Daily camera., 1897-03-01
The Elephants Photograph.

The Elephants Photograph.
The Elephant came in looking very
important.
I'm going to be photographed" he
remarked.
Nobody spoke for some time, but
presently the Owl blinked at him with
an appearance of some interest will
it hurt much?" he inquired
"Will what hurt?" asked the aston
ished Elephant.
Being photographed
We'll, of all the ignorant Owls"
Don't you call ME an ignorant fowl,
SIR croaked the Owl fluffing up his
feathers in a fine tantrum
"I said Ignorant OWL" explained
the Elephant. DO you think | would
hurt the feelings of a bird of your po-
sition by calling him a fowl? No, not
for twenty trunks"
The Owl accepted the apology in the
handsomest manner. "Of course if you
didn't say it it's all right" he said;
but, really, when it comes to fowls"
"Of course, of course hastily as
sented the Elephant. Il quite under
stand your feelings"
Well" simpered Miss Opossum, 81
dare say am very stupid, but l must
confess I do not know what being pho
tographed means"
And, it appeared, neither did any of
the others, so they appealed to the
Elephant.
TO tell the truth, he had very little
idea himself, but OF course he could not
acknowledge that after his rude re-
mark to the Owl, so he tried to explain.
It's what royalties and people of i'm
portance have done to them" he be-
gan.
Anything like vaccination" said
the Owl
The Elephant looked at him with
withering contempt. Not in the least
like it," he said, shortly. "Think any
body would go and have that done for
fun?"
who's going to do it," asked Miss
Opossum.
"The Monkey"
What WITH"
ooh, he's got the proper thing, 1 as
sure you," said the Elephant, "and he
knows all about it. You see, it's like
this-an artist man came here little
while ago with box on three long
legs, and he used to tie his head up in
box"
What did he do that for?" asked the
Owl
HE couldn't see anything If his head
was tied up in CLOTH" remarked Mas
ter Parrot.
Clever boy" said his father, approx
ingly.
'Well, I don't quite know what it
was for said the Elephant, thought
fully, "but he always did it; and one
day he got his head in the cloth and
couldn't see where he was going, SO
he tumbled into the river, and the
Rhin 'oceros had himsfor lunch-said
he was very nasty, too, tasted of chem
icals. and made him ILL.,"
what became of the box?" asked
the Owl.
"The Monkey took it home," said
the Elephant. "He knows all about it,
because he saw the man do it lots of
times"
What do you have to do when you
go?" inquired the, Owl, after pause.
siD i'm cit
down in front of the box and the man
ties his head up, and looks at you
through the hole"
rs that all?" said the OWL very dis
appointed.
"Oh, no! he takes you on glass then"
Where does he take you?" asked the
Owl
"He wouldn't take you very far on
glass;" said Master Parrot, and his
father gave him peppermint drop
for being so sharp
"He puts the glass in little dark
cupboard went on the Elephant, tax
ing no notice of Master Parrots re-
mark.
with you on it?" asked the Owl.
'Of course not" said the Elephant.
VINO began to get quite irritable; 'you
cont understand He doesn't take me
on glass-only my face, you know"
'what does he do with your body,
them" said Master Parrot.
''It's my opinion that It's pack of
nonsense" decided the Owl. First he