, 1880-08-09

den and other damage, and Romeo and
went to the creek, where he took .
good bath, being already soaped."
"Romeo had q bad temper, if re-
member aright?"
He was subject to spells. Once, in
Chicago, he got loose. knocked his
keeper senseless under the benches, and
freeing his mate, Juliet, they began to
mash everything they could reach in
the building. This was some years
ago, before the fire, and the amphithe-
ater was just opposite the Court House.
The enraged couple went into the street,
which was soon deserted, as the ele-
plants "went for" everything they
could see-men, horses, or anything
else. The police became alarmed and
the people excited. Unfortunately l
had gone to the theater and had neg
lected to say to which one. It was
nearly II o'clock when I arrived and
learned of the trouble. They were in
the street. holding possession. l had
been away from them for two weeks,
and did not know what his temper was
Just then, but I went to Juliet and got
her in without any trouble. Then I
had to tackle Romeo. I stood in the
door and called to him. He was in the
street, chasing everybody he could
see, and the way those Chicago people
vanished upstairs was caution. As
soon as he heard my voice and located
it he came for me like an avalanche. /
had just time to make the door and run
through a little dressing-room. IHe
came into the building trumpeting
with rage, and stood in the center look
ing for me. Tho weather was very
cold, and I purposely left the doors
open to chill him. After half an hours
freesing I showed myself up on the
side of the building where he could
not reach me. I threw him loaf Of
bread, but he was too mad to eat. Az
ter while he began to chill and be-
come more tractable. I then ordered
him on to his own side Of the building.
He went. Then I ordered him to kneel,
which he obeyed, and we had the chains
on him pretty quick"
Was NO one injured 2"
"Not at that time, though there were
some wonderful escapes of citizens. In
Philadelphia, in the same way, he
turned on a keeper. He died from in
juries received in punishment for his
misdeeds at later visit to Chicago.
His skeleton is now in q museum in
that city,"
"They know what they are being
punished for, do they? ?"
"Yes, just as we'll as child. If
there were no bad keepers there would
be no bad elephants. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; Author
Of Gates Ajar."
She finished her school life at the
sge of 10, but her literary activity had
begun the year before she entered the
institute, in the shape of various
newspaper contributions. Her first
great popular success was "The Gates
Ajar," which at once gave her an inter-
national reputation. An edition of
20 900 was speedily exhausted; the de-
mand continued unabated, and the
book still has large and ready sale.
In England its circulation rivalled that
in America. It was brought out by
various publishers, and was also
printed in cheap popular editions at Sd.
a copy. It was also translated into
French and German and Dutch.
"The Gates Ajar" was preceded by
ten taking juvenile books pablis he'd
from 1864 to 1867; proof of Miss
Phelps remarkable industry. In 1877
"The Story of Avis" was published.
This book has been the subject Of many
diverse criticisms, few, if any. Of
which have denied its power, the great
question having been on the truth Of
its conclusions. Miss Phelps herself
regards the book more affectioHately
than any of its predecessors, and holds
it to be her best. She believes she has
grown beyond her earlier works.
In Andover her study is not in her
fathers house, for she has learned, she
says, like the ministers who study in
their churches, or the carpenters who
60 to their benches, the value of a
workshop out of the house." There
fore, for several years past. she has had
her study in an old building next door,
one of the Oldest at the hill; a low
walled chamber with picturesque and
tasteful fittings-Pictures, draperies,
books, easy chairs, tables and ham,
mock swung from large beams in the
ceiling. This building has just been
sold and moved away in sections to
make room for large house building
for new professor. Miss Phelps now
has her study temporarily in a brown
house down Main street, below the col
lege yard, but will probably build a
new one before long.
For several years she has spent her
summers in East Gloucester, where
she has built quaint little cottage in
a charming spot close to the waters
edge, at the mouth of gorge opening
in the wild rocky shore of Gloucester