The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-20

and am unwilling to bear the conse-
luences. Your creature must be
moved from my premises IMMEDIATE
LY. Yours truly, MARY e..
Now Dr. d. was placed in most
awkward position. lie began hearth
ly'to repent of having agreed to have
to do with that miserable
elephant. lie must take a decided
step at once, so he resolved to use his
own uCgment, and as he felt sure he
was right, to 90 ahead.
After writing note to the widow
and assuring her that the creature
would be moved as quickly as posi-
bic, he started off in quest of the same
truckster who had removed the baby |
from the circus grounds to the barn
the night before. After some difficult
ty the man was found but fatty re-
fused to take the job. 1t took a vast
amount Of persuasion to make the
man change his mind, but at last he
agreed to come Immediately with his
mate" Pete and do what was reques-
ted. 1t was with considerable diff
Guilty that the unfortunate animal
was placed in the cart with an old
canvas over it to hide it from the
public gaze, and then the procession
started for the slaughter house, the
doctor leading of in his buggy and
the remains" following slowly.
After depositing the terrible infant
at the slaughter house, where the
young doctor left implicit instruc-
lions that the bones should be boiled
unit! perfectly clean and white, the
little procession moved on again, this
time to the taxidermist'S where the
skin was left to be properly treated
and stuffed. All this accomplished,
DR.. d. drew sigh of relief, and after
telling the truckster to present his
bill to DR.. S., on his return to town.
drove to his home and INDUCED in a
much needed luncheon and nap.
The next night when DR. S. return
ed, he was somewhat surprised to fine
! the turn affairs had taken, but com
! mended DR.. d.. and went immediate
: ly to make his peace with the widow
Then went to his hotel and retired tt
' rest; but he had scarcely closed hi
eyes when the big fire alarm begf
: toling out it's dismal notes.
One. two--One, two, three, f0ur-On
: tWo-one. two. three, four--he count
= ed, and then jumped from his bed t.
c consult his fre-alarm card to find on
a where the fire was.
1 Good heavens. The slaughte
4 house. My bones, my bones y
!. lie hurriedly slipped on his clothe
J, and rushed out into the night ali
d After a brisk run he found himself a
o the scene of the confagrati0n, an
> sure enough it was the slaughte
l. house and no fire force On earth coul
have saved the old wooden structur,
g The old doctor stood and watched tt
h buildings and his precious bones {
e up in a blaze of glory. Then lie turl
) ed on his heels and walked off hom
it SO much for the bones
S His valuable skeleton was eon
e. and all that remained to him was I'll
skin, with which the taXidermist Ia
)r promised to do his best.
Il At last tins work was complete
and the taxidermist sent the doct'
lo word that his elephant was ready bl
ia he (the doctor) must send for hir
* The services of the truckster and h
6, mate Pete were again called for al
ly the elephant was placed in a loft-lil
us room over the doctors Office, not, hO'
- ever, without good deal of ditficul
e, in getting him up the narrow stall
at The doctors face bcamcd with hap
}! anticipation of the result OF the ia.
'ly dermist's skill and as soon as |
vo prize was placed on the little platfol
a. which had been constructed for
lis occupancy, the doctor proudly wit
at drew the cloth with which the a
nal was covcred--and--welI, a roar
to laughter burst from the unsyml
ad thetic truckstcr and eycu DR.. d., W
as was present, could not refrain from
ew very broad smile at the sight whi
'w met his gaze.
hu There stood the baby elcphat, |
me it is doubtful II his own mother col
oc- have suspected his identity; for
me stead of being the shapely little
nd low he had been in life, high and tn
&c he had been transformed into or
inc turc of entirely unknown speci
bhe short of leg, broad of back and m
&C. resembling an extremely corpul'
and woolly sheep than anything cl
MS 1t was Of no use to curse the Ia
ne dermist-he had done his best !
TOR poor baby was locked securely In
inc sky parlor and the old doctor left
crs in disgust He was too much enr
lhe ed to visit her again, SO the weeks ;
)on months rolled by and the baby had
rn, most vanished from his thoughts.
But at last the story got out
~ ~. the doctors friends would give !
aye no rest until he agreed to show IL
ere his elephant.
So one day in the springtimc W
y" the weather was getting very W;
Inc and the loft was well nigh unbe;
ted bic, the doctor and a few che
the friends visited what remained OF