The Washington times., 1932-07-01
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ASpine-TinsIins Epic Of a
Game Hunter and His Prey

stricken nero ana get the loop
around the upraised leg Of one
of the churning and jostling
pack-an animal in or near
the last row that wasn't too
big to handle. Hastily looking
over his prospective victims, he
selected his elephant-a me-
dium-sized female that was
locked between two larger Speci-
mems in the rear-and waited
for her to lift one Of her legs.
The second she did this he
slipped the moose around the
appraised member and speedily
frightened it. Then, without
losing any time, he ran back
with the rope and worked 1t
several times around the near
est stout tree-one that he had
picked out earlier as the like
lest for his purpose.
This done, he shouted to his
jumping, gesti culating COM
rades to notify them that it
was no longer necessary to hold
the herd at bay.
The pair quickly left their
posts and rushed to his aid.
simultaneously the elephants
in the front rank went tearing
straight ahead, releasing the
other animals in the ravine,
and soon the herd-minus only
The Patsy, who was caught
were moving along peacefully
through the jungle, browsing
again as before the CeyloneSe
three appeared.
A Tedious Job
The next move was to take a
half-hitch around the tree with
the rope by way of doubly Sc
curing The Patsy. Then the
animal was worked back till
she was flush against the
tree-one Of the trio jumping
up and down and waving his
arms as before to accomplish
this, his companions readjust-
ing the rope and taking up the
slack. When their captive was
laShed fast to the tree the ma
tives proceeded with the job
of hobbling her front feet with
rattan.
Then began the process of
tanning, which covered a
period Of two or three weeks,
and which shall not attempt
to describe here. It's a story
in itself, the details of which
are not essential to the present
narrative.
The job of tanning over, the
Singhalese entered upon the
final stage Of their taSk-the
business of walking their cap
tive home, a long and arduous
proceeding.
I had just arrived in Randy
from Colombo where my main
business was the assembling
of a fine collection Of birds and
small animals to fill a number
of important orders. Among
the required specimens which
I had been successful in secur-
ing were green flycatchers, blue
rollers, copperSmiths beautiful
bright green birds whose cry
suggests someone pounding on
copper, dahl thrushes, golden
throated green bulbuls, red jun
gle fowl (from which species all
modern poultry is descendedO,
bonnet monkeys, langurs and
specimens Of the long-tailed
gray woolly monkey Of Ceylon.
Handy is only a short jour-
ney from Colombo and I had
made the trip there to see if
I could pick up a good-natured,
medium-sized elephant capable
of being trained to carry chill
dren. I had an order for two
such elephants.
One of these animals secured
Git was in my compound at
Katong, outside Singapore), I
was now looking for the other.
Handy is the main clearing
house for elephants in Ceylon.
News Of the Capture
I learned from the first
trader I visited that a young
elephant very much like what
I wanted had just been brought
in from the jungle. For a fee
he agreed to accompany me as
Interpreter to the open field
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