The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-08

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n ", ~ ,S5SSGTI1 hadn't been SCI
~ out from Eng ur
g~-~ss--t~ s,yw land long, and in
the novelty Of following nig gan Al" a,d -
IN lost its charms. MY duties ~ d.
~, occupv a great deal OF my ',."e, ~
I.ould often be absent week - IL
49, ,.;thout serious inconvenience d.
.avape With u couple OF ha.N.H
"a NV old Henry would SCI iorsn y
Nnxcha my elephant MoNe". v
an exceptionally fine specimen :. q
- 40. endowed with all It's vir'"e' Il
"a NJ few of its faults lie wa" I
strong. patient, sagacious ana oeu "a 7,
,,;' ras,er lie had never been use" J
working elephant, but only 'or wa
- - .ha chase You shouio
pr sa.p his unwieldy bulk man,ns
80. INV noiselessly through the 'n'e
iunple grass. his great feet i'i..u -
s,,t down with the utmost cau'io'
AM. trunk darling in all direc''ons
.saont the game. and his small es'
~-,...,r;ry with excitement. lie secn.
,.nn,,, ;nstinctively the momen' ~
Gre and then he woulo nov
,s.l. You know it requires no S"' ~
.nount Of nerve to stand periee'is ,.;.,
- n Repral devil in striped sN'"
charging at one, and TOO oi'," 4
- ,hat your well-directed sn"'
spoiled by your elephants spee''
treat. ,,,, s,ner-
ny .,,,.ount of his intelligence
,'1 .,renoth. and his mahout ai""s
.auoa him .My Lord the EieP'""e'
,ra,ted him with the greatce. :
-, you know the llindoo pei'ei'
IL. ,,,a sn,ls Of ones ancestors no. !
r.;ae for a period after uea'n -
-, ,.oa;ss of animals till thcy ia,
,t for their Shortcomings on ear W
"a lbs, they might unwittingly ~.
- ~ their grandfathers or gre,
,afa,hers with disrespect' VIM
go, Ia . criminal violation OF 'hs'
1;,.;,r IL is their custom TO gi'c :
r, ~ tho inmates OF the JUNK
.:,,,or title. as. for instance
ts;.r,.,,.ss the Tiger. Our king ~
~, az So Mowcha was more oi'e
.a a. Nv Lord the Elephah
than by his real name.
IL was a great pet in the reeli".
-, III The children at the sta.'
-. was no better sport than 20 Gu
49,, ,he howdah. shrieking with iaug
IA have n ride on Mowcha
.l 10 enioy il as much AS thes
i.arr;.d his burden with the gre
-. a;,,,;,v. He was really hahoson
,.,,,b.nts 90. and looked ms
-. adorned with his scarlet "
-. and harness. and bearing
l.L a,,ed with merry chlldreh'
- nrettv sight to see them al
Iastoyviny upon him his rev
~ shane Of pineapplcs. pana
,..o.,,es. all of which he loveu
-, way IN his capacious stomach
..,, ,ar these details thai you
understand my griei wne" :. ~, snr
disappeared one nigh. ~ ,san
Nv Lord the Elephah. ,na1 shar,
less for several days ms "a ~
formed me afterwara' anu
he had managed to preaN ne W.
had vanished in the DARKNESS =,
he had been spirited away
thief. or had decideu :.
worked for man long eno"g a"a :,
now return to his na'ive wo !, 10
society of his kind we =.
course. but we missed nln. ~
one would think. ana lor son. M
CRY among the children
cha we're only herc'
tried a number OF other elep
<or nv hunting. but could nov !
,,,ace: and. rs my duties inc
about that time, my gun rarely
case. and my cartridge Dei' nun
used. on the wall
About three or four years la,e'
,,vitcd to spend the Christmas rs
with an English friend VINO wss
= house party at his place iur,
a. the hills. ! easily op'aineo
and started with but one :
Ramon. lie had formerly oeen
cha's mahout. but after th"'
,,ucanny disappearance ne
cached himself to me, ana Prov
a very handy fellow. We were 7 !.
nm hardy little ponies ana
aav made about fifty miles, Y
ths night at the hut OF one OF
.st rangers who are stauone,
ro~nment as guard along u
- large and important torres
mart day we plunged into =
...s,f Toward midday W
..ar,led by hearing fearful
ms roaring, as Of some mons
death agony. At that dls. ,.
not recognize IT rs the VOC ',
Wild animal l was acqua'n'
and turned to Ramon for an
zion. His dark skin was o''
ashen gray.
..Its herd Of elephants
nlaimed and they are soun'
battle cry. II they come y
means certain death. Wecan
them" ~,
II certainly seemed as w
were headed in our direcu'
noise grew louder. and we
the ground trembling pens
the trampling Of many iect.
"rollow me, sahibs criea
he threw himself from ms
hastcncd to one OF the "a