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and brandy. To show his gratitude for these, he took 

 her up with his trunk one day, and seated her on his 

 back. As she could not enjoy this testimonial of his 

 feelings, she uttered the most piercing shrieks, and 

 implored the assistance of those around. His keepers, 

 however, advised her not to stir ; and there she was 

 obliged to wait till he again encircled her with his trunk, 

 and put her on the ground in safety. Of the attach- 

 ment of elephants to each other, a proof was given by 

 two in the Jardin des Plantes, who had been with diffi- 

 culty separated during their journey thither from Hol- 

 land. They were placed in two apartments divided by 

 a portcullis. The male soon found out that this was 

 fastened only by a perpendicular bolt, which he soon 

 raised, and then rushed into the other room. The joy 

 of the two meeting can scarcely be described. Their 

 cries of joy shook the whole building, and they blew 

 air from their trunks resembling the blasts from smiths' 

 bellows. The female moved her ears with great rapidity, 

 and entwined her trunk round the body of the male. 

 She kept the end motionless for a long time close to his 

 ear, and after holding it again round his body, applied 

 it to her own mouth. The male encircled her with his 

 trunk and shed tears. They were afterwards kept in 

 the same apartment, and their attachment was never 

 interrupted. 



The indignation of elephants at being laughed at or 

 deceived has been manifested very often, and sometimes 

 they punish the offenders with death ; at others they 

 seem perfectly to understand in what way their retalia- 

 tion will take most effect without inflicting so serious a 

 reproof. 



An artist in Paris was anxious to draw one of tho 



