The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-06

chain with UNDERGROUND pull. The
boatswain glanced over his shoulders to
| see that the gangway was clear. The
elephant glided into trot, and the boat
swain broke into a run for quarter of
the ships length. Then he darted into
a three-foot passage beside an open
hatchway to cross over to port. Sam
pulled up at the turning and cast
glance out of the lower corner of his
right eye down the hatchway. William
Leopold talked native African to him
and increased his pull on the chain to
two hundred pounds, but with no effect.
Sam brushed through the three-foot
passage after the sugar, and found him
self in the port gangway. He was want
ed aft, where a heavy gang-plank had
been laid for him to walk ashore on.
The boatswain and the sugar, however,
had retreated forward on the port side,
and Sam was for pursuing him.
One of the employees of Reiche &
Brother got in front of him at this time,
however, and withstood the brute's
charge with an iron shaped like boat
hook set in short wooden handle. He
was prodded with the pike, and though
at last caused him to stop and turn
around. The sugar, which had proved
too successful, was now discarded. Sam
was prodded along the gangway until
he came to the gang-plank. The tide
was low and the plank was nearly level.
Besides this, it had been strewn with
hay.
Sam planted his right forefoot on the
heavy bolted planks and then bore part
of his weight upon them. Everybody
about the ship and on the wharf had
gathered in safe and convenient places
to see the elephant try this bridge; but
they were disappointed. The examina-
ton was the work of a moment. There
was hardly more than perceptible hes
itation before the left foot was set upon
the plank. Then he walked serenely
over the plank. The ship was close be-
side the pier, and no water was in view.
Once arrived on the covered pier, he
looked about him for q moment and
then started on a rolling trot toward the
daylight at the shore end. William
Leopold weighs only 1870 pounds, but he
pulled at least $50 pounds on the chain.
Then another man got hold of it with
him, and both were dragged along at
handsome rate. At last, when Sam had
arrived within $50 feet of West Street,
Assistant Keeper Hone, of the Central
Park menagerie, and three or four en-
ployees of Reiche & Brother, who had
outrun him, deployed in close line in his
front. The boat-hook was again brought
into requisition, and he came to a stand
still. 1t was then the work of moment
to tie stout rope around his right fore
foot, with which thereafter he was
stopped at pleasure whenever he went
too far to suit his keepers.
Two men walked beside him, one in
front of him and two behind him in his
progress to the Central Park menagerie,
where he is to rest few days after his |
voyage, and before he is delivered to
the person for whom he was imported. |
The boys followed him in the streets in
crowds. He made his attendants walk |
briskly to keep up with him, and APP
peared to be afraid of nothing, except |
the jolting of very heavy wagons near
him. He marched up South Fifth |
avenue without appearing to notice the
rumbling over his head of several ele-
waited railroad trains. He displayed
disposition to be so close to trees and
standing wagons that his attendants on
that side had to fall hastily back behind |
to avoid being crushed. In Fifth Ave-
nue. Sam was induced to walk in the
east gutter, out of the way of the many
passing vehicles. Near Thirteenth |
street he turned suddenly in upon the
sidewalk, causing several ladies to gath
er up their dresses and take refuge on
the high stoops. Leopold, who was on
the side toward the street, shouted at
him in African and German, and when
this proved unavailable he seized him by
the left ear and tugged on it. The boat
hook argument being piled on the other
side, Sam turned back and was soon
shutting along in the gutter again. No
horses were frightened, and no other
mishap occurred on the journey.-NeO
York Sun.