The sun., 1896-06-23
OLD FRIENDS MEET.
An Elephant Thnt Remembered HIS ship
mate of six Henrs Before.

mate OF SIX hehrn hrtore.
From. our Animal Friends
His name was "Colly;" he and were young
together. When was young man | went
several times to India as supercargo, and once.
Ia the year 1882, as was about to sail from
boston to Calcutta on my third voyage. al tho
age OF o. a man came to me who wished to
import An elephant, and asked me to take
order from him to buy large elephant and
bring IL home to him.
Wemade an agreement and signed a written
contract, which stated that the elephants
height should be measured at his shoulder a
certain price to be paid for 10 feet in height.
with 500 added for every inch beyond 10 feet,
and 500 less tor every inch less.
After reached Calcutta and attended to busi-
ness connected with the ships return cargo
started one day to go to an indigo plantation
about seventy miles up the River liooghly,
where was told. a man lived who had herd
Of elephants.
lie received me most Hospitality and took mo
out to grove where he KEPT about twelve ele-
plants OF different sizes and ages each chained
uy one hind leg to tree. lie invited mr 10
make my own choice among them. but as was
quite iguOrant OF their valuable points, and had
not the tGhtest idea now Ia Judge OF them, tuld
linn would prefer to Lave HIM select one FOR
that lie would not take the risk: and so finally
pointed to "A fine. large fellow. who seemed not
too ola he Was about 30 years ulu'. and said:
- Ilrrc the one want"
oh said the owner. how came you to
choose himy would rather give up any OF the
others. for he Is my finest and bravest tiger
hunter, and really don't want to spare him.
| stood rrm and declared that ! would have
thai one none. and so W. closed our bargain.
The huge creature measured ht the shoulder 10
fc't AID inch, An! pad FOR hlm Loo rupees
rillil. Al 'hat tiue 10 about 5000. then
rau.rl Tor hI> native keeper. or mhhout to
,uin" with him TO Boston.
had hou.e. or pen built FOR him on deck,
,tt,s, FtFtf ahf 81 tNe ntf fIa \.tr
England coast in winter weather. had warm
covering made for him. thick!y wadded with
cott"". Fancy an elephant dressed in wadded
palauIa-,
i hey swan him down the river nearly all the
WAY from tn" plantation and kept hint Tor "A
few days outside "t ,acutta. until AL was
ready. There they put on him heavy helt, or
ne'-rs ~ cnnras; Win henvy iron rings Al the
top. and he wH, driven "a :he dock after sunset
a. t"n- forbidden TO bring an elephant into the
At the dock We had crane such as is used
for h"i~tinG heavy goods. and. It's strong hooks
h"Iug lowered and caught into the iron rings On
the elephants wal-tbanh, the poor Old fellow,
trumpettug with terror and dtsmay, was swung
Ike a mollstrouS bale Of goods into the big pen
on deck wh"re he WAS To spend III" next six
He stay"d therc very com mfortably through the
Ion: voyage petted by all on board. He nnd
became great fricnds. and every morning. when
! went to hi. pen to talk 20 him, carried IN my
learned To ind and take out with his trunk.
III, usual food WAS either rice or gram "a Kind
% oa1a Gt'f@ for PEA uss an" sr @ hS sont ut
would make sort of hens nest Of hay. nj Il
the elephants mouth as lis hand could reach.
Eight or ten OF these bird s-nest puddings"
wanted a glass OF water, he would draw up into
his trunk a who G paIifull at one draught, and
then. turning the end OF his trunk into his
mouth. squirt 1t down his throat.
The mahout had a large shovel 10 use for
cleaning out the pen. and one day when he hIh
lett II standing NJ one side, Colly took II ~ by
curAug his trunk into he hole IN the handle
and began to scratch himself with the blade all
over his sides and wherever he could reach. AZ
ter that he would never let the mahout have the
shovel, but kept II for his own "backscrntcher' y
Al last our long voyage Vas. Was over yer ana we ar,
ns every one else to 90 ashore. ana "A wide
heavy EanGwny or landing stage was placed
| ashore: but lie had only taken one step whcn
he felt the planking sag under his weight. lie
and urging even jahhing him with sharp
uuad could not maze Him venture further tlan
keep quiet and wait and let him tnEc his own
| way. for was sure he would be ms glad l" be on
land as We would be 10 have him GET there.
| Before long lie began To feel his way again.
| cautiously pressing on the Rangway with both
fore feet; then kneeling down on all four knees,
way across to the pier. Ii seemed wonderful that
| he should know that by spreading the weight
| over more safely than by bearing on hls feet.
| lie was then delivered to his new owner, " ho
| Kent him for a short time in an old barn In Ea At
| Buston. went there two or three times and
! took friends to see my big pet, whom WAS very
sorry lose sight Of. when he was soon after re-
| moved to parts unknown.
| six Ycars later went to a circus in Havana.
| Walking through side passage or the ram bliu K
| oil building came out In II place where saw
| all elephant beyond As looked Rt him
| seemed to likeness to my old pet of si K
| years before. and called out to him. "iolly,"
Immediately he raised his hehh aud looked
| toward me, moving his great cars forward III
excitement. Az drew nearer 70 hun Keeper
| appeared an American and called uut To me
to keep away. Don't go near that elephant!
lac sad. Hes very cross to-day and dare not
| But without realizing my danger. had al
| ready come within the huge creatures reach
| and before could withdraw he put his trunk
| around my waist, and drawing me gently mp u
| him between his tusks held me pressed aga st
would hold her child. patted him and talked
to him but | was glad enough when he nm
| wound his trunk from my body and let me go
Then he began feeling about with his trunk
for my Jacket pockets, where he used 70
mud snip biscuit nj sea, and called 10 an old
black woman who sat near by with cake for
sale, AID bought out her whole stock to feed the
good old friend VINO had remembered me &c
many years
excitement and finally came forward, begging
me 10 tell him what IL meant For" said
he. II would not have given n farthlng for
your life when saw you IN tho elephant 4
grasp ,-,,
than he IL OF yours" and then told him the
story Of my old acquaintance With Colly aud ol
our long voyage together six years before.
| Whom turned TO leave tho place tho dear old
fellow stretched his head forward to see mo AZ
long as no could, seeming to wish ! would stay
the nobla creature turned corner and nsvel
] saw him again.