Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-20

oo,l,tv for a dead fox, and shot on IKE
= fash M among the cliffs, wnlie tue
mem stood staring at each other In NIUE
astonishment. The men conciuaeu lua.
he had crossed over to the lsiano ouliI =,
the night, when the tide was iow' ~
search of rabbits, and, nndlng III .ro
morning that he was cut OH from inc
mainland. counterfeited death, Win the
expectation of thereby procuring pas
sage TO the shore in boat, an expecta-
tion which was fully realized.
The Rev. ]. Murray, in his work on
the creation, relates that on one occa.
sion an acquaintance OF his was out
shooting wild ducks. On reaching
bend of the stream he saw SIX wiz
geese out of range. He crouched down
In the hope that they would presently
come nearer. While thus concealed ne
observed fox stealing down 10 Tue
bank, on reaching which he remained
motionless with his eye fixed on the
geese. At length he retired, but pres
emily he reappeared carrying In Els
mouth a very large bundle OF moss. de
entered the water silently, sank nlmsen,
and then, keeping the moss above the
water, himself concealed, he noateo
among the geese. Suddenly one Oh
them was drawn under the water, ana
the fox soon appeared on the bank Win
the goose on his back. Close to the
waters edge he found hole, cause oy
the uprooting of tree. This hole sne
cleared out and enlarged, placed the
goose at the bottom Of 1t, and covered
his prize with leaves and dry litter, OF
which there was abundance at hand.
The fox then took his departure, ana
the interested watcher went TO the mole
and removed the goose, taking care 10
restore things 20 their former appear
ance. Then he resolved 10 observe
what followed. In about half an hour
the fox returned in company with
another. They went straight TO the
place where the goose had been buried
and removed the earth. No goose
there. They stood looking at each
other for some time, and then suddenly
the second fox attacked the other most
furiously, as If enraged by having a
trick played on him.
In the island of Ceylon the people are
very fond of elephant hunting. They
begin by clearing an open space near
forest, part Of which is strongly fenced
in with trunks of trees, with open
places for doors. This is called cor
raj. When so much of the work Is done
the natives get behind and around the
elephants with blazing torches, shaking
spears and rafting all kinds OF noisy
instruments in order to brighten the
huge animals while all the time driving
them toward the open doors OF the cor
raj. At last, with rush the great herd
enter, the entrances are barred, and the
poor giants of the woods find themselves
hopelessly imprisoned. An elephants
rage is dreadful to witness, but the In
genuity of man has found way OF SUBJ
DUNG it. One by one each prisoner is
freed again, and tame elephants, re-
markable for their sagacity, come up to
him, stroke him with trunks, and other
wise caiole him until they lead him on
to good, strong tree. The natives
creep up behind, and in minute a rope
with running knot is round the ele-
plants leg and made fast TO a tree. All
the time this is going on the tame ele-
plants are humoring their deluded vic
tim, but as soon as he is secured they
go away and leave him. which is shah
by trick. Then the men bring him nice
cocOanuts and leaves TO eat, which, of
course, he refuses. as he is again in a
great passion and struggling to be free.
But hunger subdues even the tiercest,
and at last his wild roaring ceases to re-
sound through the woods and he is
forced to eat. From that time the tam
ing process is comparatively easy; again
and again he is fed, as he requires it,
by kind hand; and the elephant. sus-
eeptble to kindness, becomes at last
docile servant of man.