The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-05-18
The Tears CT iiOussail

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Copyright. 1906. by Mcclure. Phillips & Col
1t was Just past midnight i'll the great
geological gardens when one of the ele-
plants who had been noddiny in sleep
suddenly opened his eyes to their wiG.
est extent and threw up his trunk and
sucked in the air with Il Kissing sound
He looked down the long aisle past thu
cages OF the lions and t.gers with a
steady stare. and Nlaen the figure of a
man came into view the great beast
uttered a Grooming. col1ing sound.
The man came >wiftly but quietly
forward. and The eggplant enclrcled
him with his trunk ANA showed extrav-
agant Signs Of ailce.ion. The lions and
the tigers rose up ~ stare through the
bars of their cages 1T the intruder. Had
he been a stranger their growls ana
roars would have brought the watch
man in short order.
.'Chanda. my dearly beloved. | have
come to talk with thee whispered the
man to the elephant rs he stroked his
trunk with ~earessinc hand. ''Tiey said
they would kick me If they found me
about the place again, but | have risked
that to t1ll, with thee. D0st remember
how long ago it was. Cllanda. that
was brought here from Bombay TO be
thy keeper and thy MASTER? Sixteen
long years have passed since that day.
We were good friends from the start.
/ treated thee we'll. aad thou gavest me
thy friendship. Sixteen long years.
Chanda. hath we been good friends,
and not one quarrel during that time.
Thou hast been aiiing. :Esl I hash cured
thee. | hath bee.i :.-.s.sg. aad thou hath
sympath:aed VIII re. Is It not so.
deary belovod?'
Chlnaa hUg-el lie man and made a
gurgiing sounl il his throat.
And Tie other day. after sixteen
yeara-after | have become an old man
after The unbro&en period of friend
ship between us-the manager sent me
away at d days notice. 1t is true that
/ drank TOO much of the strong wine of
the country. and that when %Janviers of
the lions made fun of me drew my
knife and would have stabbed him.
Then they discharged me-"
The elephant lifted the MAJ clear of
the ground with his trunk and swung
him back and forth pendulum fashion.
The lions ana tigers got up again to
lo,k.
II would not give place TO any man
ChaEda. but to JaHvicrs least of all.
He win le hard on thee. He will prof
thee With The iron ana beat thee with
bars. He viii be Thy master instead of
thy friend. For some other man thou
might In time have a liking. but not for
~Janviers. Ii is four days since he took
charge OF thee. Hath dc beaten thee
yet? Mcth;nks there Il a fresh wound
on this ear"
The elephant hung his head and rock
ed to and fro for a moment rs If asham-
ell and humiliated.
"Dost wan thy oil friend and broth
er back. Chanta? Aye. thou dost. and
there Is Il way. There is a way, and
but one way. The watchmen are
asleep arsl the beasts are quiet, bur
what ! say | shall whisper in thy ear.
Listen to the words Of Houssan. be-
loved"
With hands smoothing and caressing
the great Tapping ear the trainer whis-
pered away for three or four minutes,
while Chanda stood so quiet that he
seemed turned to stone. Then the
whisperer drew back and raised his
voice a little and asked:
wilt thou do 1t. old friend-wilt
thou do it for thee and me:'
Again the elephant lifted the mar
with his trunk and swung him to and
fro. and the sounds In his throat almosi
seemed to form words.
Brave old Chanda." whispered Hous
san as ne patted the trunk. TITS 70
thee and me. that we may he togethe
for years more. Make no bungle owe
It. If 'twere some one clse-some on.
who had not plotted against thy frlen
and Drother-a broken arm or d fey
broken ribs might suffice. but with jar
yiers, no Make sure, dearly beloved
that 1t goes beyond that. else you wi
see me no more. ! have said what
nave said and must go. liz WEI
caught here | should be treated In
manner to humiliate Inc in thy sigh
One more cares. beloved, and then
go. Tomorrow night ! hope to slee'
at thy feet again"
When the man had glided away lik'
Il ghost the elephant stood quietly 70
five minutes. There was mischief !
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