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ioad under the mpression that she was e omnibus carrving passengers to and from the Gardens s and m the manner of the historical gentleman of bad sight, who offered o biscuit to Jung Perchad’s tail. By-the- bye, was this gentleman an historical personage or aoomere figment of o funny man’s mmagmation ? [ have heard ol him, olten had heard of him before T knew Jung Perchad but | cannot get THes to admit having seen hin.

The arch under the Outer Chirele stands Tor cver o memorial of the stature of the Tawe Lanented Jumboo Jumbo could just et through that arch, and then by ad ondv of ocertam shrmkime within himselt a0 sort of sreantie shruggime of the shoulders. T the Society had thoughtlesshv repaved under that archewith thicker stone, Jumbo o would have been kept out adl mighte Now, this arch and the constant tadk ol Jumbo s o Titelong cnel e mibulation unto Jung Perchad, Nothime would please Jung Porchad so much as o et osore back agaimst the top of that arch, But he can'tt. He asoexactly three mches too short. e might get the sore back, of course, by rubbing agamst the sude, hut Jung Perchad 15 an honourable clephant, and a sportsman - - never condescendimg oo mean trick 3 besides which, nobody would aceept

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curling tunke. T do ot know whether any nervous, shortsighted strangers ever at a st lencthwise glanee take this clephant-house for the abode of serpents, all Toose and Tooking for victims, but it might be excusable cspectadly i the house were made a0 great deal longer, and less well-hghted, and more clephants provided. But 1t 1s unhikely that this expense will - e mcuwrred for the purs posc. Short-sighted people muke enough nustakes about clephants alrcady, i the manner of the American in bluc spectacles who lately hailed Sulla Culli and her juvenile

THOSE THREL TNCHIES,