Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-14

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f,usrr.pi BY anx hind 10, boz - did no< ny
70 break asny. On IL csutrsry. b aessa
vexuI ami o4.t u swsA I'D nov and tn ~
tered a bEsss u deliance. Il was - y to -
shas be syaJi hase hostile grs<siaS Tor any
elephant coming COR say
he troop Of elephants reported BY IL
,xsszt numbered thirseen- and wefs I'VE -
s,x milss above u Mr.. Williams, my asEiss-
ant. tDok portion 1t the men and made .
ieeour 20 - 20 strike in t.hisd the tEyop and
drive them down. and i've OF six Of u star
toned ourselves AZ the southern limit OF ths
forest. II sas hoysd that " drigins the
beasts back and forth aiong the narrow neck
at leaxt ons u th-sn might get tumble into
a pat, and II was with great anxiety thai ne
waited their coming II Was about O'Clock
In the afternoon when Se caught sight Of
them After they had crospssd the neck Ne
eEorst up and sought 10 drive them back, but
they hlt terou,s frishten-d. and the job sss
too great for u
They broke OF to the right and left the
cover of the woods for the open plain, and ws
felt some anxiety as ~e saw that they held
straIe BIT cpurss for cur camp The three Of
Us who we're mounted pursued at galop.
and We were witnesses Of q curious incident
we had encampesi. and we're about half
mile away. when cur captive ROGUE" uttered
three or four shrill blasts, and suddenly ap
p4z,resi liz sight, having broken the rope which
held him to a tree He mazda straigh for the
troop. challenging as he came. ani the beasts
no sooner saw him than they exhibited fear
and confusion They halted, turned To the
right and the left, and were all mixed up
when the old chap came down upon them like
a landslide. The hrst one no struck Was
half grown elephant, and be knocked him dat
on the grass and rolled him over and over.
Then he sailed In to clean out the shanty, and
the biows from his trunk could be beard
lnale away.
Such cloud Of dust was kicked up that We
soon .ost sight Of particulars, but in few
minutes the troop bolted OF at right angles
and soon entered grove, and We drew near
70 find the old ''roguen standing over the one
he had rolled over. He SEEMED to he waiting
for US to come up, and after little the ma
tive vino had had most to do with him ven
tured close up rode of and got rope,
and this WAS made fast TO the eaptive's legs.
and be was encouraged to get on his feet
Then the old chap steered him straight for
camp while we followed, holding 10 the
ropes Once or twice the kid showed dis
position to bolt, but the big one gave him
resembling whack with his trunk and curbed
his ambition We made him fast To a tree,
and The rogue then took his Old place with
out a hint being given hun and was re
fastened.
1t was next morning before we could ex
anime our pits. and then we found another
captive. big bull elephant was lying on
his side in one Of them, while the other had
been avoided This animal was in the Lon
don Gardens for TWEEN y years under the
name OF ''Old Royal" and was afterwnrd
sold to go to Germany. We got him out of
the pit by digging around him, and then
Using block and tackle 10 lift him to his
feet. He had been three days without food
or drink when We got him oat, ard his spirit
was pretty we'll broken His great size not
only made him an attraction In Europe, but
one of his tusks was singularly marked as
to excite the attention OF all naturalists
About midway of its ie.isth the lett tusk had
a blood stain as big as silver half dollar 1t
looked as fresh rs ii spattereI on ouly d mo
ment before, but it was found to extend
clear through the tiIsi. Our three captives
were got down 10 the coast without tine least
trouble, and our luck in making three such
captures in the short space OF twenty days
has never been cqualed by menaSerie men
in any land The old rogue" vino set out to
annlllate US brought al our goI luck -
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