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was addressed in a commanding tone, the recollec- 

 tion of his former obedience seemed to rash upon 

 3iim at once; and, without any difficulty, he per- 

 mitted a driver to be seated on his neck, who in a 

 few days made him as tractable as ever. 



'^ A female Elephant, belong-ing to a gentleman 

 at Calcutta,, being ordered from the upper country 

 to Chotygone, by chance broke loose from her 

 keeper, and was lost in the woods. The excuses 

 which the keeper made were not admitted. It was 

 supposed that he had sold the Elephant ; his wife 

 and family therefore were sold for slaves, and he 

 was himself condemned to work upon the roads. 

 About twelve years afterwards this man was ordered 

 up into the country to assist in catching the wild 

 Elephants. The keeper fancied he saw his long- 

 lost Elephant in a group that was before them. He 

 was determined to go up to it ; nor could the 

 strongest representations of the great danger dis- 

 suade him from his purpose. When he approach- 

 ed the creature, she knew him; and giving him three 

 salutes, by waving her trunk in the air, knelt dov^'a 

 and received him on her back. She afterwards as- 

 sisted in securing the otlier Elephants, and likewise 

 brought with her three young ones, which she had 

 produced during her absence. The keeper recover- 

 ed his cJiaractcr ; and as a recompence for his suiFer- 

 ings and intrepidity, had an annuity settled on him 

 for life. This Elephant was afterwards in the pos- 

 session of Governor Hastings." 



These and several other instances that have oc- 

 curi-cd, clearly evince, that Elephants have not the 



