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Show Sacred White Elephant. Some forty-five years ago the kiny of Siam possessed a white elephant which was the chief delight and pride of the sovereign in spite of his high education and good intellect. As the greatest compliment he could think o paying to the queen of England, he sent her, by the hands of her envoy, a few hairs pulled expressly for he: ffom tho tail of his beloved animal Later, when the object of his affections affec-tions died, h; sent to his friend, Sir John Bowring, a touching letter in English and a small piece of ' its beautiful beau-tiful white skin-v |