Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-17
'HE MAD ELEPHANT OF
MYSORE,
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n The Western Ghauts, and here, after
kfast, had come Rampal Singh and
guest. The Hindu was squatted on
ground sucking the stem of his
hry-wood pipe Near by, with his
Nj ds in the pockets of his linen jacket,
ESQ gcd Matthew Quin. Both were fix
ssA regarding a couple of half-grown
zh thers-supcrb specimens of their
.6 d-that were chained to rings set in
wall
will give you $50 rupees for the
- declared Quin. There was no an
L.. "Two-hundred and seventy-fve,
IS added. Three hundred. l. is a
Bpting price"
he zcmindar wagged his gray beard
katively You have not money
Sugh to buy my panthers," he said.
bum lit his pipe with show of in
ference. to hide his disappointment
low shall l persuade the old chap"
ia reflected, as he sauntered toward the
ID tty beasts, They bounded the length
o their tethcr, snarling and splitting.
BE careful sahib," warned the Hindu,
linz. come, let me take you over the
Salagc while air is cool and refreshing"
A sudden clamor broke on their ears.
harmed by the excited shouting and
htcry, they ran down the little street
81 huts aud gardens. AS they drew near
DC end of the street they saw two grass
ntters who had gone forth to their
Billy Iabors dash, painting and GREATNESS,
trough the open gateway. Close behind
BEN doomed a huge, gray form, and the
xt instant, barely in time, dozen
bids had shut and barred the massive
nbcr gate.
lille the terrified graSS-cutterS were
living to tell of their pursuit and mar
IN escape Quin and the zemindar
muntcd a lookout platform to the LETT
"a the gateway Almost directly beneath
I'm iii the act of charging the gates,
sApod a male elephant of monstrous size,
th long yellow tusks. At sight of the
D. heads the brute lifted its trunk and
Hercd a believing scream of rage. Then
stead of attacking, he turned and
Hinged into the dense thicket of timber
III vegetation that bordered the path.
A cIaulling noise accompanied his re-
ear, and it could be seen, as he van
ped that a rusty shaclle and yard of
alu were attached to his left hind foot
BY love, it's the mad elephant-the
MhnkIIhng rogue-from Mysore!' cried
pin,
The sahib is rightp walled Rampal
8ngh Alas, what a misfortune has
mc upon my people!'
he mad elephant of Mysore, origin
y the property of the government,
md been at large for five years, de-
SHOWING houses, crops, and numerous
lie will give us no rest" bemoaned
Aampal Singh. He did not go far, sa-
nb-thc crashing of the underground
BASED almost at once He is just inside
Jungle, waiting for victims. The
g1 beast! He will Turk about here for
MeckS, for months Brahma, preserve
An idea had taken root in Quin's
sM1nd when he descended from the plat
pm with The zemindar, who harangued
Pc natives, babe Jahan keep the gates
Stoned, and gave orders that no person
pouId pass out of the village that day.
hen he tottered back to his house and
Pink INTO a heap of cushions.
You must have the brute killed" re-
PARKED Gum, as he pulled complacently
u his pipe.
Soul of Brahma" cried Rampal
singh. How is it to be done? Ny
Zen are armed only with matchlocks.
mo they are towards. Quin, sahib,
pu are mighty shikaree-rid me of
Dis pest"
For a consideration, yes"
l VIII sell you the panthers for 800
npeeS."
Not much you won't I'll tell you
Khat l will do though. I'll give you $50
npees tor your pets and agree to shoot
&c rogue elephant in the bargain
Alter some haggling the crafty old
@indu accepted the offer.
a few minutes later Naryan the ma
.Ne Shlkaree who had accompanied
uin to Harikar was struggled over the
gar wall of the village He was the
carer OF letter addressed to Carruth-
and his instructions were to hasten
<h all speed to the camp.
Darkness fell and by degrees the peo-
Is dwlndled away to their beds, leaving
ahan, the Waterman, to keep lonely vigil
the light of his flaming fire. This was
matter OF course. Gates and walls
Eere much too strong to be forced BY
ven mad elephant, and Rampal Singh
nd his guest, doubly protected within
PC stockade, went to sleep with UNI
DOUBLED minds.
The night wore on peacefully until
#Dou' two o'clock, when of sudden the
hence was shattered by single, blood
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