced much affection, had oeen
for inc up continued bowling from lhe'
he his companion had escaped, was no"
M ened, and instantly plunged into the r
Use IA swam after Ali as he moved OF.
rst In ahout a minute the hippopOa
try AGAIN stuck his huge head out OF the
be ter and on seeing him, the dog ga'
ew wild bark. and swan in his direction
ma, RAPIDLY. Ali accompanying HIM
the boat. At last the deg reached the
to ster, and, with series OF barKs'
est menced swimming around the ANNA
be- finally struck out for the shore, the
III potamus following.
are The interest excited by this scene
lse' intense. which continued to increase
lth the dog and hippopotamus reache
an American shore in safety. All wa
onS long after, and the animal was no
Dill on terra trina than the Egyptian,
'ea1 with small rawhide, which he hao
anu with him, jumped on the beach, an
lght ing to the animal, spoke lew "o
[geV the Egyptian tongue, gave nun
llKe smart cuts over his ponderous fump
the rawhide, and drove him wltOOO
Their difficulty to a place of safety,
ZEN he was at once secured, and the
OF means adopted to have him brou
cunt this city, where he now is, in fine
For ton after his frolic beneath the way
tain RosEcRANs' ARMY IN Mo11ol
lent special despatch to the Chicago Il
est's dated Cincinnati, June Is, says;
wed. GA private letter received from
,rinp respondent at Murfreesboro, this e
aritV dated Tuesday evening, states tia
,edlv GRAMS army had been served "
rich. davs' rations, and they were all IN
lions The destination is contraband, but
con- he Inferred from the fact that Bra
, to q large portion of his army, is rep
have reached Richmond on the 1871
For impression in military quarters h
sence the rebel leaders have given up|
nsed of being able to hold Vicksburg, al
,dino determined to give up the Sou
ldiers Bragg is to take care of Richmond
liked Lees army comes north and %
eve Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wasf
lien From the present aspect OF a1alrs
the East, this theory looks plausible
freely c,, Pro
hen FRorEciioN of Ooh0"
lsion, The Boston correspondent OF the
'neral field Republican says:
,,,t,a 1T may not be generally kno'
ol'Y w. Gov. Andrew determined at one
;! 10y to raise a second colored regime
gilant llo1 even sanu lh ~, Guaranty to 1
and government l.,,I say"'' f.eno rabeI b
rough same eH S;a roIa;or ..0 oniov He
- 10" changed his mind on this point