The morning times., 1897-02-21

that peuliar iack-luSter appearance which
always accompanies decrepit old age. and
exhibited the never-failing signs before her
death that life had almost burned out and
was now threatening 20 suddenly flicker
into darkness.
Jeanette had passed through the hands
OF so many showmen that 70 any one Of
these her entire history is practically un-
known She came into the possession Of
her last owner in 1855 Previous To that
time it is estimated by those who know
scraps of the aged elephant career that
she has been in her time owned by at
least forty different persons She was Of
African birth. Any one who saw her ears
and was familiar with elephants would
know in an instantthat she was a African
Her ears were OF that enormous variety
known as the umbrellas
The first that was known of Jeanette
was "a 1928 At that time an agent Of
an American HIcnagerje was in England
and there saw the elephant in company
with u number OF others, which had Just
arrived from the Cape
She had been employed IS working ele-
phant for some little time in Africa pre-
vioUs to her purchase by IN English off
ciaI. At that time there was not a single
elephant IN the United states. and so the
agent from America conceived the idea
that here was a tremendous card for bis
menagerie. The menagerie agent OF 1923,
like the circus agent OF today, was not OF
the sort that fails to appreciate the fact
that time flies rapidly. He decided to
risk his employer S money and ms own rep
utation, and purchased Jeanette for
$4,000.
The next thing was TO get Jeanette 10
the United States This period was far
in advance Of the ocean greyhound, and
the voyage across the Atlantic for even
human being was considered an event Of
great Importance The agent. however,
was equal 10 the emergency; 50, one June
day. when clipper ship sailed from Liver
pool, she had aboard of her, snugIy en-
scOnCed in the hold, the bulky form Of the
young Jeanette.
Naturally. the queer beast was more than
a line days wonder in Gotham People
came from as far as the Harlem River TO
see her in her snug lodgings. not far from
Battery Park Then her owner placed her
in tent, because the lodgings were not
large enough to accommodate the people
who came toSee her He made money very
rapidly, and jeanette waxedfat and strong
1ltci q AliAN pau Nil4t+ tN NAsiNhtAAs
and then Jeauette's owner, who had long
ago given up the idea of placing her in
| any menagcrie except his own. put the big
| beast in a wagon, that was considered a
| triumph Of architectural skill, and with
| Just enough other things to Justify him in
| calling MS outfit a meuagerie started
| out to tour the East JeancJtes fame
| spread far and wide, and after exhibiting
| HrI 4 H.. pa Tor F.s-
| owner sold her to menagerie. There
has been no prominent MeHagc-ie in the
| Country in the last haIf-ccnyury which has
| not had q claim on Jeanette atone time OF
| another. She was probably JHe most trav-
/ eIcd elephant the world ever knew.
Jeanette was very resentful of fancied
4 or real injuries, and If she once took q
| dislike to a person " oe betide him
! In Peru once painter named Fraser had
in some manner incurred her dislike one
/ day she walked out OF the barn where she
was quartcred, having broken the chain
| that kept her within bounds. As she
| amblcd out OF the door there passed about
/ fifty feet distant Fraser Jeanette Caugh5
sight OF him She gave scream of rage
| and started for him. Fraser heard the
sound There was no time to get 10 the
gate and he made for the fence Fraser
reached the fence ahead of Jeanette, but
| he had only managed to get 20 the top
bar by the time she had gained striking
distance from him. Her trunk flew out
| with the force OF a catapult- So didFraser.
| he turned three complete sOmersauits
| before he struck the ground. For days
| after that, or rather nights. he slept on
| his left side, and chairs without cushions
| were of no use TO him.
/ She was not very large elephant; she
| only weighed three tons But she had q
| very persuasive way whenever she took
/ after anyone. IT was a favorite pastime
| of hers whenever she broke loose in the
] menagerie tent to make for the lemonade
/ venderS put them TO flight, and then 10
] drink all their lemonade. This she seemed
/ to consider u treat of the most delightful
| nature The same method If treatment
was applied TO the men and boys who dis
| pensed candy, and Jeanette appropriated So
I much of their stock that they grew TO be
afraid to venture anywhere near her.
So great was her love for candy that
| when. in the procession that preceded the
| circus performance in the various towns.
she discovered a yeHdcr Of candy anywhere
along the street she would break ranks.
| walk over to the candy and help herself.
| often wrecking the stand unintcn-iOnally.
| These little pranks OF hers have cost her
! owner many dollar His only consolation
| was that it gave nina good advertisement
| Jeanette was coquettish beast. On one
| occasion her flirtations came near cost
ing her owner the lives OF two of his finest
| elephants. one of which was almost the
| equal OF Jumbo in size. They grew ieal-
Gus OF one another. and the result was a
battle Fortunately the tusks of each of
| these bulls had been trimmed Off. or they
probably would have gOTed one another 10
death. As it was they managed TO dam
age each other TO a great extent. while
| Jeanette looked calmly on. She did not
| give the slightest evidence that the battle
was otherwise than very pleasant spec
i tacle.
The people of Peru mourn Jeanette. She
was one Of tile sights of the town during
the winter season. and was friend of wv o.
thirds OF the population. Her funeral was
as largely attended as that OF the mast
prominent citizen would have been. She
was only an elephant. to be sure. but then
it is something TO lave been a good eIe-
phans.