The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-01

Like lightning he twists his ankles into
the neck rotan, and swinging up his kuasa
awaits the battle.
Plugging back the elephants writing
trunk until 1t gives up the attempt TO pun
him of with that member, he awaits the
next move, which is a clumsy run arouHu
the corral and means only rough Joltinge
Then folla VS. the most dangerous portien
Of the ceremony. Spreading his legs apart
for firm stand the elephant commences a.
rapid rolling Of his head from side to side.
1t is eiddy5 riding; that, aud takes all 2
mans strength and wits 10 hold his seat.
To lie thrown means instant death from a
mere touch of the angered elephants foot.
Sometimes the rider is thrown over 10 one
side of the neck or the other the rotan-
necklace slipping round with the: rolling
shake: Then lie strikes his khasa (Which is :
like miniature boathook) deep into tire.
animals skin and halls himself back with
both hands inte: place. And:erery time the.
elephant rests moment from his r0iling,
the driver fiOgS him mercilesslY with his
cruel. steel TIFF the blood jrips from thou
sand laeerated:s wounds. Eventually. the
balf-staTyed brute gives up the contest aud.
numbers clumsly Ar0nRd'in answer 10 pfGds.
and directions IN tie elephant language.
which Is a dialect of its own consisting
mainly: of sounds similar To- those the ani=;
mails make themselves. -: go 9
atrainrng is repeated day after day for.
a very sh0rt Time, fer the elephant is saga
cious enough to learn that,w ben be. DOES not
obey promptly he is punished meFciEesSly.
and that his trunk is as little use againsta
1 kuasa as his eowardlee. is; against man S,
courage 49, = s.....::; = =: .. -.
The ratahs smile cynIcally at the idea or
possibility O f governing elephants by kind.
ness. If YOU ask them if any ppe eyer
tried, they viii look at you qieeriy: and
tell: YOU .jf There was such a man he is
dead.@ =; 3 -. -: ,.
=. The rider lite depends. upon his euasa,
and that he carries with: him at.a4 tinles,
waking er.sleenihg, and the SECURE tasten-
Ing and IfvetiUg Of THE. steel top uDon:the.:
wooden handlelSta matter wtleA occupies.
his ever-YgFIant attentions: i
| ELEPHANTS: are. treaehercAs ard never 20
|. besreifed Hpen;: II or:weekS an. an iIna1 Will
!. be a k ind and geHtle conpaaioiii when,: one.
| day his ''m6odS come. On, and he Will take
your: life without the. slightest seruple Of
/ conScience:. - g
" SReh. men as mahouts. are familiar With
the Gods Of elephants. and relax. or H.
crease vgElaht watch upon the Animal ae-'
GOfdingy. q. -. ::..:-. :: :.
- During the period: when the elephant
'sHn stS". he rs nlpst dangerous and ghrefi-3
able. 1ntth9re are open signs by Which these
.p9riods: are notified. and. meme. bat "a 4 pol
Asill "a Ike risks withlh reach OF his trunk st
/ Such times: The: pTipelple.of ;lre=m about
is to. :Ina{ata3n a I'd cit Neutrality when the
elephant Is behaving we'll aid a fierce an:
/ iagonism when hels SLOWING the slightest
ssignof "whflRS"s: .:.. - -: -:
i: WE rule item by sheer force of tsrrors" ::
/ said a noted elepRant5tamer ta mGsEns con-
|. fGentJal dIscanIse as We Jerkeds af0ng UPON
his beast 1ht6lIgh tile deep JEngle les in the.
4f'nlu." - -: ~
+: !"Heg. else. could we cantfci tIehl2 Sup
pose: this. brute WASTE step snddenly on tie:
path in o 3keSe trees, We be. swept of
i his OK IN a. moment and lie f. to Is NJ Grey
He dare not do.N. because he is terrified. Of
| me When he stops 10 think about any such:
experiment [ know " hat he Is til inkiRg ,: Of
ina s5omeIi( RHd1 fog hi a. 50. severely THAT
he lis sorry: he eyer 5cOmfnfnced to .tl}nk.
Yes, they make friends Bi fh people: bnt.
them The driver. is always Soneu'here near.
.aad they know it,. When they Ira We. %ttieir
Moods and MhjIns OH sYe keep them away
! from ptGplee" - :. ~. ~ g.:
t.. l. got to understand. thair moods and
| wlrimsi and took pEeca1tio ns. accord Ing u:
/ So we never had any ditiiGuii les: tosetfIer.,
/; They have a Weighry. sense 81; huInnf, haRe
+ our friends the sie plants. -. ::...
:. TWAS a br6flIifg bet day: Net so very song
!: age when ! rode through pen r9Ant try oh AIN
4 elephant Lei patches etjqngle hafe:anq
f:tbeie were inSnffici emit: for shade urp0sts
aid tile heat from the longs:dry '.lalang":
grass made. Us all: three49elep4ld ant, driver
| and ms seif-crGSs: and peeyfsh;. -. -
| :, Finally we arrived .;at a little; village,
E:wheTe we stopped to inquire oqE Nay. THE.
l:efephant sl0bhered and waved and II iTted
!: his legs ana thrashed tire HES off his per-
| splriiig body with bis tfRnk, wllileswe% tried
to listen TO. directions drowned i'll the galra;
waiting screeching and yelpings: of o. ..pa-
|. TEab" dog. Ilett TIE driver ID get fhe uews
wtile glared wrathfuly at: the; scfeec1lfng'
cur / wondered AT The elephant: for met:
shifting him: a heavy blow with his trunk;
|" but the monarch took mo Notice whatever
! and. lifting NJ huge fareleg rubbed 1t suX-
Ifiantly against its fellows: while The yellow
l:dOg rushed Eight under the lfYiatA az, s:nose,
em b0ldened 10 the. kefgils of. his iEIpu deDee
land nelses j ceu3d feel the: eleihan was
| enjeyiRg $eIae tRge:J ike to: himself: There
was Something in the Tapping uf: his ears
|; and; the shaking Of lis. monslrous RIBS,
which betrayed him. Sad es..s5 = he HEepped
| his foot itb a: thud and The sounds eff that,
deg van ished: IN q HIofHe d 'yelp, eleaYlBg a
| silence Which v as. startling. Next nae ment
| the elephant st3nfie'f back half dozen PAGES
ard we all Razed in mute interest at. the,
/ fattest d0g@l ever hen eid.*:. =.
And hil:the rest ftbat day the eleehant
! .guIgled and dubbed hugely within himself
/ as he strobe along good-nalure3ty acce ptlng
corrective ihQmps and digs. which, Could
net divert him from: his enjeg ment.of his
little game wfth:the dog =: -. " -
:. - Il 6 Wonld have done the same thing to a
manif one had been there" SAID tile driver;
deeiSiyely. :''M v attention was taken 0f
|. him While Twas trying to hear that fellow.
| tell. where To CO.. He was angry and
w y
| done. It and will be as :gdod-natured as
possible tillsthe flies worry hFn: eEhe gets
everAeated and cross again. - -. - ~, ~
: :'.Can an elephant swing! rs a Guesticn
which reminds nae of a:TudicFoTls adventure
of poor William Cameron. the. renowned
! explorer Of the Malayan peniRs ufa. During
! tile course :of. hiss travels with twe1re
| elephants he.-came to a deep :FIyeT,. and,
/ nothing doubtfag-af the swimming powers
OF his elephants, went straight at:the water
/ leading the way upeI. the first elephant,
Deeper AID deeper went the elephant TIL
the water rose high at bissides.: Higher
| and higher climbed Cameron: TO the top Of
/ his, -hewdah, until with dlsnaF. he stood
ankle deep in the water, while his elepha
walked along the bottom of the river with
! an inch or two Of trunk .protTlding above
! the stream to breathe. by. g: 49,: = ~:
OF conrsF, all CameIon's stores of -four,
tea, sugar and rice were hopelessly ruined,
/ aud he answered. the. question WITH. deep
anathemas against ihe animals refusal to
| 90 so unless obliged: g -.
Elephants Invariably travel. after enc
| another in line, and so great stheir geI-
GRAFTON for each others rank and seniority
l among themselves thar no driver Will lat
tempt to break the order OF routine Tito
/ which they fall Of their own accord. The
| Hafrowness Of the paths inthe deep infigles
! of the Orient compel man and beast tnpari-;
| ably 10 adopt the single file, and so thor
! Ougbly ingFained is the habit among both
that even upon the broad roadways yearly
| opened up by the native States Governs
Hent natives aad animals always adhere to
| the Indian file" procession. ~: -. =.
/ The elephant track" is a pathway. in
itself in tile jungles Every elephant treads.
carefully in the footsteps Of the preceding
beast. In the jungle ctays and moist soils
\ these fOot-traeks are generally from SIX to-
eighteen inches deep, and it becomes, a
| difficult matter for an elephant 20 travel
/ unless he places bis feet in these deep holes
made by his predecessors.
1t is marvellous to note the steep inclines
! an elephant will ascend or descend and the
narrow ridges he can walk aloag securely.
! Once he falls. however, he is a. rui BED.
animal, always timorous and unjust
1 worthy ana, as sach, is destroyed by his