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Show BABY ELEPHANT SHED TEARS "Cried and Took On Something Terrible' Ter-rible' Throunhout Sea Trlpf Says Keeper. Alfred Austyn arrived In this port yesterday from his homo city, London, England, because somo blighter had stopped him on tho dock In London and awsked him to look after a bloomln' baby elephant which had quarters In the hold of tho liner Mln- f nowaska. I Austyn told Bhlp nows reporters yesterday when tho Mlnnownska dock- I cd that 'o couldn't lenvo tho blawstcd bruto a moment on tho trip or it would begin moanln' fit to dlo. 'H said that every tlmo 'e did leavo It tho beast cried and took on somo- thing terrlblo. Last Sunday, 'o continued, 'o thought tho dlvlno service on board might ro-Btoro ro-Btoro 'Is peaco of mind, so ho went to tho services, leavln' tho Uttlo elephant taking a nap and lookin' Bweet enough to kiss. v But as soon as Austyn got to dlvlno worship there was a terrlblo moanln' 1 from tho hold, which got bo loud that ' officers of tho boat awsked him to ' pleaso get back down to that blighted beast, and stay with im till tho voyago ended. Austyu went down to tho elephant nnd found 'lin weepln' renl tenrs. 'B ( was feelln' sorry for tho poor llttlo nnlmal, when It sucked up a trunk of water from n bucket and blow It m 'is face. 'E wns glad then it was only a baby elephant. "And that's all 'oSs boon doln' all tho way over," Bald Austyn yesterday. "When 'o wasn't moanln' 'o was throw-In" throw-In" water all over mo and everything else, and If I should leavo 'Im a mln-uto mln-uto 'o would scream fit to kill. The officers said I didn't apprcclato 'is lovo for no. I don't even know who 'o's goin' to or what 'is name is nnd I don't caro, if o will only find someono else to fall In love with. I think o' was taken away from his mother too soon, don't you?" New York World. |