Memoirs of the Military Career, Etc, Volumul 2

Coperta unu

Din interiorul cărții

Pagini selectate

Alte ediții - Afișează-le pe toate

Termeni și expresii frecvente

Pasaje populare

Pagina 70 - He looked up, shook his head, and, when forced by his driver, he roared piteously. There can be no question, in my opinion, that this sagacious animal was competent instinctively to judge of the practicability of the artificial flight of steps thus constructed; for the moment some little alteration had been made, he seemed willing to approach. He then commenced...
Pagina 71 - My wife:" — but all these endearing appellations, of which elephants are so fond, would not induce him to try again. Force was at length resorted to, and the elephant roared terrifically, but would not move. Something was then removed ; he seemed satisfied, as before ; and he in time ascended that stupendous ghaut.
Pagina 125 - ... found his master. The man related several anecdotes of this animal : among the rest, he said he was one day out drinking toddy, some miles from camp, and from the intoxicating effect, and the extreme heat of the liquor, he went to sleep. On awaking, he found his clothes torn in several places, and that he had been dragged more than three yards from the bush under which he had lain down ; but what was his astonishment, on getting up, to find a large snake almost torn to pieces, no doubt by his...
Pagina 69 - We halted a considerable time, — till broad daylight, when we could see, from where I stood, the soldiers in advance of us, ascending by means of projecting rocks and boughs. We were halted in a kind of basin, surrounded by high hills. In the course of a couple of hours, the whole of the 87th regiment, with our gallant general and suite, ascended this difficult ghaut. From this eminence we could see a great distance ; and on every hill we could discern signals, which were communicated from post...
Pagina 71 - He had watched the ascent of the other with the most intense interest, making motions all the while, as though he was assisting him by shouldering him up the acclivity ; such gestures as I have seen some men make when spectators of gymnastic exercises. When he saw his comrade up, he evinced his pleasure by giving a salute, something like the sound of a trumpet. When called upon to take Ms turn, however, he seemed much alarmed, and would not act at all without force.
Pagina 264 - ... and played with its trunk. From this moment the animal became passive and quiet, and always seemed most delighted when the little orphan was within its sight. Often have I gone with others of the camp to see him fondling his little adopted ; but there was a visible alteration in his health after his keeper's death, and he fell away, and died at Cawnpore, six months afterwards ; people well acquainted with the history of the elephant, and who knew the story, did not scruple to say, from fretting...
Pagina 263 - ... two years old, the daughter of the keeper whom he had killed. The elephant seized the child round the waist as gently as its mother would, lifted it from the ground, and caressed and fondled it for some time, every beholder trembling for its safety, and expecting every moment it would share the fate of its unfortunate father; but the sagacious animal, having turned the child round three times, quietly laid it down again, and drew some clothing over it that had fallen off. After this it stood...
Pagina 263 - I did not see the penitential tear steal from its eye, I have never seen it in my life. He then submitted to be re-chained by some other keepers, stood motionless and dejected, and seemed sensible that he had done a wrong he could not repair. His dejection became more and more visible, as he stood and gazed on the fatherless babe, who, from constant familiarities with this elephant, seemed unintimidated, and played with its trunk.
Pagina 36 - After wandering about the station a considerable time, without seeing a single European soldier, at last I met a woman, and I asked her if she would have the goodness to inform ma where I could find the commanding officer of the 87th regiment.

Informații bibliografice