Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-01

ornamented with pair of finely formed tusks
and having on the frontal bone a sort of blaze
of dirty pink extending partly down the trunk.
A iudciously held cracker, however, caused
his trunk to make voyage of discovery high
above his head, and his breast. ears and the
fore part of his body were thus exposed to
partial view. As far could be seen under
the circumstances, Toung is a well proper
toned, fihe young elephant, about seven feet
and half high. His general color is trife
darker than that of the usual run of elephants
seen in this country On the forehead is
large pinkish or flesh colored patch. which
dies away in mottled patches on the shoul-
ders. The edges of the ears are also of this
pinkish color. and it appears in modified
form on the folds of skin between the fore
leg., reaching up to the chest. few spots
of like nature are dotted over the hind-quar-
,ers. The tusks, which are singuarly per-
feet and white, about twenty inches long,
and the toe-nals are of a light color ap
preaching white. The inner surface of the
trunk is mottled with pink, while the tail is
well formed and nearly touches the ground.
Inside the cage with Toung was an excitabe
Asiatic, Rahde by name, who is the Hahout,
or keeper of the sacred beast.
HIS CREDENTIALS.
After the inspection of the piebald animal
was over MIR White and Mr. Hutchinson gave
all the information they could MIR. Hutch
inson had guarded on board the tug tw o pieces
of gilt and lacquered wood about foot long
and two inches wide. Between these were
two or three pieces of what looked like dried
corn leaves. They were the palm leaves on
which were written with a sharp instrument
the Burmese certificate of identity, which
being interpreted runs:
l.. al, .li Dc
5th increase at Mandalay. Moung Thee,
Second Minister of Royal Elephants, do here
by certify that the Elephant named .'ToUNG
TALoNGU," is the specie of White (Sacred)
Elephant. and possesses the qualities and at
tributes of such.
By ORDER OF
HPOUNG-DAW-GYEE HPAYAH,
King and Lord of all White Elephants
NJ. MAILING. (Signed) MOUNG THEE,
Translator. Second Minister of Royal
Elephants
He also produced the following copy of the
deed of sale;
Ninth decrease of Tasoungmong 1245 bur
mese era), at Karen village. Doang Dance, we
who have signed below, Moung Tsaw, Kvah
Yoe, Shoay Att Hpaw. these three men hav-
ing heard the statement of Mullikin (Melli-
can Master, a rich mans agent from distant
We " ichAhs W hd'S ahu iSspeNt
the Ryan Zone (sacred or white) elephsn,
Toung Taloung. which we now own from the
| estate of Htsw Yoe Baw, who is dead, we
having sworn him before God and under the
Poh (holy) tree on the hill, he promised that
he will take him straightly to his master to
love and protect him from misery; if not, he
knows that the sin cannot escape hell. We
| have got from Mullikin Master rupees II, 900
| to repair our Gods images and monasteries
We write and give this document with our
| free will and consent.
| MoUSG TsAw,
kYAH YoE,
SHoAr Art HPAw.
MoUNG HrAY, District Elder, witness.
The TRIP From THE FAR EAST.
Charles White, who took charge of the ami.
NAL in Burmah, said After | took charge
OF the elephant we had a ten days journey
before Rsngoon was reached. This journey
was the most difficult part of the whole bust
ness. 1t led through the thick jungle, and
down the Irawsddy and we were haunted the
whole way by the fear that the sacred beas,
would either be taken from us or poisoned by
tie natives, which was the fate which befeil
one white elephant that had been purchased
some months before. l had eight men with
me. all natives, but had to watch the beas,
myself night and day. After the purchase
money had been paid to the King he repented
and sent one Of his ministers after US with
strict orders to bring back the elephant. We
just reached British ground in time to escape
this man. When we got to Rangoon We Sc.
cured passage on board the Tenasserim di
rectly for Englsnd. We had to build house
on deck for Toung, and before this was fin.
ished four well-dressed Burmese came on
board. They asked to see me. and one OF
them, who spoke excellent English. began tc
question me. Who had charge of the ele.
phantg Where was he going? How had ]
bought him:' and so on. Then they asked il
| would take double what I had given fol
him. On my refusal it all came out. Their
King wanted him. and they must have him al
all costs called some of the sailors and
had the Burmese removed quietly but speedi.
ly. We got of safely, and Toung bore the
| voyage of forty-four DAYS splendidly We
fed him daily with pail of oats. forty oil
fifty pounds of hay. and four loaves of bread
with bananas and pineapple sprouts as greer
stuff. We also gave him paddy. or unhulled
rice, and daily bowl of tamarinds and salt >
Are there any whittier elephants than
Toung in the Kings stable?"
/ II have seen all the Kings animals, and