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THE ELETHANT. 
have been served first long enough ; it is my 
turn now.” The proud beast was offended ; 
refused the glass when denied the precedence^ 
and would never more join his master in his 
revelries. 
An elephant belonging a few years since to 
Mr. Cross, the last proprietor of the mena' 
gerie at Exeter Change, attained to the prac- 
tice of a curious trick, which by repetition 
seemed to have acquired something of an in' 
stinctive charaeter — if indeed instinct can bo 
acquired ; but which, the first time it occurred 
at least, seems attributable to nothing short of 
reason. It is a usual part of the performances 
of an elephant at a public exhibition to pick 
up a piece of coin, thrown within .his reach 
for the purpose, with the finger-shaped ap' 
pendage at the extremity of the trunk. On 
one occasion a sixpence was thrown down t‘’ 
the animal in question, which happened 
loll a little out of his reach not far from the 
