Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

The tragical event at the menagerie, resulting in the death of poor Kelly, has made the elephant the chief lion of Philadelphia. A morning or two after the terrible occurrence, the daring Driesbach took him into the ring for the purpose of dressing his wounds, made by sundry thrusts of pikes, lances, and pitchforks, in the efforts to subdue him. The elephant appeared to be ill at ease, and sought to attract the attention of Driesbach by gently fondling him with his truck, and then pointing to his foot, slightly raising it from the ground. This aroused Driesbach’s curiosity, and on inspection, he discovered that he had run a large splinter of white pine into the foot. Pincers were procured, and the piece extracted, at which the joy of the monster knew no bounds, and he repeatedly thanked Driesbach in the only way that an elephant can thank anyone. It is curious that he is quite friendly now with Driesbach, although for six years he has sought repeatedly to kill him.-Phil. paper.