The Indianapolis journal., 1885-10-18

lshfnent OF the passenger when he found himself
in the air. Poor old fellow! He put out his trunk
to catch at the sun, you might have thought if
the scene had been in sunshiny country. But
before he could ''hang on to anything he was
dropped as gently lady's fan upon a hassock
down into the hold of the Clarence barge. Then
the attendants and others, reporters, artists,
facile newspaper scribes, went to breakfast At
noon the barge was tugged down the river
Goodbye was shouted from many hoarse
throat. Good luck, old chap greeted the river
procession on its way to the Assyrian Monarch.
which lay calmly coaing in Milwall docks The
next day he sailed in company with GOO other
immigrants, not one of whom but might envy
him the kindly and considerate attentions he
would and did receive at sea, and the welcome
that greeted his safe arrival in the land of the
stars and stripes.
Poor old Jumbo! How English children
laughed and wept when they heard that on ar
irving at New York Jumbo put out one of his
big feet to feel if the earth over there was firm
enough to hold him. Even grown up people felt
proud of the compliment to the solidity of Eng
land which this significant action implied. And
how everybody read with avidity everything
that came to London in the cables! And how
glad the children were to hear of the surprise
and wonder and admiration which he excited in
the minds of their little cousins over the sea!
But his death has revived their enmity against
the committee of the Geological Society who
sold him for profit If they had never done so.
the children argue in their childish wav Jumbo
Woulo nave ueen mere now dllVe ana We'll Iley
had grown accustomed to the comfort of looking
for his return. Mr.. Barnum had promised 10
bring him back. The Queen herself had asked
Mr.. Barnum to do so. and they were told by
persons who knew him that Mr.. Barnum is
kind man who loves children and animals The
biological gardens will never again have the
same attractions for visitors they had when
Jumbo paraded along rhe grand promenade on
summer days amidst admirinP throngs, while
the bands played and the children rode in his
boudah or fondled his trunk. The children,
am sorry to say do not think quite as we'll of
Mr.. Barnum as they did when they were relying
upon him to bring >Jumbo home. They have
read all the reports of his arrangements to stuff
Jumbo, and they have read of his saying eyes,
the loss is tremendous, though probably the
railway company will pay portion of it, but
such trl1e never disturbs my mind. Have l
not lost million by fires, half as much by other
financial misfortunes? But long ago l learned
that to those who mean right and try to do right
there are no such things real misfortunes"
Ihe little ones evidently think that Mr. Barnum
has been weighing the loss of Jumbo i'll mer
cenary scales; they think his lament is not
sufficiently personal towards Jumbo; they think
money point of view; and they dislike the idea of
stuffing him. But said ore of the English
children to me yesterday, Il didn't know they
stuffed animals with oats and hay" "Nor did
l." was my reply. "But / am glad they do
said the little one, because if some good fairy
brings Jumbo 20 life again he will have store
of food already laid in' What do you meanF'
asked why this telegram in the papers
-see." | read the dispatch; it referred to the
smaller elephant which was reported killed with
Jumbo. STUFF the trick elephant immediately
wired Mr. Barnum to his agent. II am stuffing
him, replied his agent, with oats and hay"
JOSEPH HATTON.