Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-27

5s" While living at Durham" says DIR
Warwick, 81 took walk one evening
in Stamford's Park. On reaching o
pond in which fish were kept ready for
use, 1 observed fine pike of some six
pounds, weight. At my approach he
darted away like an arrow. In his hurry,
he Knocked his head against an iron hook
fixed in post in the water, fracturing
his skull and injuring the optic nerve on
one sidesof his head. He appeared to
suffer terrible pain; he plunged into the
mud, houndered hither and thither, and
at last, leaping out of the water, he fell
onthe bank On examination, portion
of the brain was seen protruding through
the, fractured skull. - = s,i.l =.
This / carefully restored to its,
place, making use of a smallsilyertooth-
pick to raise the splinters of broken
bone. The fish remained quiet during
the operation; when it was over he
plunged into the pond. At first, his
'suferings appeared to be relieved but
in the course of a few minutes he began
rushing right and left until he again
1eaped out of the water. ,-lq hoB 53slu
na.I called the keeper, and with his as
sistance applied bandage to the frac-
ture. That done, we restored him to the
pond and left him to his fate. Next
m6fning jas soon as j reached the waters
edge, the pike swan to meet me quite
close to, the. bank, and laid his head
upon my feet. 4 thought this an extra
ordinary proceeding. Without further
delay, examined the wound and found
it healing nicely. / then strolled
for some time by the side of the pond
The fish swami after me, following my
steps and turning as turned. g
-" The following day I brought a few
young friends with me to see the fish,
He swan to me as before. Little by little
he became SO tame as to come to my
whistle and eat out Of my hand. With
other persons, on the contrary, he con-
tinued assshy and as wild as ever." eo'
The elephant, with a sort of humorous
justice, is given to return injuries or in
suits in kind. In Madagascar, an ele-
plants cornacs happening to havea a CO.
coanut in his hand thought fit, out of
bravado, to break it on the animals head.
The elephant made no protest at the
time but next day. passing afruit-stall,
he took cocoanut in his trunk and re-
turned the cornac's compliment so Wig
orously on his head, that he killed HIM
on the spot eaifs-s 0'se5oF
IF vindictive,o the elephant is also
grateful. At Pondicherry, soldier who
treated an elephant to dram of arrack
every time he received his pay, found
himself the worse for liquor. When the
guard were about to carry him off to
prison,he took refuge under the elephant
and fell asleep. His protector would al
lowno one to approach, and watched him
carefully all night In the morning, after
caressing with his trunk, he dismissed
him to settle with the authorities as best
he could.
Both revenge and gratitude imply in
telligence still more does the applica-
tion of an unforeseen expedient. A train
of artillery going to Seringapatam, had
to cross the shingly bed of river. A
man, who was sitting on a gun carriage,
fell; in, another second the wheel would
have passed over his body. An elephant,
walking by the side of the carriage, saw
the danger, and instantly, without any
order from his keeper, lifted the wheel
from the ground, leaving the fallen man
upiniured