$4$ ELEPHANT. 
taught to kneel down, to receive its rider ; it 
caresses those it knows with its trunk ; with this 
>alutes such as it is ordered to distinguish, an|. 
with this, as with a hand, helps to take up a part of 
its load. It suffers itself to be arrayed in harness, 
§ud seems to take a pleasure in .the finery of .its 
Mappings. It draws either chariots, cannon, or 
Shipping, with surprising strength and perseye- 
xance ; and this, with a seeming satisfaction, pro- 
yid^d that it be not beaten without a cause, aqd 
that its master appears pleaded with 4s exertions 
The elephant's conductor is usually mounted 
upon its neck, and makes use of a rod of iron to 
guide it, which is sometimes pointed, and at others 
bent intp a hook. With this the animal is spurred 
forward, when dull or disobedient ; but, in gene- 
ral, a word is sufficient to put the gentle creature 
info motion, especially when it is acquainted with 
its conductor. This acquaintance is often per- 
fectly necessary ; for the elephant frequently takes 
such an affection to its keeper, that it will obey 
no other ; and it has been known to die for grief, 
When, in some sudden fit of madness, it has killed 
its conductor. 
We are fold that one of these, that was used 
by the French forces in India for the drawing 
their cannon, was promised, by the conductor, a 
reward, fpr having performed some painful ser- 
vice ; but being disappointed of its expectations, 
it slew h™ 'id a fury.' The conductor's wife, 
\yhp was a spectator of this shocking scene, 
could not restrain her madness and despair ; but 
running with her two children in her arms, 
threw them at the elephant's feet, crying out, 
that since it had killed her husband, it might 
kill her and lier children also. The elephant, 
seeing the children at his feet, ipstaptly stopped, 
&nd moderating its fury, todk up the eldest *• with 
