A wealthy young broker fell in love at first sight with a young woman he met in a great city. His courtship was ardent and rapid, and although she confessed that she loved him, the girl insisted that the broker must first win her father's consent. Father owned an animal farm in a remote New England village, and the broker journeyed down there to win his would-be father-in-law's approval. The old animal trainer had some peculiar ideas. In an up-to-date way he was like the kings of old who evolved peculiar tests before they would award their daughter's hand in marriage. In this case the animal trainer led the broker to where an elephant was tied. He told him that the elephant was a particularly vicious beast, but that if he, the broker, could tame him, he could marry the girl, all of which would lead one to believe that the animal trainer did not take a strong fancy to the suitor. The broker loved the girl so dearly that he even tried to tame the elephant for her sake, but he found the task beyond his ability. He was just about to give up in despair when a little girl came along, learned his sad story, and suggested a way out of the difficulty. It cost him a lot of money, but as he was able to satisfy the animal trainer that he had made good, he did not count the cost, and the cash he paid for his unique lesson helped to save the little girl and her father from bankruptcy. Thus did the adventure turn out to be a good thing all around, even for the elephant.
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