Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-29
'W'aghln0tcn 5 tan0ara
RED MI\EITE..

q .m NffN 100 Wiith hal t-tT iu E"pI
ia NJ asfuc Dor acct aui an clc-
n ~ lh. at Wa, rad. with white
v 10 2 anil 80 green eyes. III" elc-
.I N.. fIn.-D EftA NrrA unusual
:. 10 r O. rhaui- b. had great Hat
20 sdpYu over h- iurcl'g> and
e.. o. .in iruuA wb'rh suzanne
~. nl.n. go la, holt 4 AMI rgll
$500 ., a.ui,d g. MAKE hir approach
o. ,t,,la-S lnoW. to- peculiar son
90 .rn,.l n the trunk of olcphlntsl.
q. fur his tai Va hall sa> nothing
ail u for uo uuc o. ignorant ~ the
tu.f thai thI. rart ui elephants l. little
dN,lpl'i Rld h--idrs. Nunfanc, not
thinking th" little pendulum at all
~ ny had udiru"usls suppressed II AT
40" tri opportunity.
u had bcn DESTINED ou principle tlat
this lesst If high degree should he
ioinr from p'a'" =" place upon a little
WOODEN ffamr work turni,h,d with four
vu.hrn wheel. rui by Ion. dlnt Of
carving crushing burden, over all sorts
~ roads aud hy ways Of hanging
against the ornamental ror work oi the
garicn paths. oi necessarily ascending
and descending the eight stone steps Of
tho entrance the doltatc mechanism Of
The ,chiclo had finally gwen way the
wheels hai ir.l CONF on. then the
splut"red wool'n platform had become
ugAgcd from the feet IL the animal
rn that The elephant perfectly trained
aud wholly ol rlicnt Ia the long string
fastened g. his trunk thereafter fol
lowed suzanne sometimes upon his right
eide sometime upon his lcft side, never
hesitaiing oven IN turn q som'rsatlt,
when necessary, over any obstacle that
ihrrat ned ~ lar the way.
iiut the fayors enjoyed 10y Fed Min
90 wrrc much greater, for the eat. I've
~ . strictly domestic animal, usually
hsta 80 much olu~rr~ intimacy than tho
elephant with liitlo girls Red MlncttG
never quitici ~ufRnu.s arms. aud Su
fanne never ate bit of candy. never
drank glass ot sugar water, never nib
hl"'i ripo mango. that Minctte did not
alan pat her nose 10 a. hut was this
Just the proper regimen for eat! II is
ifn" that the general constitution OF
hineite dbl not seem 10 hc severely
SHAKEN by this die, but her once-white
whiskers had taken extraordinary tints.
shifting frum dirty grccn To saffron vel
low through u whole scale II earthly
shades which evidently bespoke some
anf,lor IA the Internal fuctionS
Thou wilt make the cat sick, my
chid, observed suzannc's mamma =
aud, what y morn, thou art teaching il
tcft had habits that Nay. after little
while !, will steal everything III tho
house Aud NuEon, Sugottc, ar Su.
Eanne rs Gle was afiectionai,ly called
by turns, therrupon quickly wiped Min
cites nose on the sleeve ~ her little
dfrss and promised TO wcan the animal
from swUeimeats
the evening suzanne, the cat, and
r. elephant had great teaparty in tho
Rrisn, which lasted ~ long and SO late
that IN. little girls mamma had 10 carry
hes into the house. fast asleep, with Red
hinesse IN her arms. During the night
u rain.d very hard, and next morning
when suzanne wanted 10 20 out. her
mamma showed her that the ground was
all vet in the garden. and the walks all
muddy ~ suzanne understood that
abe would have 90 stay under the ver-
snda.
Red Mlnc,ie was then, too, quite
ready 10 Iiay but the elephant where
~'M the eiephhnr
when tie whole house had been
searhed IA vain, Suzanne finally re-
men,'~tod that shc had certainly left the
elephant y, the foot % bench in tho
iuFshss' end ~ the garden she had ~
pat him their ~ uniSh him, because in
passing Over - flower red, he had
crushed the mi 'nuueitc
Here rhu'r,. quick run for nam.
Fello ~u ann" . ulei,hHnt"
The ehnefa sUon came hack. carving
So'n" shas les thing ~ hts arms. The
ram hhd swrlh'l. puIlci up. distcndcd
va i~"it Hhi'nal puurn ousiy % that he
hal 'nd"i Nv hnt ting with dropSy.
We stomach had opened, his
Eottenni iruns hung all limp nj
onc SIDE" AMI when the naughty little
th'Hrs actual, let thu elephant fall
down Zap he struck the floor with n
duh ihnd. squirting out twenty lets OF
water Which made frghtful stream Of
mingled rel and gray upon the pave
ment ~ the varanguc loor little
suzanne trad vainly To keep back her
,ss's, she burst out IN n great cry at
iaA' sohhinE, Ny elephant my poor
elephant" And ~ she cried she strained
hsi Mlnetle very tightly TO her little
heart Rel Nineite tina, was 10 be
thereafter her only consolation.
hussnnes mamma took her upon her
tnse.. csrrssed her, and promised her
another elephant, bigger than tho first,
aud all white. too although white ele-
phanis ar ute rare. But all In vain;
the pooS little heart Was Too full. Then
naesnaa had rNourse 10 the supreme
rvns~iy fov great mlsfortuncs. -shp
opened her acknowledgement tho two
broad doors wide-and gave the child
leave 10 arrange u. that WAS 90 say leave
90 rui'msse u from top Ia bottom. even
10 rummsse the Chinese box where she
kept hsf Jewels. No Suzanne and Rcd
hinnette covered themselves with
teweir.. The little girl took for
herself the great gold necklace,
whlch fell down 10 her knees, the
diamond clusters which she fastened ms
we'll - phc could In two little blonde
riaslets which carled behind her ears,
che seld nllet decorated In niello--two
brseelsss for each arm. two for each log
and three rings on every finger. Red
hlnstis's body vas entirely wrapped In
. long cable chain Of gold; she had a
watch and two ,nciallions hung round
bsr nssk, end foe tiara shs wore silver
gin cup upoa her head. But even then,
shsrs rvshsined . great heap Of jewelry
lying Idle; and susette, suddenly hap
psnins 20 think what splendid harness
~ odd have nads fof the elephant
with al these things, commence 10 sob
even more than before.
Her mother found that tho child was
depsdedly dashed, unnaturally warm,
end - he weather was very damp, she
pat her 20 he'd In the big bed, where she
scen fell aslssp with Red hinette by her
side. when Suzanne awokc two hours
lasss, shs ves very red her lit.l: hands