The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-16

ously. Ihis : N amusing b>&st- He
ccnso< bear being laughed sE-fr1nk
B.<kls.L ~ Lssd aid Wsfv-
InssIlI<rn<e g El<phn.os-Ssae q
Ih<ir Prartiesl Jskss-
.Nr family have ben N the circus
business for seventy years-' sad fsank
Melville the equestrian % Ses YORK
S.srepcrrer. and NY earliest meaories
are a incidents q sho~ life Speaking
a elephants. once rcde forty miles On
the bsck q one- old TpPoo S2ib. when
uns Only six years old and ever since
have been around where they we're and
hai opportunities for studying their
unvx l don't want sny more intimate
ASSOCIATION with them than that but 80
f,r they hare : real fascination for me
During the tsnting season when l an
not q work in the ring. the most likely
pl,ce % find me = IN the vicinity Of the
elephants never get tired cf watch
ing them for they are always doing
something new. showing how intelli-
gent. cunning. and may say devilish.
they are They understand what i said
% them a well - most people do. and
think about What they want 10 do Just
- 4 perSDn would have seen eie-
plants again and again. when they
\ rhourhrnobody vas about 70 watch them
perperrzre thefrs with an ingenuity IN
avoiding detection that . human thiel
would hardly beat II = no uncommon
\ thing for an elephant % pull up the
stakes 10 which he Is chained 20 TO :
feed bin containing oofs or carrots,
wrench Cd the lock raise the Id eat ~
he wants. put down the I'D AGAIN. re
turn to his place. poke the stake 4
which his chain i fastened back int
the same hole II came out Of and stami
IL down with his foot and then vhez
his keeper comes he vii look - limo
cent a. lamb. but II You'll wafch tn
beasr until the man beginscursing abou
the robbery Of the feed BIN you II 90
serve An amused twinkle IN his wicked
warchful little eyes that shows ms En-
joymen- o. the sfrusfion- The elephan
= always on the lookout 70 play = trick
Incauri0usIy leave jzcket OF . shlr
where he can get A. IL ard he viii
I when he tanks himself unobserved- Dc
Iibernfelv pull every button OF H. ~
: then par II back Just where you left i
, AMI show that be finds il funny whel
vou oct mad have seen two 81 ther
rrpr 10 = sham firhr to attract the arter
rion Of third 80 that = fourth cc1l
: ct = chance 70 steal the Feed q n
! rhirl
The funniest thing I know q
thourh- about elephants Was old ma
: Lenr*s adventure with dwarf Asiati
specimen that he had here IN his Ne
I York show II was . eomical lockin
: Errle heasr-lirrle for m elephant th1
/, f-ufrh no -usks and with ears IA
: WINS. ard Lent used 20 trv 20 make
|. pe- u IL He woult 20 into the ROOT
4 where Ee persisted IN keeping IL IN
heat Ike that u |. bake-0ven- 80
would fool about II until the Keep
4 tod him % take care OF i would M
: him Bnk = pcoh-Poohed that -
I take nv cane and scalp him = !
doesn't behave himself the old ma
i would say- One night when Stickns
and myself were dressing, we heal
& from that rooun- near Us : great noi'
! II somebody conghing- and spurterin'
q and shooting All. Would yous Or
= tk.tr or and calling for help "
ran out and the sight Ne saw Ju
- uarzl-zed - both With laughter The
rs Lent backed Up against the "a
= IN : conner. and the Dwarf elephant =
Il ing 20 butt the life OF Of him. but y
q beas<-s chain Wa % short that
IA cDcItn-s get fxir chance - him. -
N could only sink IN his stomach coup
a iee< o. % sf every drive The kee
= er soon put stop % the elephant
~ fun but d0n-f know how long i -
= before Lents belly r0unded out again
z r. former fzir proportions