The Indianapolis journal., 1885-10-18

Jurnbo's stomach is not believed Jumbo knew
well enough the value of money. He kept it
carefully on his shelf for purchases of cakes on
rainy days. but ever since he had noted the
gradual downfall of his once prosperous friend
he had saved all he got. l believe he would have
accepted Scotts pressing invitations to leave the
gardens earlier had the seedy gentleman come
earlier to say farewell" for it is known that
the very next morning he walked calmly into his
travelling cage. He loved Scott and he knew
that Scott was anxious he should make no
further delay
= Good bye, Jumbo!n Good bye Scott, old
feloww The words had quite a pathetic sound,
coming from mob of roughs and lockers on.
They were not uttered until the monster cage
had been cleared OF its last difficulties in the soft
paths OF the Zoo. and had emerged fairly or the
high road, with Barnums address at New York
prominently labeled upon it. The crowd hoped
the case would never be got out of the gardens.
Jumbo himself had twice been so obstreperous
that his friends hoped he would smash his tenn
porary prison and make his removal impossible.
Twice or thrice the box had sunk into the yield
ing earth, but they were patient men who had
enarge OF his delivery at the docks. They never
los, temper nor heart. They lacked" the
wheels up and made their novel road out of
the earth as cheerfuly as if it was very ordinary
work indeed He'll get tired first" said New
man, when Jumbo stamped, and swayed, and
Dutted at his iron and timber walls; but
at one time the elephant demonstration were so
formidable that the crowd scattered off at re-
spectacle distance, and Scott, who had gone to
obtain some refreshments had to be called
upon the scene. Jumbo responded to the
keepers voice with prompt cessation of his
vagaries and put out his trunk fondly to be
patted. How he had previously gone down on
his knees and bowed his head and embraced
Scott with his trunk the people were filling each
other with pitiful additions of their '"Three
groans for Barnum! shouted a little boy perched
on some djacent ratings. The invitation was
accepted. and the three groans were groaned.
"Oh, Barnum's all right" said a London rough,
hell take care of the poor old bloke!" ''Three
cheers for Barnum. then' shouted another
fellow. 'Oh. get out" said the rough, three
cheers for@Jumbo-thats your time O. day."
The cheers were given, and then it was
that the great horses started with their load
"Good.bye. Jumbo" and Goodbye, Scott, old
fellow" for they knew the elephant was really
now on his way to America
1t was in 1.-The small hours of morning" that
the living load" moved off, attended by a mot
ley group of people, mostly boys. Half a dozen
policemen led the way then came Jumbo, with
DAVIS and Scott standing in front of the bars,
Scott comforting the beast with soothing words,
then three or four cabs, next a van carrying
workmen with tools, and finally the fag-end OF
small crowd Shiverlng in the east wind; for our
une weather had just changed to winter with IA
sh of frozen snow in the air. On went the
strange procession the voluntary part of it in
creaslng and decreasing. boys and men dropping
away tO Uo Succeeueu DV n IoW StraggerS IN the
streets midnight revelers on their way home
ward, and later on early workmen going to their
daily labors Jumbo trumpeted now and then
which, coupled with the tramping of horses and
rafting of chains. would bring people to bed
room windows to say: 1T is poor old Jumbo on
his way to America; goodbye old fellow!" Now
and then as If the sagacious beast understood
the sympathetic greetings, he would stamp and
shake his box and resist even SCOTS reassuring
words, but only for a few minutes.
Hn E.1 l.
trunk to be fondled. or to receive some
delicate contribution of food. After an occasion
al halt, greasing of the wheels, and once or
twice the application of cold water to the heated
axles, the procession reached the East End as the
first streaks OF morning appeared, cold and gray
and the earliest of early workmen came along
awakening the dull echoes of the chilly Streets
They all had pleasant words for the elephant ard
his attendants. Good bye and good luckl' SAID
some. Take me with you" said one gray head
ed brlcklayer; i've got a son out in America"
"Ah. they've made good thing out of you,
Jumbo; they ought to treat you WELL" said an
other. Never was truer remark The society
gave nothing for Jumbo at the outset They have
and have taken f3, 900 in extra gate-m money made
out of the emotional feelings of the London pub
lie. And what an exctable emotional childish,
goodnatured public it is! Was ever such fuss
about an animal before? There is not
chapter in "Gullivers Travels" nor in
nier interesting. A great city,
busy with the trade of the world controlling the
destinies of millions of people, in the midst of
a parliamentary session of grave Importance,
with wars ard rumors of wars" stirring the
pulse of Europe, with lapsing treaty of COM
merce that will ruin scores of traders and upset
the relations of England and France very seri-
Ously, with tragic romances occupying the law
courts. and in spite of all the ordinary occupa-
tions of great community, the entire popula-
fiOD DauSaS TO net aipphan Mt and rpaiSt itS
moval from their geological gardens, fills its
newspapers with records of the animals doings,
invokes Chancery to prevent its sale, and finding
that the courts refuse to interfere with 'the
sacred rights of contracts" gives itself over to
taking farewells Of the beast loading it with
presents, feeding it on luxuries and filling its
keepers pockets with sixpences The French
have always regarded Englishmen more or
sometimes warrant the shrug of French shoul-
ders and the observation Mad English" But
what will our neighbors think of us now2 The
folly of the foolish virgins liz Patience" is not
more ludicrous, judged by general standards of
common sense than is Londons pilgrimage to
the Zoo and its wild gush over Jumbo.
The English are law abiding people. After
all their demonstrations, here was Jumbo on his
way to the London docks without a revolution,
not even riot. Six policemen have been sufi-
cient to clear the way The little boys with
their wooden swords, and the street Arabs with
their big threats, are abed and asleep The
''roughs" of the East End are in their kennels,
although they know their pet is bound and in
chains. The fellows who invoked the law are
not even represented by solicitor The tender
ladies and fearful spinsters are not here to
strew the way with flowers. Jumbo trumpets
for them in vain. At the dock gates a working
man with basket of tools on his back seeing
the lugubrious procession halt near the landing
stage, profaney called upon his Maker to wit
ness that he (the said workingman) would give
Jumbo his last bun "Wonder if the bakers is
up9' he reflected. Then, laying down his tools,
away he went for the first store Jumbo was at
the stage, ready to be swung upon the lOOton
turned heated and exhausted with his rum but
holding hot cake triumphantly aloft 1t was
not, however, the last bun the elephant re-
ceived before he was af1oat. Early in the morn
ing. spinsterial-lookng lady. with reticule in
her hands, arrived at the Zoo to give Jumbo
farewell present. He was gone. She had evil
IDENTITY spent her last penny on him. There