Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-04

THE DREAM RIDE OF A BOY.
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yard, for he had been taken to watch
the elephants once before by his father.
He waS greatly: interested and wan
dered about freely. He chatted to
the mahouts and others, bat it seemed
odd they were all very, very busy, ior
they did mot. answer, indeed, they did
not seem to see the little boy at all.
Freddie did not mind that, there was
so much to watch, a., T..
At last he came to. n corner of the
yard where a big elephant was stand
ing all by himself, .swaying from side
TO side, chained by one leg. Freddie
recognized him by his size us one that
hehad ridden on in care OF t4eniar
hont when he2was here before, kNatu-
rally, the boyawishea to- enjoy agide
again. There was nosattentlant near
to help himsuR but someh the found
that the swarthy, turbaned old iug-
gler was looking into his eyes again,
and the next instant he was tri-
seated atop of tho ele-
phant. He was tremulously pleased at
first, but all of moment the beast
raised histrunk and trumpefel with a
savagee foafs Ats the sam stims he gsre
hissieg a might ty iierk and The iron
chain burst, and the elephaHtswas
free. He roared again and tossed his
trunk high, and then charged straight
through the compound. The black
men and the white men scattered in
all directions, yelling in fear.
'Run! Run! Look out! Look outl
The Ra;ah's loose! He's mad! Run
for your life!" =
+ They alLran SO quickly that "a clear
path was left for the mad elephant,
who dashedistraight through the yard,
the great gates as if they
were orange boxes and, trumpeting
furiously, galloped wildly into the far
spreading open country. Easily and
inccmprehensiyely as Freddie had got
III. he found he could not now get
down. and he was dreadfnfty afraid,
bntr he seemed fastened to the huge
beasts neck inst behind the great ears.
He:wonld have liked TO iiumpso e. Int.
he could not; he swst stuck aud ssnck.
anliI stuck; .Ho. .haa. laai no idea be,
fore that elephants, cofld rnn so fast
The RajabIraa Ikea racehorse. The
trees aud houses fashed%spast. They
a liatiyaSillage, !, and the in-
habitahts fathers and mothers grab
bingsbabies. .qp d ,howling with fear
dashed and darteds s;dnG climbed and
to all Imaginable hiding
places. 1ss3 ssS :.
Crisb!, Crash! through the branches
of treesa spiishl sspl lash through o
nnudtl river; swish tsswash! through
= mead ows m .of high, thick grass, in which
tame sbuHalos were entirely hidden
from sight Throughg wood and river
aud grass Freddie held 1 on in a most
manner. At last they came
to n spot somewhat familiarsto the lit.
tie bow, a strip OF Jungle with a belt Of
open, rolling grassland in front.
an Opening in. the jungle
saw the dark green brushes
of q plantation, and beyond that the
roof and upper yerapda of a high
ungalow.--..Ereldie- Recognized his
own home, He had no time to look
twice, however, for suddenly right be-
fors the elephant, directly in his path,
there stepped out. from the, jungle two
BIC men with, guns, and Freddie saw
that they were his father and uncle.
For the first, time the boy found breath
I'd yell. 5,
.. Papa! Uncle Fred! Let me
DOWN. lie screamed. ''The elephant
has run away! He's mad! Stop him!
Take mssdown"
: It was impossible to believe it, it
was. absurd to credit it. Those two
big men, mt sightsof the mad elephant
and theslittle boy charging upon: them,
turned aud fed! True, they had only
light, small calibre rifles, but-was
that an excuse for deserting an adored
son and nephew IN his extremity!
They did not get away, however!
Freddie's father trlpped and fell right
in the road of the Raiah! Uncle Fred
stopped, white es death, but steady,
astride of the stunned figure of his
brother. Seyenty-yardsy away the ele-
phants strpmpetsd and bore down hi.
umphantiy. Sonole Ffed ;,!ook careIul
aim. There was but one littleSspot in
the great beasts forehead TO hitsuc-
cessfully and stop the Ralah. 70 miss
it meant death for both men. The
hunter gazed steadily throngh his
sights at thatispot, and paid not the
slightest attentionsto Master Freddie,
who, in an agony OF apprehension,
screeched at the top of his. voice:
'.Don't miss, uncle, or you'll hit meY'
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