THE ELEPHANT. J5? 



Account of elephants that have been retaken. 



inclosure in a rage, but seemed perfectly recon- 

 ciled to her situation. 



" For the space of eighteen days, she never 

 went near enough the outlet to be secured; from 

 a recollection perhaps of what she had twice be-> 

 fore suffered. Mr. Leeke, at length, went him- 

 self, when there were only herself, another fe- 

 rnale, and eight young ones remaining in the in^ 

 closure. After the other female had been se- 

 cured, by means of the female elephants sent 

 in for that purpose, the hunters were ordered 

 to call her by name. She immediately came to 

 the side of the ditch, within the inclosure ; on 

 which some of the drivers were desired to carry 

 in a plantain tree, the leaves of which she not 

 only took from their hands with her trunk, but 

 opened her mouth for them to put a leaf into it, 

 which they did, at the same time stroking and 

 caressing her. One of the trained elephants was 

 now ordered to be brought to her, and the drive* 

 to take her by the ear and order her to lie down. 

 At first she retired to a distance, apparently 

 angry; but, when the drivers called to her, she 

 came immediately and allowed them to stroke 

 and caress her as before; and in a few minute* 

 after, permitted the trained elephants to be fami- 

 liar. A driver from one of these fastened a rope 

 round her body, and instantly jumped on her 

 back, which, at the moment, she did not like, 

 but was soon reconciled to it. A small cord was 

 then put round her neck, for the driver to put 



