Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-03-05


:. osas.. . I seeing A.E,.pna..-"
sou. ,..,. .;...,-s &C one Of the Pbila.
d.lnh;. .,-.srs, = pagent wss in rehearsal
j. mich i wssr necessary % hevs ao ole.
plant. No elephant was to b had. The
"whild beasts were slf travelling, and
~ PROPERTY nan. ssast ditpctee sDd man.
'6ssr utmost had ID ~hsn hey thought Of
it Days passed in the hopeless task Of
trying 10 secure one; but at last Yankee
Ingenuity triumphed, ~ indeed il always
does, and a elephant was made to order,
Of wood, skins, paint and varLish. Thus
fer the matter was al very we'll but a. yet
shsy found no 1nesns = make laid comb.
nssios travel Here sgain the genius Of
tho manager, the stage director and pro-
psrty man stuck out, and two "broths :,
were duly installed ~ legs. Ned c.,
one OF tho true and genuine "b'hoys,,
held the station Of fore legs and for several
nights he played that heavy part to the
entire satisfaction of the managers and
the delight Of tho audience.
The part, however, was . very tedious
one, a. the elephant was obliged to be on
tho stage about an hour, and Ned was
rather too fond Of the bottle to remain 80
long without " whetting bis whistle" 30 be
Get bis wits to work to find q way to carry
= wee drop with him. The eyes Of the
elephant being made Of two porter bottles
with the necks in, Ned conceived the bril-.
liant idea Of Cling them with good stuff:
This he fully carried out and elated with
success, be willingly undertook to play
forelegs again.
Night came on-the theater was dense.
y crowded with the denizens of the Quak.
sr City-the music was played in the
sweetest strains-the curtain rose, and the
play began. Ned and "hind legs, i" marched
upon the stage. The elephant was greeted
with round upon round Of applause. The
decorations and the :rappings were gor-
geous. The elephant and the prince
seated upon his back we're loudly cheered.
The play proceeded; the elephant was
marched round and round the stage. The
fore legs treated the hind legs, and then
drank tho health OF the audience in a
bumper of genuine elephant eye whisky,
brand, by the way till then unknown. On
went the play, and on went the drinking.
The conclusion march was to be made
tho signal was given, and the fore leg.
staggered towards the fornt Of the stage.
The conductor pulled the ears of the ele-
plant to the right-the fore legs to the
left. The foot lights obstructed the way,
and be raised his foot and stepped plump
into the orchestral
Down went the fore legs on to the lead.
ers fiddle; over, Of course, turned the
elephant, sending the prince and hind
lego into the middle Of the pit. The man.
ayers stood horror-struck /; the prince and
hind legs lay COMPOUNDED, the boxes in
convssons, the actors choking with laugh.
ter, and poor Ned, casting one look, .
strange blending Of Drunkenness, grief
Md laughter at the scene, fed hastily out
of the theatre closely followed BY the
leader with the wreck of his fiddle, Der.
forming various cut and thrust motions
IN the air. The curtain dropped on q
'cene behind the scenes. No more pageant
no more fore legs-bus everybody held
heir sides. Music, actors, pit, boxes and
gallery, rushed from the theatre shriekinp
between every breath. Haze you seen the
elephant. Journal.