Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

One of Barnum’s elephants sits in a chair, drinks from a bottle, wipes his mouth with a napkin, and then calmly fans himself. This entirely upset the gravity of Evangelist George Pentecost, who was one of the visitors to the quarters on a recent afternoon; and when he saw the napkin deftly picked from the table he roared with laughter, and, hardly knowing what he did, excitedly lifted his hat and bowed profoundly to the beast.-Worcester Gazette.