human
Well, he worked that den in great shape for a year or so, and then he died, and I minded his words. I let those lions and tigers alone. They hired a lion-tamer named Davis to work 'em, and sure enough he got chewed up bad, just as the old man said he would, and the end of it was that nobody ever _did_ work that den again; it couldn't be done, although they'd been like kittens with Langway. What he did to 'em's always been a mystery.
gpt
Patsy
human
It was the day before Thanksgiving, he said.
gpt
I'll never forget it, and a big bull elephant named Syd took the order wrong, went 'right face' instead of 'left face,' or something, and 'Patsy' got mad and hooked him pretty hard. Some think it was 'Patsy's' fault, because he gave the wrong order by mistake and Syd did what he said, while the other elephants did the thing he meant to say. Anyhow, Syd turned on 'Patsy' and let him have both tusks, brass balls and all, right through the body. Killed him in half a minute. Why, sir, they took 'Patsy's' watch out through his back. That's the sort of thing you're liable to run up against.
human
Did they kill Syd?
gpt
No; they gave him the benefit of the doubt. You see, it ain't square to blame an elephant for obeying orders.
human
Yes, sir, said Newman;
gpt
Why, sir, said Newman, proudly,