The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-04-20

! thsi's whst mean, 10 be then,
The very next day after Dick came &c
I telegram from + I. Bsrnum. I'd bee
doxn there once or twice to bis own sts
. bles, ard he had good deal OF faith In m,
} The despatch wss:
Bebe has hurt her foot Come at once
Htif ,efs ttearift sltg.baRt--a qisa6t
, creature. asd ,eoria small fausHs.
} Wen, confess hesitsted. | dIsuuste'
, my own ability ard dreaded the result Blu
Disk Was deiermintd TO 90, and 10 We did
When we got out Of the cars. Bsruum him
] esli was there with a splendid pair o
msicbed grsys. He eyed me very dubious
ly Id forgotten you were such a littl'
! fellow, he tst 10 q discouraged tone. In
sfIsid you can't help her. His distrust pu
me on my mettc.
Mr.. Birpum, SAID |, getting In o the car
tIage, II II comes to hsnd-,o-hand fight
between Hebe and me, | don't believe al
extra foot or two of height would help mt
any.
He laughed outright, and began telling
me bow the elephant WAS hurt She had
steIpe on nail or bit OF iron, and II had
penetrated the tender part OF her foot. She
ass In intense sgony ard almost wild with
pain
LoHg ltfore re reached ne enclosure IL
Irhicl she eas zee could hedr her pit60u hHai-
petiag aud when we entered we found her
on three legs, swinging the hurt foot slow
ly bach ward and for ward, aBd atteriag long
ctics Qfoagaish Such dumb misery 10 her
looks-poor thing
Even Dick qu cd now. You can never
get near her, he whispered. She'll kill you
sure.
Her keeper divlnsd what he said. Don't
you be afraid, sir, he called out to me.
H,te's got StaSc
took my box Of instruments from Mr.,
Barnum.
like your pluck, my boy, he said, heart
lily but own that felt rather queer and
shsky as went up to the huge beast.
TIE men employed about the show came
around us curiously, but at a respectfully
and eminently safe distance, as bent down
to examine the foot.
While | was doirg so, as gently as
could felt TO my horror a light touch on
my hair. |. was as light as a woman's ;but
as turned and saw the great trunk behind
me 1t had an awful suggestiveness.
She's Only curling your hair, sang out
the keeper. Done mind her.
shall hive to cut, and cut deey. said !,
by way Of reply. lie said few words In
some lingo which we're evidently intended
for the Elephants understanding only.
Then he 81 uted with the utmost coolness,
Cut away
The mans faith Inspired me. There he
stood, sb 'utelY unprotected, directly In
front Of tn g.eas c. eature, aud quietly .b
bered away to her as II this were an every
day occurrence.
Well, | made one cash with the knife.
felt the grasp on my hair tighten percepti
bly,, yet not urgently. Cold drops Of per.
spirai ion stood out all over me.
Shall | cut again. | managed to call
out.
Cut away came again the encc ursgipg
ret ponse.
This stroke did the work. A great mass
Of feiii matter followed the passage OF the
knife the abscess was lanced. We spray.
ed out the foot, packed II with oakum, and
bound 1t up. The relief must have been
for the grasp on my hair relax
ed, the elephant drew a long, almost hu-
man sigh. and-well, | don't know what
happened next, for / fainted dead away.
Dick must have fiaished the business, and
picked up me and my tools; was as limp
as rag.
1t must have been year and half after
this happened that was called to Western
to see some fancy horses.
Barnum's circus happened to be there. You
may be sure that called to irqure for my
distinguished patient.
Hebe's well and hearty, sir, the keeper
me. Come In and see her, she'll
1e glad to see you.
Nonsense said !, though confess had
! keen curiosity to see II she would know
nc, as stepped into the tent.
There she stood, the beauty, as well as
,ver. For moment she looked at me 10.
differently, then steadily ard with interest.
She next reached out her trunk, and laid 1t
,aressingly fret on my shoulder and then
IN my bal: how vividly her touch brought
,sck to my mind the cold shivers endur-
d at my introduction to her land then SIZE
lotcly Hhed up her .foot, nor ,shole and heai-
iy, eHd sh0vrd il 10 me-. That's the sober
vutt |