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

nv heavy riding boots We hsa NO
line 20 secure our ponies, an" '"c
,rightened animals, as soon as they
were released, sprang nimbly through
The Tickets and Disappeared ana "i,n
-, ~ course. vanished our only
- escape from the forest, even
though the elephants should pass va
We reached our position OF safety
mona too soon. could see the heaVy
sorest branches shaking violently ana
.oor n huge gray mass broke through
stumbling along At a remarkable rate
81 speed. not twenty yards from u.s.
and screaming with vicious rage.
cts a rogue elephan sahib' sa'o
Ramon. "They are chasing him from
the herd" 49,. 80.
such indeed, seemed to be the case
tor !, hundred yards behind him came
arother enormous figure, which was
headed straight for our place OF reinee'
AS by lightning fash 4 saw III. ~
rible death that menaced Us.
felt myself falling to the grounu' ~
second more TO be trampied 70 80"
under those immense feet. But az 'm".
;nstant I heard Ramon call out ooiaiy:
.t-rah pai." Qie down. Inc grsas
4 -. naused. "Let-rah, let-ran'
arain he cried; and, TO my astonish.
r nt the creature obediently weu'
{ down upon its knees
s Ramon quickly descended, Gazing "'s
h IN follow. Where black ieaas'
a 'rh;,e man does not lag behind ah'
# 1n,yr I went. l did not understan'
5 how the magical transformation na'
- ,'an Elected. but as ! turned am
"a ,,,,hy s;oht Of the animal, compre
"a Saua.d II all: around the great foreie
ne was a chain. the end OIL wh'.n o.
Id trailed on the ground. Inc qu'on ~,
ng 20 The native had seen 1t; ne kne" VI.
ok Tho animal must have been IN caP'N''
nd a. some time, and called Out the W.,
his - command. hoping that ~ wouia
ms o,,eved He was not disappointea'
res o,,bopgh the small eyes still gieam
,ed ..;,h an ucly red light, and the tru'
20 ,..ayea unanimously in the air, the gre
! n or.,ture had not forgotten ms FORM
al ..a;,,;ng we approached him ca
tin ,;nnslv at first. but presently ham
kin r,shel fearlessly up to the pr"'.
nm ,o,,ed him effusively, calling nun
is a.ry name of endcarment. an
re- ,ho,, Nv Lord the Elephant 'lis IN
leader 81 the herd. wiser 'han 'ne '
nor man of the temple. beautifui a. ~
.,,ce Md strong as the winds on he'
,avs on great Lord Mowcha. my .
nv salutes thee :, \,
4 re- Truly enough. 1t was our
,,;..f a.. Who. in spite of lapse OF tune
,,aro ,.h,,re of place. had not forgotVe"
and the familiar wore
have command. .;,h;, a
arth: All this hau h"Pp "a ,vas
,reat moments. The great heru m"s
.rsat- crashing through the forest an a,'
..,,;ah ~ trrmpeting with rage ana s',a
,ra;. ,ha Ground in their fury. Nhoui0
~. chance 10 come near en-
:. .,,s onr lives would not be
IA .or,hino. Mowcha seemed TO u
!, ,he stand the situation periec'iy' ~
49,, ,,,oer All zone. he seized Ramon \
- -. .';,,, h;s strong trunk and set III
on his neck. where the ihano.
mont r;aes: he grasped me win inc
.a,;on s,sc and placed me beside MN
III ~, rose and started off at goou
,s.,,,h. l., the direction opposite 20 tiia'
-. ~, r.st Of his fellows. ana
ey did. their screams anu
rreat- away in the distance
W wondered where My Lo
= -, r,o,haut intended TO coh'e.
= ,,ha,her to his native jungies or
ng the post again. :. ;,.,oss;ble y
an: and him. but found IT imposS''