Show a JI Twains Twain's i Mark Elephant r 1 you SURE THIS is p. p too r IT GOT Mi t i t tO 1 III M III I c 4 by i 43 j l lX X v l I I P e. e M IT CD ON eN GI I. I T tiE f toN ERP T TS g CE fT Ot I J t MN l 1 4 1 I BEDDING REDDING Conn Mark Cotten-Mark Maj-k Maj T Twain ain received re rc- rc on Christmas day ay among other presents present nn an elephant Tho The gift was from his friend Robert J. J com Collier or of New York and came ame as a n complete sur stir prise Mr r. r Collier notified the humorists humor secretary in advance of his inton tion and also sent Bent a 1 lar large c quantity of ba hay from South Norwalk b by freight ht to feed it Great were mado for the tho elephants elephant's reception When tho the gift arrived ved Christmas morning morn moru- iu ing it developed that the tho whole thin thing was a n practical joke joko on ou Mr Clemens Clemen Tho The elephant was a toy tor affair about as largo laro aa ns a good sized calf I |