Show elephant rescues ChIl children dreu two children were bathing in the aea at a little watering place on the coast of france when they were car ried out ot of their depth an in it few pox no ments ants their cries as they struggled led in the deep water attracted attention but before any one c could 0 uld make inake an attempt to reach icem they were rescued lik in en an altogether unexpected manner A huge elephant attached to a traveling circus which was performing in the town happened to have been led jed down to tile the sea bea that morning to bathe and as he was enjoying tits his bath close at hand fiand he e too heard the cries of the children splashing heavily through the water water towards them lie lifted them v very ery gently with his fits trunk on one e ht at a t time und and carried thern them safely ashore this elephant whose pame name was ous gus aled 11 not ot long ugo ago in england ile he was a very aged boast andi although no do one knew exactly ebat his years numbered ber ed they were mere said to count at least up to a hundred and thirty |