THE ELEPfrANT. 



Female elephant at Exeter 'Change. 



out in the usual manner, one of the drivers, 

 viewing a male elephant very attentively, declared 

 he resembled the one which had run away. 

 This excited the curiosity of every one to go 

 and look at him ; but, when any person came 

 near, the animal struck at him with his trunk, 

 and in every respect appeared as wild and out- 

 rageous as any of the other elephants. An old 

 hunter at length coming up and examining him, 

 declared that he was the animal that had made 

 his escape. 



" Confident of this, he boldly rode up to him 

 on a tame elephant, and ordered him to lie down, 

 at the same time pulling him by the ear. The 

 creature seemed taken by surprise, and instantly 

 obeyed the word of command, uttering at the 

 same time a shrill squeak through his trunk, as 

 he had formerly been known to do; by which he 

 was instantly recognized by every person ac- 

 quainted with this peculiarity." 



There is at present (1806) in the menagerie at 

 Exeter 'Change, a female elephant, bred tame at 

 Calcutta, and brought to England in 1796, by 

 the Hon. Hugh Lindsey. She is a very fine ani- 

 mal, being nine feet in height, about twenty in 

 girth, and weighing two tons five hundred 

 pounds. She is remarkably tame, and particu- 

 larly fond of ladies and children. 



On visiting the menagerie, a few months ago, 

 I was much gratified with the sagacity, and truly 

 curious performances of this quadruped. T|ie 



