Show ym butt A calcutta newspaper relates an incident which illustrates the magnificent way in which the of India or at least those of them who remain opulent repay a small debt not holkar of dindore indore in long ago the rajah paying a visit to the viceroy the marquis of lansdowne at calcutta was shown by the marania several of the london illustrated newspapers in cutting ache leaves of these journals lord Jj ansdowne used an ivory paper cutter the rajah had never aaen a paper cutter before and was much interested interest pd in the little instrument if your excellency will malce me a present of it he said 1 I will send you another in exchange the viceroy pi gave his biest the paper cutter and tho rajah returned with it to his jovn dominions had almost the incident when he received notice that the rajahn return s lf c was on the way and he was presently astonished to have brought to him a young and handsome elephant each of whose tusks had been skillfully wrought into the shape of a paper cutter ai servant brought some illustrated newspapers at which the elephant seized them with his trunk and proceeded very skillfully to cut the learch with his sharply trimmed tusks he had been trained to this accomplishment under the rajahn rajahs orders the living paper cutter it is understood is still in lord Lansdown ea possession but it is not one of the ordinary furnishings of the viceroys vice roys library for his customary opening of cooka and newspapers he keeps a less bulky implement pl ement youths companion |