THE ELEPHANT. Ml 



.ear and order her to lie down. At first she did not 

 like the Koomkee to go near lier, and retired to a 

 distance, seeming angry ; but, when the drivers, 

 who were on foot, called to her, she came imme- 

 diately and allowed them to stroke and caress her 

 as before ; and in a few minutes after, permitted the 

 trained Elephants to be familiar. A driver from 

 one of these then fastened a rope round her body, 

 and instantly jumped on her back, vvdiich, 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 pat his feet in; \v\\o seating himself 

 on the neck, in the usual manner, drove her about 

 the inclosure, in the same manner as any of the tame 

 Elephants. — After this he ordered her to lie down, 

 which she instantly did ; nor did she rise till she 

 was desired. He fed her from his seat, gave her 

 his stick to hold, which she took with her trunk, 

 and put into her moutl], kept, and then returned 

 it as she was directed, and as she had formerly 

 been accustomed to do. In short, she w^as so obe- 

 dient, that had there been, more wild Elephants in 

 the inclosure, she would liave been useful in se- 

 curing them. 



''In June 1787, a male Elephant, taken the year 

 before, was travelling, in company with some others, 

 towards Chittigong, laden with baggage ; and hav- 

 ing come upon a Tiger's track, which Elephants 

 discover readily by the smell, he took fright and 

 ran off to the woods, in spite of all the efforts of his 

 driver. On entering the wood, the driver saved 

 himself by springing from the animal and clinging 



