Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 436
strength was too much for the poor, tired, worn-out beast. At the first sign of yielding, fourmagnificent tame elephants, with mahouts ontheir backs, rushed into the field. Nooses ofiron chains were flung round the huge body,and proud Bijli headed the sad procession.The captive was secured to two… … THE CAPTURE OF THE MOTHER ELEPHANT AND HER BABY. we watched keenly to see how he measured theothers proportions before their first rush ofattack. How can I describe the thundering stampede,and the shock like the burst of a cannon whenthe two mighty heads met in the first charge,the firing of guns,…
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