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"Here, Joseph," he cried breathlessly, "am I right? Are those two of my pupils?" "Yes, sir; a-riding striddling on the elephant's neck." "Dangerous! Madness! So undignified too! What will people think? Run and tell them to get off directly and come to me."
Yes; half a dozen on yer. Sit on it striddling, and work yourself along till you can reach the line. Got a knife?" "Yes." "Then go right out, and when you git far enough cut off the little bough, and let it all drop into the water." "Why, then, I should lose the fish." "Not you. Ain't he hooked? You do as I say, and then git back, and you can pull all out together."
Here, I've tried straightforward striddling like one would on a donkey, but this beast don't seem to have no shape in him. Then I've tried like a lady, sitting left-handed with my legs, and then after I've got tired that way for a bit, and it don't work comfortable, I've tried right-handed with my legs. But it's no good.
Then, once he hystes you a bit, you get a good grip of him with your teeth anywhere that comes first. He won't mind. That'll set your hands free, and then up you goes bit by bit till you gets right into the tree." "Yes, Joe; and then?" "Well, my lad, then I'd set down striddling and have a rest." "Below there! Ready!" cried Briggs.
Now, there happened to be an elephant walking along by our side, with the captain of our company, one of the lieutenants, and a couple of women in the howdah; while a black nigger fellow, in clean white calico clothes, and not much of 'em, and a muslin turban, and a good deal of it, was striddling on the creature's neck, rolling his eyes about, and flourishing an iron toasting-fork sort of thing, with which he drove the great flap-eared patient beast.
"Vell, Joe," said he, striddling and sticking his thumbs into the arm-holes of his waistcoat, to this invaluable man of all work, "we must show the gemmem some sport to-day; vich do you think the best line to start upon shall we go to the ten hacre field, or the plantation, or Thompson's stubble, or Timms's turnips, or my meadow, or vere?"
"Why, I see him striddling the ridge of the old stable, with his back to the weathercock, only yesterday."
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