94 THE ELEPHANT AND THE TIPSY SOLDIER.

 

 

THE ELEPHANT AND THE TIPSY
SOLDIER.

SOME years ago a soldier, stationed at Pondicherry, formed
a friendship with an elephant, and used to give him a
portion of his daily allowance of liquor. One day the
soldier, getting tipsy, and being followed by the guard,
ran to hide himself behind the elephant, under whose
body he was in a few minutes fast asleep. The guard
came near to seize the soldier, but, though the “keeper
assisted the soldiers, the elephant’ would allow no one to