The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-03-20
THREE ELEPHANT sron1rs
freed by an Angry Brute-An
treDfd beast In Fzastr,

Major Rogers had been out sho1+iro
had discharged al his guns. when ~
phant made a charge at him from the -
Of the jungle. There was no help for -
cept 20 run, and for 100 yards tho ~
kept just ahead, feeling at every s+z-. -,
the trunk was trying TO twist itself 49,.
his lOins. A turn around q tree psva bs.-
momenJary advantage. which he mad =
most Of by springing up into the braBrb.-
he was as nimble as a cat and as sfro-,-.
a lion. One foot higher and he vvouI5 -
been out Of the elephants s reach br- -
fore he had time 10 draw mp his lege y.
elephant had got him firmly clineIss i
the tolls Of mis- proboscis. Suu Ro-a-s -.-
ed against him, thinking IL better rr -
his leg wrenched from the socket tb.-..
fan back bodily into the animals povs,
The struggle, however, did not last lrng -
10 the delight Of the pursued. the Eerf--
ton boot which the former wore sltgus4 =
released the leg and saved the life rf ~,
Rogers. The dilemma, however. 6f7 II.
end here, for the elephant finding him,
baked Of his prey. after destravfr- n
boot, took up his quarters I,raa-b =
branches and kept his anticipated VICES.
in the tree for twenty-four hours -.
the country pCstmau happened ou.sv--
Rogers gave him notice Of his position -,s
soon help came, and the elephant ~
frightened away by t0m-t1ue and r4rr--
Had this occurred ia o deserted -a-+ .s...
jungle the officer would have been -----5
to death in the tree
There is "a beautiful story of an oil.
elephant engaged Ia hattie .H -I.r -.r-..-
Of India He was standard bearer. ana ---
ried on his huge back the -r -..T ..r.z --. .-
raly-pOint Of the Pooua hr-- Ar -#.- E
ginning Of the LE.- he ie~r his r-r.-.
The mohOUr.' w .-. driver. had ---r .--
him the word 70 ha f,.= .=r. TO- -.- s-s.
fatal wound q q fell Ia Hile gr.-s... KS.
he Lag snder p hga of slain TIer...- -
elephant stood -flI gy..iL.. ID. r...t.rr a.
around him and the standard H-e---..E
He never stirred "a foot REFUSING 2. r
vance or retire, as the conflict Ha-a-.
hotter and Iitrrer, until the Ear-z-.--
seeing the standard Still f-iu- --a-r.--s-
its place, refused tC Peel 5e--e fh..r a-a-. ..-
Eeale4, ANA -';ill--gl as. ia .--.. GO --H.. -r -s
the cnlurs- Aur H" tLr while amid --a #-
of battle. tie E=sl-=I.- animal --r.r ----..
ing its ears 10 cHrf'l the sound af rl..-
II would never EegT again. zt Lar.-f "a.
tide OF conquest Lert Tft- .. ..iF. ft-H.-... -.
Mahrattas swept Ola Il pursuit rf +-
ing foe bat the elephant. Es q rock a...s
there with the deau and dying around --G
the ensign waving ia its place. Fu-rt---
days and nights it remained gyh here f-s ~
ter had given the comm and 70 halt r.
bTlDe or threat could move u. Then rEz-
sent 70 "a village one hundred miles s-z5-
and brought the muhout's Errlp son -E
noble hero seemed 10 then r-rur.rtla- r.--
the driver had sometime given bis a----.
1ty to the littlc child. aa4 iu-. ---
with all the shattered traupiu-- -If--a--
as he went. paced quietly and slH-rlre- e--sr7
The native HiuGo0, ' the narrator OF -+i.
story tells Us, from want lt thrrg-t
Keeps up a constant drumming on q.
beasts head with the goad. OF su-rs II
therefore hoped not 10 use il at all Su-t
an improvement all at once. Lau=r=-
proved more than the ele0hautiue min
could grasp. He began really 10 e-f7
himself, going his own way more tis-
mine, TIL at last he marched STRAIGHT 5-.-
an immense forest tree of the tr--r-
species. and commenced 10 browse BE-
seized the b0uELs above his hea1. and -r-
ging violently al them. brought -I-rr -.---
on my devoted skull This was r1. -.--f
/ raised the sukus and brought 20 down n
his head with a blow that brought hI1F
through the skin This had the E=srzs
effect. and he at once bundled I'll Hf.---rs
road hy which be knew 7 wanted o. r-
He merely took with him "a branch lr--
the size OF small apple tree o.. discus
as hC went Gi.lE Prom HIS r...r-z--
we were friends and don't JIi-. z-e
had 20 use rae hook again so as O. tr-s
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