Our Little Eskimo Cousin

ephant in my life," sa

with his father. He had gone into the teak forest,

fe enough, and the howdah is big enough for you to lie down in and take a nap. But the elephant swi

s like a tiny house, and the bamboo top keeps off the hot su

K UP THE LOGS WI

oes under the tail, while it is held in front by a band o

to ladle out rice to the priests as they came out of the temple. He did it every morning, and was as careful about it as any pers

he could tell the priests because of their long yellow ro

ace where they were to be piled up. Then they would lay them down, one on top of another, and each time they would place them in

r on the elephant's back, Chin? I heard you s

ere above the surface. But he went on slowly and surely, and as he felt safe, I did, too. In a

g clumsy fellow knelt on his fore legs, and actually

Chin. I wish I were a boy

g to march through the streets to-day. Let'

to have his siste

ountry. It is often spoken of as the "Land of

f hunters go forth to secure him. He is looked upon as a sacred animal, for many of the people be

ing and his nobles, as well as hundreds of priests, went out to meet him with bands of music. He was led to the royal stable

nly the sweetest sugar-cane, the ripest bananas, and the tende

r than they used to be. Yet the white elephants are still treated with honour, and kept in

s are ashy gray. Their eyes look washed-out and dull. They are not nearly as grand and noble-looking as their