The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-10

word Is said to be q corruption of the
French name trompe. which was suggested
by the trumpet-hke sounds which IL some
times emitA
JUMBo's INSTINCT OF LOVE.
IL sometimes seems q pity that mon and
women are not half mile tall and corre-
spondinaly big. SO that they could take
elephants In their laps and pet them. be-
cause they are so affectionate. They would
put their little trunks around ones neck
and coddie mp contentedly IN the lap of the
Mount Tamalpais LADY that mad dressed
her imported Petnp in embroidered silks
constantly showing their affection for
their keeper, Professor Petit. They
will curl their trunks mp on the
ground and gently press their fore
after little absence they will Affection
ately curl their trunks about him and
show unmistakable signs of pleasure.
Queen Jumbo seems to have the female in
Ish them once in a while by taps with
big club or an iron hook. When Badly Is
getting disciplined this way Queen will
come over and sympathizingly caress him
with her trunk: But when Queen is get
ting thrashed Badly will look on out of the
corner of his eye and seem TO say: Give 1t
TO the old reprobate; she needs It."
Badly Is somewhat frivolous and often
gets ito mischief Every once IN q while
when he IS passing his trunk among crowd
for contributions he will grasp a pocket
handkerchief or o straw hat. Just the
other day q little boy who was standing
among Baldy's other worshipers. feeding
him popcorn that had cost two rides on the
merry g0-round. found his best straw hat
suddenly grabbed by that siuuous trunk.
Ii went to Baldy's mouth instantly, and,
after being chewed few moments. 1t went
to ebin q bale of hay. Badly had the nerve
IN M n frnr IL fr.f hot how xrff n
request for more popcorn.
Every once in while Queen Jumbo
varies the Donotony Of life in shows and
at seacOast winter resorts by doing little
trundled that ten-ton stradamant machine
out of the park the other day. Last No
vember. whep McMann's circus arrived in
oakland, great load OF circus stuff be-
came stuck while crossing the railroad
track hssr the show grounds A local
train was coming. and travel might have
been impede9 for half an hour if Professor
Petit and the elephants had not been near.
He trotteo Queen Jumbo around behind
the load, and she gave il one little shove
that sent it across the track flying
Petit says that when the show arrived in
Albina. Ore, two years ago. some wheat
buyer saw him going along with the cle-
plants near an elevator, and be said to
Petit: Say. Colonel. If you'll get those four
cars up here on the side-track by the ele-
vator PIl give you q twenty dollar piece
aud treat your whole crowd" "Of course
will" said the Professor. aud. simply tell
ing Queen Jumbo to come along. he walked
down the track nearly half mile to W here
the cars were standing. and showed Queen
what was to be done. A man was put
above to handle the brakes. and Queen
started off with the four cars though it
was no job at all. The wheat buyer gave
Petit his $50 and very enthusiastically set
mp the drinks for the boys
Among Professor Pett's stories is one
about how Queen Jumbo saved the lives of
several members of the circus company O
year or two ago. The circus train was
going over q narrow gauge road near Den
Yer, and the elephants were in q broad
gauge car set on narrow-gauge trucks.
When the train rounded a curve the ele-
plant car toppled over. making a general
wreck. Ii happened that Queen broke
loose from her fastenlngs as the car
rolled over. and she was thrown close to
the side of the track on an embsnkment
The coach In which were the members of
the troupe tipped over and fell on top of
Queen Jumbo. whose huge bulk kept the
car from rolling down the bank. and prob
ably killing some people. The won en-
were loud in their sympathy for poor
Queen Jumbo and luckily il was foun Il
when she was released that she was badly
bruised but not seriously injured.