, 1897-09-14
HUGGED BY AN ELEPliAN /

HOStLsD u AN ~ ii~N-'
IL is A common sight 10 see Jol.y 4
nos any day walking scdAl"!y anOn
The crowded hall win e.snr VI an.
merry children on his back. IL Ip-
pears 20 enjoy the sport As mnrn Is
he .t.tle folks, for his eyes jw.ukl"
gleefully, says the Boston Journal
In taiking about the intelligence Imi
remarkable memories OF elepAln,S Nj!
Bostock (who was Jolly's trainer and
has been a trainer and exhibitor - au.-
mails all his life) said: THE r.ephaA,
is the most intelligent Of an.mAs
ever had anything to do wiki They
are the easiest to train. the mos, good
tempered and Interesting OF all.
Speaking of the memories for per
sons and vents that elephants have. !
would like to tell you an instance ,ha.
came under my own eyes some years
ago when was in England. My father
was the manager OF a show, but he nav
ing died my mother was in charge We
had several elephants. and one .; hem
was 0: unusual size. He was within
three or four inches as tall as Jumbo
and a triie heavier.
In the rural places where We We're
exhibiting at the time it was the Gus
tom CT the people to have large baskets
of apples placed by the side OF the road
after they had been picked from the
trees. This particular day our show was
passing along a street and the elephants
all ate Of the apples.
Mot long after the big elephant was
aiken very i'll. He lay down on the
ground and was apparently unlb." %
get up. We did not know whether he
had been poisoned or not. Finally A
chemist was called and he gave the al4-
plant some physic.
ut did not appear to do much good.
For hours the animal lay on the ground
and the chemist kept giving him medi-
cine. Bystanders jeered az the man For
his apparently unsuccessful effpr's.
Finally, however. the elephant began 70
revive, n at last stood up on his feet.
Seven years later We happened 70
visit the am town again. The big
elephant was drawing a chari, with
two others in the lead. tandem fashion.
We were passing along the street when
the lephant suddenly pausd and walk
ed w to a nan standing on ,h- sji'-
walk. She placed her trunk around the
waist Of the man. lifted him up in HI"
air and drew him to her. She began to
caress him. purring loudly all The while.
Come to find out this was The chem
ist who had cured the amin ~ h"r
sickness seven years before. tn" man
remembered the elephant ami thu -.e-
plant remembered the man. A. 'h" per
fcrmance which we gave III" chemist
was among the spectators.
when the time came for thr tig "lA-
plant to appear she walked r:gh' 'vr'
to the chemist and raised him ron H.
ground and Rugged him so clos" thn-
it was uncomfortable. Blu; ~ c.aIil
not release him until he elephiH' Vas
ready. The elephant purred Xix" Il "a:
FOR almost 20 minutes"
Prince Min Of Corea induced tHrior
o paint his portrait. The ar..S- nus
describes the scene: For 5hrjr h'Irs
ne sat mcttonless and speechl'--. Ik"
a statue. 1t is Finished I finally -1.i,
and he sprang up in a child-l;k" fashion
and came owe to lock at The work IL
delight was unbounded. and he - /
my hand and shook it most ,".hu- ISL
|cally. After this he suddenly h"rl'H"
grave. stared AT the canvas. and .A'n
looked al the back Of it. He =. med hur-
nified. What is it?' | inquired = rs
royal highness. You have No iI n
my Jade decoration said h" Amos IN
despair. I had OF course |pain.ct h.
portrait full face. and as the C'r",'-
nave the strange notion Of wearing -1"
decorations in the shape OF a small hu
ron OF jade, gold, silver. or amber 7~
hsnd the left ear. these. o. coarse. 800
not appear thereon. No explara'j II =
the theory OF European ar would s.tt.S-
~ the sitter. so to pacify MIN ! rXru'@'
a rapid sketch of his profil", bring ns
IN the ornament. That is all very WILL
ne said, but where is the uher eye