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Show Saved by a Fony. Elephants are extremely afraid of horses, writes Major John Butler in "Travels In Assam. " To that face ho owed the deliverance of his wife and child from a terrible death. With them he was traversing the jungle over an exceedingly rough road through forest and grass junglo alternately. The way had to be cut as they advanced. I was in the lead on a large elephant in my howdah, with a good battery of guns, when about midday I heard behind me a general cry of alarm and hastily rode to the scene of danger. - It seems that just after I had passed, with the coolies who cut down the jungle, a huge Muk-na Muk-na elephant rushed from the jungle in a terrible rage and pursued the little baggage elephant, which was just behind be-hind my wife and child. The little elephant ele-phant screeched and fled for its life, straight ahead. Fortunately a pony was led beside the palkee, which contained my wife and child. The wild elephant was close unon them, and thev closed their eyes in horror, expecting to be dragged from their places and trampled to death. At that moment the great beast caught sight of the pony. It stopped stop-ped 6hort, turned aside and fled back to the jungle as if pursued by an evil spirit The men were filled with astonishment aston-ishment Most of them had fled to the protection of shelter trees, leaving my wife aud child alone, Youth's Companion. |