, 1872-02-08

trunk, and held it firmly down, though
groaning with agony, while the surgeon
completely dressed the wound, and she
continued to perform this service every
day until the wound was healed.
1t was necessary to convey some ar
tillery, during one of the English wars
in India, up one of the ghauts or steep
passes in the mountains. The march
had been dreadful, when at length they
came to place where further advance
seemed impossible. But on they must
go-and now up a ghaut which was
more formidable than any they had vet
encountered, and for this purpose road
had to be made-part of hill cut down
and trees laid on the ascent, SO as
to form a footing for the two ele-
plants hwo were bringing up the heavy
artillery. When the road was made one
Of the elephants was brought up. He
looked at it for some time, surveyed the
mountain, shook his head, and when
forced forward by the driver roared pit
eously. He knew that it would not do,
They made some alteration =; he again
examined it carefully, pressed his trunk
upon the trees, placed one Of his
fore legs on them, heaving forward the
whole weight of his body so as to try it.
This being satisfactory, he began the as
cent, proceeding with the same caution.
In while he stopped again. he was dis
satisfied and would not advance. Ii.
vain the driver coaxed him, and address,
ed him by all those endearing epithets
of which elephants are fond, but to no
purpose. He would not move, and when
they again used force to urge him on he
roared fearfully. Again some alteration
was made in the road. and the elephant
having examined it, and being satisfied.
proceeded and thus assembled the stu
pendous ghaut. The second elephant.
which was much younger one, had in
the mean time been watching the ascen
with the most intense interest, making
motions all the time as if shoulderias
up his companion, as one may have seen
boys and men do when they are watch-
ing another at work, with sympathizing
interest. When. therefore, he saw his
companion safely at the top he sent forth
a shout of triumph as from trumpet.
But now his turn came; and he, poor
fellow. was sadly frightened at first
But they forced him to go on, and when
he stumbled or slipped he saved himself
by sticking his toes into the ground. He
managed it bravely, however, after all.
and when near the top his campanion.
who had been watching him with the
most intense anxiety extended his trunk
down to him. as man would have put
forth his hand to help friend or broth.
er in distress and the younger twined
his trunk around the trunk of the other
and so reached the top in safety. This
difficult undertaking being happily ac-
complished. they greeted each other just
as human friends would have done after
some dangerous enterprise, in which
they had encountered life peril, LITERAL
ly embracing each other, and stood face
to face as if whispering congratulations.
A tame elephant having escaped DUR
ing stormy night, rambled off to his
native jungle. After two years an eie-
phant hunt took place, and consider
able number of animals were entrapped
in an enclosure, called q Eeddah. 1t
happened that ono Of the hunters was
the keeper of the runaway elephant, and
to his surprise he thought he recogniz.
ed him among the wild herd tina. was
captured. His companions laughed at
the idea. But calling his old favorite by
its name, it at once came forward, and
showed such signs of good will that the
man, thouhtless of his danger, climbed
over the barrier, and the elephant kneel,
ing to receive him. he rode away to his
pickets triumphantly.
ANCIENT FARMING.--The ''good old
times" that we occasionally here regret
ted do not seem to have existed in con-
nection with farming, For five centur-
les back the practice of agriculture has
been, instead of retrograding, steadily
though slowly improving. In the four
teenth century the average product Of
wheat per acre, in Great Britain, was
only ten bushels, thus approximatins
the production Of our older States atthe
present time. A farm of 572 acres, at
that time, could keep but 26 cows. with
very much smaller proportion Of other
stock than might be expected. Roots
were then unknown. 1t was not until
400 years since that gardening was coin.
menced, and cabbages were first intro
duced into England, but the gardening
must have been somewhat limited. for
in the year 1900 the royal family of Eng
land, desiring to have salad, were
obliged to import one from Holland
Hops were introduced there in 1924, and
potatoes in 1868. Turnips were grown
as garden crops from 1910, and so years
later found their way into field culture,
In 1854 it was discovered that they could