Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

“That half reasoning brute,” as he is somewhat disparingly characterized, was on board the Royal Jar steamboat, and when the flames approached him, jumped overboard, and swam two miles to a neighboring Island, where he comfortably and quietly installed himself in a barn. He was followed by a little pony also belonging to the Menagerie. It is said in the letter to the Express, whence we derive these facts, that the Elephant, after being in the water, “made a sign with his trunk, to his keeper to come to him.” We can readily believe it. Unfortunately it was not heeded, and the man, after securing round his person several hundred dollars, finally sprang into the water, and was seen no more-the faithful elephant would have saved him.