ELEPHANT

cross-legd upon soft cu~hions ar rest nq in n clrair,
pIncing the fcct upon t.he animal's neck. In mme pmts
of Sinm il young elephant may h purchmd for as little
ns twenty ticah (nhut $12). The:~nimals which n-ehad
from time to time trnvellel two, or two 3ntI a half rnilcs
an hour, but tFicy codd not mnke more tFmn t~enrty
miles a dq. nor coal(1 they cnny more than foltr
hundred ~ounds' weight upon their bnlcks.
One day, ncm a lake where me hnd been resting
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