National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-09-03
4 lSa0dciOus Elephant.

city as part of a travelling mena
gerie:
Miss Annie is a model female
one Of the old school, and would as
soon twist her head off with her
trunk as to harm hnman being /
who treated her cOurtcouSly. Last .
winter, in her quarters at Philadel- |
phia, she exhibited love and hate in |.
IA very singular manner. McLaugh |.
lin had imblbed rather freely, and /
returning to the barn, got INTO a
difficulty with a policeman, who was
bent on arrcsting him. The man
had been around the barn a good
deal, and was somewhat acquainted
with tbr elephant. The trainer fled
70 the barn. and getting behind Bd-
by, refused TO submit TO arrest. The
VI i. boldly advanced to bring him
out, when the elephant thrust him
aside with her trunk. This was re
pcdted several times. the trainer
encouraging her, when the police
mau gave her an angry blow with
+ his baton, and sought to push by.
I Blowing ucr shrill trumpet. Baby
caught him round the waist, and
/ giving a strong whiIl, deposited the
frightened bluc coat in barrel OF
oats thirty feet away. As he had
no instructions to arrest elephants,
] ami could not arrest the man with
out her, he concluded hot TO press
matters further.
At another time last summer, dur
ing d hot night, Mclaughlin laid
down beside Baby on a bale of hay.
and soon fell asleep. Near him was
the cage OF the Bengal tiger, fierce
and uugo2eruablc animal, and
treachcrous to the last degree, BY
lying down the beast could get his
paw, at full length under the bars,
and ON thcmolumg Of that very day
he had thus giVcu his unsuSpcctln&
keeper a stroke with his claws that
tore upcn the mans check in hOr
rible manner. Restless, McLau9h-
lin rolled aDout, and the eyes OF the
tiger .liStcned as he saw the body
coming closer TO his cruel claws
At length. Just as one of the keep.
erS entered the door, the trainer roll.
ed down SO near that the tigcrreach'
ed out and caught his clotheS.--
With a savage Snarl, he was straight
', ening back for a puH, to get flesh
under his nails, when the elephant,
who had also been sleeping, rose up
= = at the growl. and seeing the Sltua
=, ton vt "A glance, rushed forward, be
fore the man at the door had scarce
" advanced ii step, and with blow
!. of her trunk made the tiger let &c
= his hold aud scream with pam and
:, fury.
: Since her capture Annie has III
: creased seven hundred pOurdS II
! weight. and SlN inches in height
Three years ago she had not Il Sigl
u of a tuSk. now she has worries 81
! inches long, and growing finely. j.
: the summer, when the weather !!
y dry. she gets a bath at every creek
: and her trainer gives her II doZel
) pals of water over her back,
" standing long i'll the tent. Abou
y twice Il year she gets SIX gallons q
t linsccd oil rubbed over her skin
; without 1.-THE hide would get SO dr.
: as to feel and sound like boaro
-" Her usual feed per day is bushel {
:. oats and one hundred and fifty lb'
= of hay. and She driuks,i If moderated
= thirsty, twcHtS pals of water at
u time. As stated she is very docll'
> minding readily if she understand
y what is wanted. As this Is her thlr
II season. the person must he shar
- = who can impose upon her worth
y less rift. About four weeks ago
= man gave her stick Of candy
) which had been soaked for som
W time in tobacco juice. Seeming nC
- to mind the joke, Baby waited a Ii
- tie, and when the joker had almo'
Ut forgotten the incident, she took up
~ huge piece of liver lying neM Il
:, cage of lions, aud seut the mass lu
=, :" against the fellows bfeas, knoekln
" him down, and altogether spoIllu
80 the bosom OF his white shirt, al
~ his IDEAS Of superior smartnesS.
~ Here is another instance OF Il
w. caution Of an older elephant:
uc The well known sagacity of Il
he elephant recently had n rcmarkal
Ito cNcmpliiieation at st. .JohnS, IN &
at. Province Of Quebec. Tho immrn
50, elephant belonging TO mcnagel
ho and circus, which was to exhibit
hi. Montreal, was the hero. \ +,
to weeks since. while travelling fro
lst Waterbury to Northield, VT, Il
yc. elephant in crossing II bridge over
is. creek. crushed the floor with !
he enormous weight, and fell part
air through, his fore quarters OF
~. remaining on the bridge. BY Il
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