Iron County register., 1890-07-24

pilot down gave I'D the ship Jumped
into the river. and struck Ont II I Wild
and helter-SkelTer rare for the New
York shore The deserted raft rushed
helplessly on Old Tip never moved
from his tracks His fury was a sight
10 see
The raft was made OF hernlock logs,
and was at least one hundred fest long
and forty wide The water was swift
and SO deep where Tip stood that Il
reached above his belly. Although i
was early II the morning. crowds OF
people had gathered On both SIDES o
the river 10 witness the novel sight o.
an elephant fOr61nr the stream When
they saw Old T:p stop n the deepest
part and wait for the raft and resist al
efforts 10 get him ouI OF the way. the
people grew Wild with excitement
Every one including the clrcls people
expected 70 see the elephant, enormous
as be was, carried away, and done up N
great shape BY the raft and his owner
coaldn't have insured ola TIPS life
Just then Tor i've dollars. But the ugly
old brute came out strong. II be had
had : sure footing on TIE river bottom.
there : 10 telling what he wouldn- /
have done with the raft
But as It was when the shock came
the raft trembled and snapped. and is
speed WAS greatly diminished. The
big elephant couldn't hold is footing
OF The slippery stones. and the heavy
raft II the swift current carried him
with il down stream. OlG T5p didn't
move down a. = be had 10. but * + he
he was feeling for a secure foo.hol1. 50
that lie could get his work II On his as
sa1lant and wreck il 70 pieces. there and
then He did get a foothold now and
then, but only temporary one Every
tine he stopped, though. he lesSened
tae speed Of the raft until It's uonen-
tan was so much overcome that lie
hind end OF the raft began TO swing
with the force OF the current When
thzs began the swift water soon carried
the hind end around until Il had be
come the front end. and the -at1 ran
away from Tlppo diaronally toward the
New York shore The elephant razed
after i a II II triumph. and raised MS
trunk and trunpeted loudly. Once he
seemed 10 have made up his mind 70
pursue his defeated Zoe. and took q few
steps forward But he evidently !. recon
side-ed that motion and. stopping N
the middle OF the rapids, stood there
1run npetinE and throwing water around
like whole fire department
The raft thrown as Il was out OF the
rafting channel. ran perhaps a hundred
yards. where II Was cast upon a rocky
raef that formed the river bed II part o.
the channel The logs few in all di-ec-
tions. and the raft vas made about as
complete a wreck as one would care 20
see. AT sight OF that Old Tip gave a
roar that a deaf man might hare heard
a mile away The boatman who had
charge Of Tippo's keeper had rowed
wildly 70 the Pennsylvania shore with
the keeper. IN spite OF the latter's PRO
tests the moment the collision between
the raft and the elephant had become q
sure thing. When the raft ran on the
rocks the keeper induced the native %
row him hack 10 where the elephant
stood. sounding blasts o. victory IN his
trumpet old Tip seemed 70 be entirely
satisfied lie had spent his fury on the
raft and felt better. He turned obe-
dieuIly al his keepers order and re-
sune5 his march 10 Pennsylvania as
morning 70 disturb his temper IN the
least
.'On reaching the shore the keeper
made halt 10 see whether the old ter
ror had received any injury n the
combat There wasn't the sign Of even
2 scratch upon him. While they stood
on the bank. however, another raft was
seen coming down Just below the
bridge The men on that raft had seen
the latter part Of the misunderstood
ing between Old Tip and The raft ahead
OF them. and had been pulllnc with all
their might 10 run their raft 10 the New
York shore sNhen tie elephant went
out of the water 50 Deekly. though.
they had concluded that the danger was
over. and they rested on their oars
content 20 pass On Tippo did not see
this raft until i had run down 10 q
point almost even with the spot where
he was standing. Then ne caught sight
of IL He cazed al Il to- second or
two in amazeuen- Il was as Il he were
saying:
What Another one want some o
me?'
Then ne raised his trunk. gave a bel
1SN SL2A lAA-LE ENEAN t-s-4A- az ALL
charged down the bank for the river
again The men on the raft didn't wait
for snhseq proceedings but jumped
into the water and never looked back
until they were safely landed high and
dry On the New York shore The de-
serted raft sped on Tippo's keeper
few around like crazy man 30 stop the
charge OF the elephant. so suddenly en-
ragged again. but if Old Tip hadn't ap-
pa-eIily made up his mind after reach
ing the waters edge, that the raft was
too big q coward for him 70 bother with,
and that be could give vent 30 his feel
ings sufficiently by hurting defiant and
serisive roars al It the keeper couldn't
have kept him hack any more than he !
could have stopped cyclone
The second raft ran on the rocks !
some distance below and was wrecked. /
and Tippo didn't raise another obiec- /
lion 70 proceeding on his journey. I1i