Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 241, Issue 1456William Blackwood, 1937 |
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Page 158
... Ambiga's mate could not bear these noises of the men- folk . He would stand , motion- less , with his great ragged ears set forward , his trunk silently sniffing the air , and if the drowsy sentinel yawned aloud , or a trodden dry twig ...
... Ambiga's mate could not bear these noises of the men- folk . He would stand , motion- less , with his great ragged ears set forward , his trunk silently sniffing the air , and if the drowsy sentinel yawned aloud , or a trodden dry twig ...
Page 164
... Ambiga closely . British Government female elephants are ( perhaps in these days I ought to write ' were ' ) branded on the toes , as cavalry and artillery horses on the hoof . Ambiga's " C.D. " had long disappeared ; never- theless the ...
... Ambiga closely . British Government female elephants are ( perhaps in these days I ought to write ' were ' ) branded on the toes , as cavalry and artillery horses on the hoof . Ambiga's " C.D. " had long disappeared ; never- theless the ...
Page 166
... Ambiga and Shwe Hla saw a party of Sikh in- fantry , halted to rest on their march from the river to Man- dalay . An old white - headed transport havildar , who had been a mahout in his youth , amused himself by talking to the elephants ...
... Ambiga and Shwe Hla saw a party of Sikh in- fantry , halted to rest on their march from the river to Man- dalay . An old white - headed transport havildar , who had been a mahout in his youth , amused himself by talking to the elephants ...
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