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Article AN ELEPHANT HUNT IN SIAM. ← Page 2 of 2 Article BETTER THINGS. Page 1 of 1 Article RIP VAN WINKLE LODGE, No. 1001. Page 1 of 3 →
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An Elephant Hunt In Siam.
and , being thus unfit for use , Avas allowed to regain his liberty . He Avas not long in p lunging into the Avater , and , having washed off the blood Avith Avhich he Avas covered , he rejoined his companions . The third elephant did not give so much trouble , and at five o ' clock Ave AA ent to the sheds
where they Avere to be tamed by hunger . The first animal Avas tAventy-three feet high , the second , twenty , the third , nineteen , and the one AVO lost tAventy-two . In these countries the elephants are of the greatest service , and it Avould be difficult for man to have any of the luxurias of life Avithout their intelligent aid .
The foreign guests started the samenight for Bangkok , extremely Avell pleased Avith Avhat they had seen , and the Regent returned to his camp . I Avas very desirous of having a young elephant , and the mandarin of the elephants Avas kind enough to place four men at my disposal . We set out and lay for the herd along the road it had to folloAV to the forests . T Avas so
fortunate as to capture a young brill elephant about eight months old , Avhich I named Joseph , and brought Avith me to Bangkok , Avhere the King Avas kind enough to give me a nurse for it , as it could not clo Avithout one for a couple of years .
Many an evening I Avould amuse myself by taking out the foster-mother Avith little Joseph , and Avatch his gambols as he Avould set out on a gallop and then return between his mother ' s legs . At other times Avhemhe Avould see me stretched on the
mat before my door , he Avould run to me and dirty my face Avith the end of his trunk , and if I AVOUM not rise up and run and play Avith him , he Avould endeavour to roll over me , and I Avas then obliged to rise , or I Avould have been crushed by the young colossus . Joseph is at present in a
beautiful sola of the royal palace of Bangkok , as one enters the court through the fourth Avestern gate , Avhich is called the Gate of the Lhuangs-Phatout-Lhuang .
It is remarkable Avhat precision characterized this hunt . The animals had been gathered from several hundred leagues distant ; three months had boon occupied in forming the herd and driving it on . The 26 th of April , at four o ' clock , Avas the time appointed , and on that day , at exactly ten minutes past four , the elephants passed before us .
Better Things.
BETTER THINGS .
BY GEOEGE 5 IACDOSALU . Better to smell the violet cool , than sip the glowing wine ; Better to hark a hidden brook , than watch a diamond shine .
Better the love of gentle heart , than beauty ' s favours proud ; Better the rose ' s living seed than roses in a crowd . Better to love in loneliness , than bask in love all day ; Better the fountain in the heart , than the fountain lij the way . Better be fed by woman ' s handthan eat alone at
, will ; Better to trust in God , than say , my goods my storehouse fill . Better to be a little wise , than in knowledge to abound ; Better to teach a child , than toil to till perfection ' s round .
Better to sit at a master ' s feet , than thrill a listening state ; Better suspect that thou art proud , than be sure that thou art great . Better to walk the realm unseen , than watch the hour ' s event ;
Better the well-done at the last , than the air with shoutings rent . Better to have a quiet grief , than a hurrying delight ; Better the twilight of the'dawn , than ( he noonday burning bright . Better a deatii when work is done , than earth ' s most
favoured birth ; Better a child in God's great house , than the king of all the earth . —Michigan Freeman .
Rip Van Winkle Lodge, No. 1001.
RIP VAN WINKLE LODGE , No . 1001 .
A TRUE HISTORY . EROAl NOTES . This grand old Lodge has long been Avorkhw- under a Charter obtained from o Holland in the early days of the Knickerbockers , and it is not therefore strange that its membership is a large one . It
may not be so , but it seems that the most of them Avere selected to membership in the Order because of their natural inherent lethargy and special carelessness , for the most of them have ahvays been noted for these things . In the first place they are all proud of being Masons , and if they are asked , " Are vou a Mason ? " they ansAver
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Elephant Hunt In Siam.
and , being thus unfit for use , Avas allowed to regain his liberty . He Avas not long in p lunging into the Avater , and , having washed off the blood Avith Avhich he Avas covered , he rejoined his companions . The third elephant did not give so much trouble , and at five o ' clock Ave AA ent to the sheds
where they Avere to be tamed by hunger . The first animal Avas tAventy-three feet high , the second , twenty , the third , nineteen , and the one AVO lost tAventy-two . In these countries the elephants are of the greatest service , and it Avould be difficult for man to have any of the luxurias of life Avithout their intelligent aid .
The foreign guests started the samenight for Bangkok , extremely Avell pleased Avith Avhat they had seen , and the Regent returned to his camp . I Avas very desirous of having a young elephant , and the mandarin of the elephants Avas kind enough to place four men at my disposal . We set out and lay for the herd along the road it had to folloAV to the forests . T Avas so
fortunate as to capture a young brill elephant about eight months old , Avhich I named Joseph , and brought Avith me to Bangkok , Avhere the King Avas kind enough to give me a nurse for it , as it could not clo Avithout one for a couple of years .
Many an evening I Avould amuse myself by taking out the foster-mother Avith little Joseph , and Avatch his gambols as he Avould set out on a gallop and then return between his mother ' s legs . At other times Avhemhe Avould see me stretched on the
mat before my door , he Avould run to me and dirty my face Avith the end of his trunk , and if I AVOUM not rise up and run and play Avith him , he Avould endeavour to roll over me , and I Avas then obliged to rise , or I Avould have been crushed by the young colossus . Joseph is at present in a
beautiful sola of the royal palace of Bangkok , as one enters the court through the fourth Avestern gate , Avhich is called the Gate of the Lhuangs-Phatout-Lhuang .
It is remarkable Avhat precision characterized this hunt . The animals had been gathered from several hundred leagues distant ; three months had boon occupied in forming the herd and driving it on . The 26 th of April , at four o ' clock , Avas the time appointed , and on that day , at exactly ten minutes past four , the elephants passed before us .
Better Things.
BETTER THINGS .
BY GEOEGE 5 IACDOSALU . Better to smell the violet cool , than sip the glowing wine ; Better to hark a hidden brook , than watch a diamond shine .
Better the love of gentle heart , than beauty ' s favours proud ; Better the rose ' s living seed than roses in a crowd . Better to love in loneliness , than bask in love all day ; Better the fountain in the heart , than the fountain lij the way . Better be fed by woman ' s handthan eat alone at
, will ; Better to trust in God , than say , my goods my storehouse fill . Better to be a little wise , than in knowledge to abound ; Better to teach a child , than toil to till perfection ' s round .
Better to sit at a master ' s feet , than thrill a listening state ; Better suspect that thou art proud , than be sure that thou art great . Better to walk the realm unseen , than watch the hour ' s event ;
Better the well-done at the last , than the air with shoutings rent . Better to have a quiet grief , than a hurrying delight ; Better the twilight of the'dawn , than ( he noonday burning bright . Better a deatii when work is done , than earth ' s most
favoured birth ; Better a child in God's great house , than the king of all the earth . —Michigan Freeman .
Rip Van Winkle Lodge, No. 1001.
RIP VAN WINKLE LODGE , No . 1001 .
A TRUE HISTORY . EROAl NOTES . This grand old Lodge has long been Avorkhw- under a Charter obtained from o Holland in the early days of the Knickerbockers , and it is not therefore strange that its membership is a large one . It
may not be so , but it seems that the most of them Avere selected to membership in the Order because of their natural inherent lethargy and special carelessness , for the most of them have ahvays been noted for these things . In the first place they are all proud of being Masons , and if they are asked , " Are vou a Mason ? " they ansAver