The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22
rnE pocToR's sToRY.
How a aaeer Aeeiasnt chanwea nis
pInns

for queer acclden, when flrss hung
ont my shlngle.
Il lad a rich ueighbor a man ! was
bound TO proplilate. and the hrst eah
l had. after days Of waiting for pa
tients who didn't come, was 20 his barn
10 see what was the matter with his
sick mare. cured the mare and took
Ia my shmgle. Tor from that nay 70
this / have never prescribed for a hu-
man lc!ng. | had won a reputation a.
a veterinary surgeon and had 70 sueh I
a. VI. Bat that i neither here nor /
there. Only II you think animals cant
show gratitude and affection, perhaps /
YOU viii change your mind.
when had been IN business year
or tuo sent for my brother DICK. lie
was a wonderful chap With OIL KINDS
I'D animals. and / thought perhaps
could work out my part Of Il and leave
That for him. | never did. for Dicks
cotton broker IN New York now and
/ should have To begin al over AGAIN
10 make q nrst-rnte physician. hui
that l. what meant 90 D. tnth
''rhe very next day after Dlck came
got a. telegram from 7. n. harnuin-
/ had ieen down there once ~ twice
10 his own stables and he had a good
deal n faith In me. The dispatch was.
"'Hcbe has hurt her foot Come at
once
"flele was a favorite ELEPHANT
s,ieudid creature and worth a small
/ fortune.
well. I confess hesltated. ! dis.
Trusted my own ability and dreaded
The fpstlt. But Dick was determined
10 20. aud 70 H. did When We got out
of the cars Barnum himself was there
with splendid pair ~ matched erays.
lie eyed me very obviously. I'D for
roiten you were such little fellow.
he sald Ia a discouraged tone. I'm
afraid you can't help her His Dis
trust put me on my mettle.
"'Air. Ramum. said !. getting Into
the carriage. N Il comes 10 hand-to-
hand fight between llebe and me. ]
don't believe an extra foot or two OF
height would help mc any.
-lle laughed outright. aud began tell.
ing me how the elephant was hurt.
She had stepped on a nail or bit Of
lron and q had penetrated the tender
part of her foot. She was In iniense
agony and almost wild with pain.
-farg before We reached the ~
closrre in which she was we could
hrar her plteous trumpcting. and wheI
We entered We found her on three legs
! swinging the hurt foot slowly hack
3 wand and uttering long cries 81 an
, guish Such dumb misery IN her look
poor thing,
even Dick quallcd now. You cal
never get near her. he whispered. 'Sh
win XII you. surev
= "IIcr keeper OWNED what he said
J Don't b. afraid. sir be called out 3
q me. 'llebe's got sense
, 4 took my box u Instruments fror
, Nj. Parrum.
~ Ike your pluck. my hoy. he said
! heartily: hut own that I felt rattle
1 queer and slaky "a ] went up 10 th
] huge beast'
e ''fhe men employed about the shot
+ eame around ms curiously. hni NJ a n
! spectfnl aud emlnenily safe distance
as hcnt down 70 examine the foot.
!, "whlle was doing 80. as gently .
could. { felt 10 my horror llgl
torch on my hair. I, was as light a.
wnrans: hut as l turned and saw n
great trunk behind me Il had an awfl
sregrriivrncss.
"'Sle's crly curling your hair sau
y OF the keeper. Don't mind her
n ~ shall have % cut. and cut decl
" nd I hy way Of reply. lie said e.
"a words In rome lingo which were e,
l. IDENTITY Intended for the elephants a
!. dersiarding oaly, Then he shout,
with the utmost cOolness. Cut away
y ~The mans faith Inspired me. The
~ be- siood. absolutely unprotected.
q rcctlg IN front II the great crcatuI
= aud quietly iahbered away 10 her
m N this were an everyday occurrence.
A. -Wcil I made one cash with q
=, knife. felt the grasp on my ha
= tighten rcrccpiihy. yet not ungcntl
- Cold drops % Precipitation stood .
u an over me.
m ~'Shan I "a, agalnT managed
he call out.
ne ~'Cut away. came again the enco'
A aging rcsponSc.
This sirokc aid the work. 4 gr,
!. mass Of feiid matter followed the pa
IL age 81 the knife: the ahScess "
lanced. We sprayed out the ~
hacked u with oakum aud hound
M. The relief must have been INN
date. Tor the grasp 90 my hair relax
e the elephant drew a long. almost
lea man sigh. and-well. I don't knl
ay what happened next. Tor tainted lie
10 away. Dick must have finished
al hdslnCss and picked me up aud
"a tools; ! was as limp as q rag.
- 1t must have been a year and h
ny after this happened that I was cal
IN 10 Western Massachusetts 10 see 50
'er fancy horses Ramum's circus n
ut, pencd to b. thcrc. You may be- 81
ler that I called 10 Inquire Tor my
\. tlngulshed patient
ID" "sUche's well and hearty. SIR
keeper answered me- Come On and
her. she'll be- glad 20 see you
sNonspnScr said I. though | q
q. fcss I had a keen curiosity % SCI
~ she would know nae. as stepped |
eN the tent
ose 'sThcre she stood. ihc hcautr. as '
by, az ever For a moment she locked
el- me lndlncrently. then steadily
I'M with interest She next reached
h,s her trunk aud laid Il caresslngly
.,n on my shoulder and then on my Ia
=. how WILDLY her touch brought D
'oA 10 my mind the cold shlvers endu
at the Introduction 40 her-and {
she slowly lifted Up her foot, /
whole aud healthy. and showed 4