Telegram-herald., 1888-09-06


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Is Was p.tSfui s.sEl, Aaa-s ss.l tl-sa u made
ms feel brute.
''Preso1.iy fros4 a walk as the wcnnded
esephaDt gNEherel himself togetker . hrtie,
they breks into a trof, aad alte- t1aE ! oould
fellow thszn no lehser VIII ny eyes, Tor tee
second black ei0Gd came up over ths moon
ara put Ier Out - al exTlnkulSoer pors or
dip. say With ny eyss, b1g nag ears stall
gave me very fair notlsD Of What Was 30
ing on. Wh9u the clete came ~ ne three
terrified animals were keading directly for
the krsal, probably bscaaze the way wss
open and the path easy fancy that they
got confused IN the darkness. for when they
cams 70 the krasl fence they did net turn
aside. bat crashed tkFcugh t. Thea there
were 'times, as the Irish servant girl says IN
the American book Having taken the
fenee, they thought that they might
as well take the huts also. SO they just
ran right over them. One hive shaped hut
Wa turned straight over on % its top, and
when | arrived on the scene the people who
had been sleeping there were bumblins about
inside ike bees disturbed at night, while two
more were crushed nat, and third had al
its side torn out Oddly enough, however,
nobody was hurt, though several people had
a narrow escape OF being trodden 10 death.
ION arrival foand the Old headman in a
state painfully like tiaat favored by Greek
art, dancing about IN front of bis ruined
abodes As vigorously a. though he lad just
been stuRg By a scorpion
Il asked him what ailaS hizr, aud he burst
out into food OF abuse BE called me a viz
ard, = sham, fraud. a brineer 81 bed luck.
had promised to kil the elephants, and l
had 80 arranged things that tie elephants
had nearly killcsl hin, etc
This, still SInars.ng, or rather aching, a.
! was from that most terrific bump, was too
much for my feelings, 50 l just made rush
at my friend, and. getting him by the ear,
banged has head against the doorway OF his
own hut, which was al there was left Of it.
You wicked old scoundrel. said, you
dare 10 complain about your own trifiDg in
conveniences, when you gave me rotten
beam to sit on. and thereby delivered me to
the fury Of the elephant 0bumpl bumpi
bumpD, when yoir own wife (bumpD has
just bson dragged ont OF her hut tbumpD
like q snail from its she'll and thrown bV the
Earthshakcr INFO tree 0sump bumpn.
Mercy, my father, mercyP gasped the
Old fellow. Truly / have done amisS-my
heart tells nae so.
''1 should hope it did, you old villain
(bump
Mercy, great white man. thought the
log was sound But what says the unequaled
chiefs the old woman, my w1fe, indeed
deads All, If sac is dead all may yet prove
10 have been for the very best and he
clasped his hands aud looked up piously to
heaven, in which tho moon was once more
shining brightly.
II let 60 his ear and burst cut laughing,
the whole scene and his devout aspirations
fer the decsass Of the partner Of his joys or
rather woes were 50 intensely ridiculous.
''No, you cid iniquisy,' / answered; 4
left her in the top o. a thorn tree. screaming
like thousand bluejays. The elephant put
her there.'
''Alasl alasr he said, surely the back OF
the OK IS shaped TO the burden. Doubtless,
nv father, sue VIII come down when she is
tired and without troubling himsef fur
ther about the matter be began TO blow at
tie ssooldsring enlbsrs Of the FIRE.
''AEa, as a matter OF fact, she did APPEAR
q few minutes later, considerably scratched
ard startled, but none tie worse.
After tnat l made my way to my little
camp, which, fortunately, the elephants had
not walked over, aud, wrapping myself up ia
a blanket, was soon fast asleep.
"Aad 50 ended my 6TSt round With those
three elephants
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