In Training for Work 



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attached to neck and leg, an imposing array of 

 tame elephants was ready to overcome any re- 

 sistance. He made none, but walked silently to 

 his allotted place, where he was left to himself 

 Even then there was no unseemly struggle. 

 He tested his weight against the strength of 

 his fetters with one long, even pull, till the 

 blood spurted from the wounds ; the ropes 

 held firm, and he made no subsequent attempt, 

 suffering himself to be led to 

 water morning and evening, 

 eating the food provided for him 

 with an aloofness which made 

 mere man seem insignificant. 

 For weeks before it was con- 

 sidered safe for him to take the 

 road, he was, in reality, just as indifferent to 

 his fate as on the day they started to leave for 

 ever the forests he knew so well. 



First the long weary march in chains, and 

 then the months of training which followed, 

 seemed to rob him of all the joy of living and 

 alter, with altered habits, many of his natural 

 characteristics. His patience remained, but it 



