The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-18


solicit me 70 pet him. and Il I ~ \
NAMED near. he would soon got over
biz III feeling
We have travelled many thousands
Of miles together In the magnificent
car built expressly for our use. NY
sleeping apartment was at one end of
the car. and my bed was near Jumbo.
Unless was in IL he would not 70 to
sleep. no matter what hour Of the
night IL might be. Sometimes / would
take short walk around the city after
the exhibition was over for the day.
and before the cars started. Jumbo
was always awake. and waiting for his
bit Of cake and beer, or whatever !
had. He always shared my beer at
night. Once forgot 70 give him bis
portion, and after had dropped
asleep he put his trunk around me,
and lifted me out Of my bed. l then
recollected the nip Of beer ! had left
in the mug, not enough to wet the old
fellows throat. but as soon q be got Il
he was satisfied.
He was mischievous, too, and
oftentimes he would wait until ! had
fallen asleep, and then carefully take
of my bedclothes without awakening
me. II il was cold weather, l would
find the quilts crowded into the VENT
lator overhead. recollect finding my
coat and vest carefully tucked into the
grating Of the car, out Of my reach. /
looked for them for half an hour,
while Jumbo swunk his trunk like an
enormous pendulum. as he always did
when expressing delight. Finally he
directed my attention to the grating,
and at my request gave them back.
Many times Jumbo has picked me up
and placed me out Of danger of vari-
Gus kinds to which he fancied / was
exposed, and in several instances he
saved my life. When the stampede Of
elephants took place last year, he
caught me in his trunk, and held me q
| prisoner between his fore-feet until the
| general alarm had subsidized.
IAN amusing instance occurred ct
Penn Yam Of Jumbo's jealousy Of the
attention paid me by visitors to the
great show.
"A young lady from the rural dis
| tricts took quite fancy to me, and
suppose / took more pains than usual
that she should know the whole history
Of Jumbo. She returned several times
before the circus performance began
| in the big tent and each time brought
q bouquet or other small gift. After the
| exhibition she came again, and Jumbo
concluded / was either in great dam
ger or else receiving altogether too
much attention from the damsel. At
any rate, he wound his trunk around
me and drew me away from her.
| freed myself, and again made myself
| agreeable, when Jumbo picked me up
and placed me on one side, and then
! gently but firmly pushed the lady away
from him as far as his chains would a.
| low.
| II do not like to review the details
Of Jumbo's sudden death. He showed
| his affection for me to the last mo-
ment, and ii seems that he realized
| the danger to which / was exposed.
| He first took care. as he saw the fatal
| train coming. that / should be saved,
and quickly put me out of harms way.
Then he as quickly rolled Tom Thumb
| away from the track, and in so doing
lost so much time that the engine was
upon him before he could move away.
He was a king, and he faced death like
q king. The locomotive struck him on
the head, fracturing his skull.
''Jumbo's hide and bones are now
in charge Of Prof. Ward, proprietor Of
the great museum at Rochester, N. r.,
and he Is preparing them for Mr.. Bar
mum hereafter to transport through the
country with his show. Eventually the
skeleton will rest at the National Mu-
scum OF the Smithsonian Institution at