Show WISDOM OF TUB ELEPHANT II linn < Vhfii II Ono item KnlnJUt and hrnollI 160016 II One day says a writer of English military oxperlencon n heavy gun tuck In tho mini at tha lottom of n eleven and the tutnlptn elephant was I unbooked to hoe b lilnd or lift tho muule of the gun with his trunk Hut he would not he only bellowed anti swayed unewlly shifting from ono foot to another In tho sticky mud At last with plteouo shrill trumpeting ln III ho touch d r Ilia sharp point of tha Iron right on tile mitts h1mJt 0 says ho IA I afraid of hurting hlmwlf Hhlb explained ex-plained tho mahout Veil answered tho onicer In Jest J ill toll him to spoke thewhccl rnimlsoIilmluclisliMfli nahlb and ho will Viry well19 Tlio elephant very carefully found a necurcr footing curled Ills trunk round n lower spoke and mado bin wheel revolve Then tho shaft elephant put In his ponderous weight and tha mm slowly rose out of I the mud and rolled up tlio Opposite bank Tha triumphant mahout demanded I I lmckslipoil fur lift llomhlnr Haiti wlw elephant You Pennip You wanted the baeksheesh for yourpelf No sahib I dare not cheat him and I II you dont glo him backshecsh ho will remomKrj on are no gentleman and never work fur you again All I right sail Iho onicer tOMdng tho man n Couple ot rupeas In aiiccoMton How Iili know jou dont chrit him Como and MO him toed this evening tahlU i Hint nvcnlng by moonlight tho offlcer vat summoned to son lloo hlar Haul cat his supper Ilia elephant wit ft swavints I Irt unit fro I innltl him SOW with n branch and round tho Oro stood hUllo chupnltlos Hat cakes of flour butter nml sugar purchased with tha hackhcO for tile 1I000hlnr slipper Tlia mahout took up ono of tile cakes and oTcrod It to tile wlao 1 ono who weighed It carefully In fill i trunk and then dqioaltcd It with A satisfied smack In his rawlooking mouth Now sahib this second chuiattla Is light weight sea htm find It out Tho elephants I nro accustomed to certain ration weight anti when tha I llooshlar took this coke by the edge an angry twlnklo elmo Into hit wicked llttlo eve ami quick nj lightning ho kl llr l ngw slapped f tile mahout I In Iho I face wllh the lenlhtry mass boo sahib cried the man In glco I dare not cheat Mm And ho picked lilrafeK up and offered a larger chupattla churattlo Hero ou foolish onel Did I over cheat jouf Tills ono Is I overweight Tlio elephant understood < and alto In forgiving tranqulllty |