Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-12-17

great mapping ears that look 90 II they
could listen to thousand orchestras at
one time and hunger to listen TO more,
is never happy unless he is kicking
against grievance.
Max was the name of the star African
elephant in this shipment.
Max had watched his old pal Dick, the
hippppotamus being shipped, and he
ptied Dick, and trumpeted out his sym
patty, when Dick got that tired feeling
and yawned like rusty thunderbolt,
Then they tried to persuade Max to go
and Join the amphibious beast, but Max
knew better.
America was good enough for Max;
he did not want any antipodes in his.
They got Dutch, the big Asiatic ele-
plant, to march up to the land Of
the dock with him, and Dutch coaXed
him like brother Out on the street
way big derrick had been hung, and
pendent therefrom was big square
box, all bound with thick bars of iron
The object entertained by the show
people was to coax Max into that box
and hoist him on shipboard. The object
entertained by Max was to thwart and
hinder their plans to the best of his
capacities and understanding.
They coaXed on the monster with
hOneyed words and pickaXt s; then they
jabbed him on the north end with mar
lin spikes and boathooks, but all Max
did was to pick up wisp Of hay with
his trunk, fan himself Herewith for a
moment, and then chuck it upon his
shoulder to keep the flies off. They eX-
planned the matter to Dutch and Dutch
entered into the scheme to delude his
African brother, and with true Asiatic
duplicity entered the box himself,
twirled around, snorted in bliss and
made believe that that box was a small
terrestrial paradise. Max watched his
demonstration with unmoved dignity,
and when Dutch came out and begged
him Max to sample the delights Of the
box, the African just wnked, but did
nothing.
Then the men tried pickaXes and
things again, but it was all no use. Max
SCENE to enjoy a clip from a pickax in
in the rear; anyhow he waltZed around
in uncontrolled happiness, but would
not GO near the box.
A crowd gathered, but Max did not
mind. One grows accustomed to crowds
in the show business. The men got
tired; so did Dutch, and eventually they
asked the Asiatic to hustle his pal into
the pen. Then the lun began: Dutch
tried to get behind Max and shove him
bodily with his tusks; Max lodged Dutch
like a schoolboy. Never was seen such
an instance of animal sagacity. The big
Asian trying to force the African with
out hurting him, the African doing his
best to avoid the Asian in a determined
but good natured way.
All this time Queen, the largest ele-
plant in the lot, was standing down on
the farther end of the dock eating pea
nuts When the superintendent got tired
of MaX's antics he roared down to her:
"Iomc up here, Queen!"
Queen waved her trunk and wagged
her tail, then solemnly stalked up the
dock.
Hurry up, there." and as he spoke
the big beast broke into a jog-trot, and
her big, loose skin tapped on her sides
like wet clothes on living skeleton.
"Shove in Max! Help Dutch"
In a second Queen had her tn ks
against Max's TANKS, in ha'f a minute
she had him pinned up against the in
side of the box and was holding him
there while Dutch hustled around to
close the big door, When DuLch had
damned to the door and was holding it
safe Queen withdrew hit Dutch a smack
with her trunk on the shoulder and
stalked down to her peanuts once more.
Max is shut out from America.
Five minutes more little Topsy, the