Logan Republican | 1903-01-16 | Page 8 | Presented by an Elephant

PRESENTED BY AN ELEPHANT. How Small Drown Daby Vao Introduced Intro-duced to Lady Curzon. Tho speech mado recently by Lord Curzon shows that his training In the I'ngllah Houco of Commons was not lost. IIo is still master of apt phrases which win him distinction. Lady Curzon, Cur-zon, too, haa ono distinction that Is unique. Sho Is the possessor of mors elephants than any other Anglo-Saxon or European In tho world, for more than ono of her dusky admirers has sent her ladyship an elephant, somo-tlmcs somo-tlmcs two. Ono of theso Is an Immense Im-mense creaturo with tho kind of wonderful won-derful sagacity about which wo all rend In school readors In tho days of our youth. Its unwieldy form, with Lady Curzon In a whlto and gold how-dah how-dah on Us back, la often to be seen In tho natlvo bazaars, and when tho beast sees anything for which It has a fancy that article Is promptly handed hand-ed up to Its mistress. Ono day last year ho mado her a very quoor present, pres-ent, nothing less than a small brown baby of 2 or 3 years old. It was tho con of tho great beast's koepor, and no sooner did tho elephant sco It trotting trot-ting along with Its mothor than ho eclzed It gently and lifted it In tho air. The next moment Lady Curzon was gazing In astonishment upon a smnll brown baby clothed In a string of beads. Needless to say, It descender a richer and happier baby. Household House-hold Words.