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but he is, though. The baby elephant
in Mr.. Ferris circus is two years old,
and he is health. looking two-year-
old baby, you may be sure. His name
is Bong. That's a funny name, isn't Il?
but it's as good as any name
Well, Bong was in for 9 busy day,
but he did not know 1t. When Jennie
and Jerry came to him and tried to get
him to come with them he seemed to
think he did not want to do whatever
it was that was wanted, for he just
stood still and winked his small eyes
and tried to let on like he did not even
see them. Now, what do you suppose
they did? Jennie pulled on his trunk
and Jerry pulled on his tail, and finally
he got tired Of this and started to walk
the way they were pulling him. He
seemed to decide that this was better
than being pulled and pulled. Soon
they had him In the trunk tent, and
they stopped beside q heavy timber
which was used i'm the circus.
Now, what shall we do," said Jen-
ME: we have him In here. what are
we going to do with him." 1--WE are
going to dress him up,' said Jerry. But
II was not so easy to do it as It was to
say it Bong just stood still and said
nothing; it would be hard to say what
he thought.
First we have to make him sit
down on the timber" Jerry said, but
Jennie wondered how this would be
done. They tried everything, but Bong
would not sit ON the timber. Then
Jennie said Oh. know, he might sit
on the little stool he sits on In the
show" and so they went after the
stool and after hard work they finally
rilled it into the trunk tent, and as
soon as Bong saw it he backed right
up to It and sat down. You see he was
not going to sit on anything that he
knew nothing about, for, anyway, he
just naturally does not like to sit down.
Now, the problem was how to get
the Fat Mans shirt over BOng's ears.
Finally they just had to give it up, but
they did get the trousers on him, and
this is the way they did 1t. Jennie
tickled Bong's foot until he lifted it ND.
and then Jerry slipped one leg Of the
trousers on this leg, and then they did
the same with the other leg. Then
Jennie had to stick Bong with pin to
make him stand up again so they could
on him good
really get the trousers on him. But
they made this come out, all right. It's
q wonder though, for Bong did not like
to be tickled and stuck with pins any
better than anybody else, especially
when he did not know that it was
necessary; but he is SO good natured
that he even sat down again when the
trousers were on him good.
Just about this time Mr.. Ferris came
into the trunk tent. at first sight he
looked awful mad, and then he saw
Bong, and he laughed and laughed. and
said, Well, ] declare, the Fat Man is
back. And he said to Bong, Have a.
smoke, sir?" And he took his big pine
out OF his mouth and handed it to
Bong, and Bong took 1t In his trunk
ana held 1t like he was really going to
smoke. Then Jennie got the Fat Mans
nat and put 1t on Bong's head and said.
Now let's take his picture" So Jerry
ran to get his kodak and took Bong's
picture, and here Bong IL all dressed
up IN the Fat Mans clothes-that is,
an Jennie and Jerry could 9et on him.
Now, isn't he funny looking baby?
LUTHER JEFFERSON.
Shreveport, La, Nov. u, 1921.
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