The Portland daily press., 1900-01-12

phants pull him 20 his fest. and he was
a. dooils as . lamb. We had no more
trouble With him for 9 year Iftsrward.
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and knocked him through . fence and
then demolished the fence. The man e.
capped by dodging around some posts.
But had no trouble with Romeo. tied
him MP and then the man punished him.
IL didn't do any good, however. He beat
bus he would not give In. IL 10 remark
able what iil.wiil Romeo had for that
fellow. Cherries keade 10 right In that
onos an siehant gets spite against man
he never forgsfs It. The man I'm falling
about would not go nssr the elephant
after that and that was the wisest thing
he ever did in his life, for Romeo would
surely have killed him nc the nrst chance
We got another man and kept him two
years, and then WI had high old time
in Chicago. IL was on Jan. IS, 1863
III never forget the date-when Romeo
turned On his keepsr. He was loos, Mt
the time. He knocked the man so far the
first time he struck him that he could not
get ct him 70 kill him. He was knocked
under the seats and Romeo after him.
But the man recovered himself 10 time
and flew out Of the building. Romeo tore
the place out He smashed the seats, and
after doing ss much damage as he could
inside be broKe down the doors and
marched into the streets Of Chicago
around the Court Hous,. This was early
In the evening. had been away for two
weeks and was ct the theatre ct the time.
Our people did net know where to find
me. They had at least fifty people rush
ing around town hunting for me. In
the meantime, Romeo was causing the
ana tbs elephant was rushing
thsm through the streets. They had
board sidewalks then, elevated about o
foot and half from the street, and the
people kept on thess, Tor the elephant was
afraid to get on the boards. As soon ~
any body sppsared on tie streets, however
koreo went for them and and drove
kept the streets clear Of wagons, carriages
horse cars and everything. got back 10
the hotel about II O'Clock and then heard
about Romeo and went to look for him.
first found Julist-shs had got out. too
and got her home without any trouble.
Then / went for Romeo. watched him
D little before called him and found
he was very bad. He had NOT seen me
for over n week and when called him by
name lie threw up his head and didn't
know where the sound came from. l
rallied again and then he saw me. i cried,
"Come hers" and he did come. he
On ne as fiash OF lightning, and AS be
o0W0 \ Woub. Andoo AvE tho baAhaAhH
and got into the dressing room on one
side Of the entrAncs, which was elevated
q few feet from the ground. Old Romeo
came In and stood In the entrance, and
there he stayed looking for me. he was
frantic and II he could have got me would
have killed me sure. got around the
building and opened all the windows
possibls-it was bitter weather-apd thus
freszs Romeo into going into his stan.
But the fever was ON him bad. and that
would'n work. then went back to the
drssunR room and threw q piecs Of
bread to him ana an ear Of corn.
noise as possible. but appearing to
be unconoernsd. After . while l hand
cd an ear Of corn TO him from the
room and ne put IL In his mouth,
but could not eat. At last he did eat u
piece Of bread. and then ! spoke to hin.
told him 70 20 into his stall. de heal
tated . minute and then walked TO-: Nov
! knew he was all right and ! followed
aud soon had the chain around his foot,
and that was the end of that troubls. We
kept the same man with him, but chain
ed Romeo mp so that he could be fed
without any danger.
We went into quarters at Delevan, and
I left. Before ! got back to Chicago
there were three kilograms waiting for me
telling me to come back. Well, I'd had
q little trouble with the propristors and
did not 20 until had telsgraphed back
TO them. got an answer light away &C.
cepting my terms and l went. 1t appears
that as soon as Romso found had gone
he got frantic ard no one would 60 near
him. He was all right when he saw ms
and stayed all right till spring. We kept
Romeo and Juliet IN a room adjoining a
barn, and friends used to come and see
them. One dav a number OF ladies came
and wanted to see the elephants drink.
/ turned the animals loose, and as soon
as Romeo got into the light taw he had
q spell on. l can tell you got those la
dies out of sight as quick rs they could.
Juliet went out to the trough and drank.
but Romeo stood still, shaking his head.
l went Within a half dozen steps OF him
and said: "Romeo, come here" and ha
did come and l sprang up into the parp,
where he did not dare follow. / got q
shot gun and loaded both barrels heavily
and went TO the door. Romeo came to me
aud called, "Det"-tEat il. stop-and
as he came fired into his trunk. That
stopped him little and got hack into
the barn. Then he went of and began
to upset hay mounds and break fences.
Well, to make 1t short, / had two days
and three nights with him. ! would go
out with the gun and when he came for
me and would not stop when l called
fired into his trunk. After awhile he
would not stop without my firing but 1t
was only for little while.
''In the third night was asleep. and
one of the men awoke me- and said the
elephant was OF up-sstting more hay
ricks. started after him with the gun.
IL was a cloudy night, and l could not
see very we'll. Between the barn and the
~ there was an omen teld. As crossed
th,s saw something black bsfore me. 1t
waA Romeo. who Was coming TO meet me.
AS did not want to die just then
dropped on my knees. and as he looked
for me gave him both barrels In the
trunk and then sprang up and ran to the
and Romeo after me. The
mounds were set close together. SO that
could run between them when the eie-
plant had TO crowd through. he chased
me around fer a while until at lass got
back to the barn. Tine next day We trap
ped him. A hole big enough for me to
get through was cut In the elephant
house opposite the door. and ropes lead
ing TO the loft were fastened to the floor
near the door. Then went for Romeo,
and when he saw me he went for me. i
ran into the stall, through the doorway
and out on the other side by the hole.