Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-02

I ANohAAR oNCA thS siuV vi thC
saddle, l saw that q child Of or years
had fallen in our pathway, and was lying
betweenJumbO's s fore feet The beast would
not stir until he had taken up the infant
tenderly in his trunk and passed it over
! the mother.
/ JUMBO GETTING LONESOME.
| Six years ago Jumbo had turns Of fret
illness which alarmed the directors. and
/ hey even went so far as 10 purchase
| blunderbusses with which to shoot him if
ne became mad and unInanageable
/ told them that elephants were social
animals. and that what allied Jumbo was
the want VI society with his own species
As Mr.. Bsrnum had score or two Of
elephants in his great American show,
Mr. A. ID. Bartlett, superintendent Of the
Geological gardens, advised the sale Of
Jumbo at a greatly reduced price. Mr.
Barnum offered slO,OOO, and the directors
accepted it. on the condition that he
should take him rs he stood. as they
would run NO risks Of removing him. The
',1rgain was made and it was one If the
happiest days of my life when found
that was to accompany my old friend
across the water.
When Jumbo had got to be a good sized
hoy another African elephant was brought
TO the Geological gardens. This was q
female, and we named her Alice She is
now there, and her age is - years, four
wears less than Jumbo's age. She is Of
the same build, and very affectionate, but
does not display the sape affection for
children.
Jumbo and Alice always went ont to-
gether, and whenever he was taken for a
promenade she was uneasy unless she
could go too. Her affection for me was
very marked. and when return To Eng
land l expect to be greeted by her with
cordial demonstrations Of elephant pleas
ure She was growing fast when left
her, and she has six or seven years to grow
yet. The children call her now, as then,
JumbO's wife.
Jumbo was unlike any other elephant
In Mr.. Barnum's great herd. 1t would
never do to punish him or to force him to
obey. Mr.. Arstingstall holds sway over
nearly fifty great animals lany one Of
which might pick him up and hurl him as
. hoy would a rat) solely because they
fear him. Not 50 with Jumbo. He
minded me because he loved me- Many
years ago it was that he began to show his
affection for me. and he never betrayed
the confidence I placed In him When
ever Iscould make my wishes known to
him, he always obeyed Like child, he
would sometimes be peevish and sullen,
but ct such times he would solicit me to
ret him, and if remained near, he would
soon get over his illfeeling
JUMBo's SOCIAL TRAITS.
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 it he would not go to sleep. no matter
what hour of the night it might he. Some
times would take a 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 hit of cake and beer, or whatever ]
had. He always shared my beer at night.
Once forgot to give him his portion, and
after had dropped asleep he put his
trunk around me and lifted me out Of my
bed then recollected the nip Of beer
had left in the mug. not enough to wet
the old fellows throat, but rs soon Is he
got it he WAS satisfied.
He was mischievOus, too, and often
times he would wait until | had fallen
asleep and then carefully take of my bed
clothes without awakening me- Ifit was
cold weather l would find the quilts
crowded In the ventilator overhead. recol.
lect 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 swung his trunk like
an enormous pendulum, rs he always did
when expressing his 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 various 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 prisoner between his fore feet until
the general alarm had subsidized.
do not like to review the details Of
Jumbos sudden death. He showed his
affection for me to the last moment, and
it 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 dong lost so much time that the en-
gine was upon him before he could move
away He was a king, and he faced death
like king The locomotive struck him
on the head, fracturing his skull.-Mat
thew Scott in HaIper's Young People.
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