Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-07-28

pcatcdly caresslng his keeper with his trunk
Ills body was found to bo covered will
wounds, from which the blood was flowing i.
streams. Over one hundred arrows wcr,
found sticking in his body The first pro
ceeding was to extract the arrows, each on.
as it was draw from his flesh caused him t,
after pltcous molns Of pain, and then staunch
the How of blood, which, being DONE he wa.
enabled with great difficulty to walk back tc
the camp. Amid the confusion it was i'm
possible to ascertain how he became looscnec
from his place of confinement, but upon ex
aiming the chain it was found to be unlock
ed, showing that it was through the agcnc,
OF some mischicviously inclined persons and
upon strict inquiry being made, it was as
ccrtaincd that II party Of young braves, noti
cling how very gentle and harmless the ele.
phant was, concluded to have grand mena.
gcric procession of their own; and while
some were unlocking his chains, five or six
leapcd upon his back and two more walked
on each side and stccrcd him ulong, and thus
the grand cavalcade started for the Indian
quarter Of that town, intending, 10 doubt to
create u big sensation among their brethren
which they certainly did, though with re-
suit far different from what they anticipated ;
for, upon reaching the first of long row Of
wigwams, he discovered the top Of one which
had been covered the day before with the
long. sweet grass Of the prairie, thrust out his
trunk for mouthful when the whole ton
give way, and out burst tho frightened in,
mites with terrific screams, aud also scarinc o
the elephant at the same time
Tho Indians, becoming alarmed for the
safety of the rest of the wigwams, commenced
goading him with spears and knives; while
at the same time a hundred torches were flash
cd upon the scene, producing tho very object
they were endcayoring to prevent, for it not
only confused but blinded the elephant, while
the pain and torture of the knife and arrow
wounds rendered him almost frantic With rag @
and terror to such degree that he rushed
mndly forward, dealing destruction on all
sides; and it would be difficult to tell which
party expressed the most satisfaction in part.
ing from each others society, Indians or ele.
plant
Old Emperor was purchased from the
King of Siam, aud has been in this country
on exhibition for about thirty years He is
known to all showmcn as being the best dis
positoncd elephant in the United States,
never having been known to niurc any living
creature. The Indians noticing how very
gentle he was, were not slow to take advan
tagc of his docility and good nature
The Western Indian is noted for his thiev
ing propensity, but history has no record of
their endcavoring to pilicr 50 large an animal
before, although their disposition was good
enough to attempt it. But they have the
consolation of knowing that they are not the
first showmcn that started out and 'sbusted
up"
Mr.. Robinson Immediately sent for the
chief to cndcavor' to concilatc him, and to
rcmuncrate those who had lost their dwellings,
by the unfortunate occurrence.
Upon the arrival of that dignitary, he quick
y made known his wishes, when the chief
Immediately replied that the ''father of all
animals as he termed the elephant, twas
.'ot to blame, but that the blame rested upon
his young men who had unfastcncd old En-
pcror, for which they were very sorry, and
hoped Mr.. Robinson would forgive them and
now, as no one had been killed only very
tadly scarcd-he did not think it right that
the father of all animals should be made
to pay anything, although nineteen wigwams
were Destroyed
Old Emperor appears to be particularly
unfortunate in adventures. Winter before
last, while travelling in the South, he had Il
o-''"o oo'"""o WIN HliISatotS III rIoTlua
Swamp, where he succeeded in saving the
white camel that stands by his side, and which
at that time was mere calf; and now comes
this last midnight encounter with the Potta-
watomics, the wounds from which he will not
soon recover.
They SAY -.'rhey Say" is a nuisance.
He is forever making mischief Forever DO
king his nose into somebody's business For.
ever vilifyng somebody's character. Forever
doing something mean. We suspect "rhcy
Say has ruined about as many people as
| whiskey and the farobank.
"They Say" is snake in the grass Pro
Tossing the warmest friendship to your face
ne vilely traduces you behind your bnck-no
IN the first person singular, be it remember
ed for nc is too crafty for that, but be retals
with Aminidab Sleek like sorrow, what other
people say Of you-in short what "They
Say"
"They Say" is humbug. Tear off the
| hypocritical mask he wears and you shall see
very often, bnscncss and knavcry of the black
est kind. Sometimes, we admit, "They Say
is weak minded, and ISLANDERS people more
through ignorance and thoughticssncss than
wish to destroy their good name, but he is