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so exhausted and worn out with repelling 

 his attacks, that I commended myself to 

 God, feeling that nothing short of a miracle 

 could save me. 



" Suddenly the elephant thought he 

 would try a new dodge ; jumping up and 

 winding his trunk about my body, with a 

 tremendous jerk he sent me high up into 

 the air : I came down crashing into a high, 

 thick tree, and, to my vast satisfaction and 

 immense surprise, I found myself safely 

 caught and reposing in its thick, sheltering 

 branches, and there I lay quite conscious, 

 but without strength to move hand or foot. 

 I could see through the boughs that the 

 elephant was running about, to try and 

 find out what I was doing ; but, having 

 had quite enough of his company, I de- 

 termined to remain where I was. ' Rest 

 and be thankful ' was now my motto, and 



