The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-06-20
NIGHT HAVE KILLED HIM.
But Rajah, tho Mad Elephant, Gently
Pushed Lemon Away


Pushed Lemon Away.
The last notable net in the career OF |
Ra1ah, the man killing elephant, before
his peaceful death In the winter quar-
ters Of Lemon Bros circus at Argen.
tine was an act Of mercy. While he
was In one Of the vicious mo0As that
preceded his final delirium, when he
was tugging ut his great chains in IN
attempt to break away and destroy
things, when even his regular attend
ants kept at n safe distance and cast
furtive glances at the furious monster
In dread and expectation OF seeing hun
break from his fastenings, Rajah,
thirsting for blood, spared human
life that he knew was entirely ut his
mercy. Attaches OF the circus whc
witnessed the incident declare that
Frank Lemon, their employer. will
never be nearer to death and live to
tell of it than lie was on this occasion
Why ltajah did not kill him rs he had
killed Frank Fisher. his former keeper,
and eight other men when he had him
in his power and was in the killing
mood will remain one of the mysteries
In the circus fraternity
All that day the men employed at the
quarters were nervous. Hajah was
acting as lie did year before, when
he drew the stakes to which lie was
chained out Of the ground and plunged
| through the corrugated iron wall of
the building rs Little Edna" the bare
back rider crashed through the paper
| 10 J>x ~
He was acting very much rs he did
the night before he crushed Fishers
life out. The horses baked In the
training ring and pricked up their ears
and snOrted at the partition that scpn-
rated them from the restless monster.
The resounding blows he struck upon
the ground with his great trunk and
the cracking and splintering Of thick
planks rs he pried them up with his
abbreviated tusks were ominous
sounds In the ears Of those who were
| familiar with Rajah's career. "Ele-
plant Fatty" who had been instructed
| to put things IN order in the stall,
threw up his job and was seen no
moro. daft BILL" who had set up n
loud laugh as Fisher gasped his life
out under the elephants feet, had one
Of his hilarious spells again, and that
foreboded trouble.
But two men had ever been able to
do anything with Rnjah "when the fit
was on him." They were Frank Fish
er and Frank Lemon. The latter al
ways believed Rajah felt kindly to-
ward him and would not harm him.
But Rajah had loved Fisher when the
keeper was sober and feared him when
lie was drunk and then had killed him
Still Mr.. Lemon had no fear.
Rajah was down on his knees, rip
! ping up plank with his tusks.
Cup. Raj, up" shouted Lemon, and
Rajah arose. This act Of obedience in
creased the masters confidence, and he
stepped closer. The elephant swung
his trunk in the air and brought it
down against the ground at Mr.. Lem
on's feet with sound like that given
by heavy stroke on bnss drum.
"Raj, Rajah! Behave YOURSELF" cried
the Snowman.
Again the trunk was raised iii the
air, and great roar reverberated
through the building. 1t ended with O
suggestion Of a whine. The roust-
abouts held their breath. The elephant
lowered his trunk slowly, while his
eyes blinked and showed red where
they should have been white. Then
he lungcd forward and with a side
movement Of the. trunk gently but
firmly pushed the man away.
1t was not the pleading Of the men
that caused Mr.. Lemon to retreat. He
saw new meaning in the elephants g
manner toward him. By his action the
great brute said:
Keep away, Frank. don't want to
hurt you"
The next moment he pounded the
hoor viciously with his trunk and then
drove his blunted tusks against the
planks and splintered them.-Kansas
City Star.