Project Gutenberg 2015-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 67 Baker, George M. (George Melville) 1832 1890 Baker, George Melville Baker, G. M. (George Melville) Seeing the Elephant Produced by David Edwards, Elisa and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Seeing the Elephant" by George M. Baker is a comedic play written in the early 1870s. This theatrical work revolves around the humorous consequences of a farmer's drunken antics at an auction where he inadvertently bids on an elephant, leading to chaos in his household and community. The play reflects the lively and comedic style of American theater during its time, highlighting themes of alcohol consumption, familial obligations, and humorous misunderstandings. The story centers on Silas Somerby, a farmer with a penchant for drink, who stumbles into a series of comedic misadventures after accidentally bidding on an elephant while intoxicated. As he grapples with the fallout of his drunken behavior, Silas faces demands for damages from angry neighbors whose properties his so-called elephant has destroyed. Throughout the play, Silas's family members, including his wife Rachel and son Johnny, react with disbelief and exasperation as they contend with the repercussions of his decisions. The situation is lightheartedly resolved when Harry, a friend who is in love with Silas's daughter Sally, proposes a plan to help Silas reclaim control over his life by promising to marry Sally if Silas gives up drinking. The play concludes with a blend of laughter and moral lesson, as Silas promises to reform and navigate his responsibilities more wisely. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American drama -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 78917 78924 2024-09-20T13:28:57.778126 2023-09-21T09:52:12.433889 text/html text/html 78215 2015-06-25T10:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 213226 2015-06-25T10:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 229777 2024-09-20T13:29:00.803133 application/epub+zip 228379 2024-09-20T13:28:58.470209 application/epub+zip 89807 2024-09-20T13:28:58.084118 application/epub+zip 318535 2024-09-20T13:29:02.521128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306352 2024-09-20T13:29:00.443158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128137 2022-09-22T10:32:14.966743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61959 61762 2024-09-20T13:28:57.375121 2023-09-21T09:52:12.076879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 62146 2015-06-25T10:41:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 23397 2015-06-25T10:41:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18189 2024-09-20T13:29:02.650095 application/rdf+xml 26350 2024-09-20T13:28:58.181137 image/jpeg 3897 2024-09-20T13:28:58.132129 image/jpeg 213639 2024-09-20T13:28:57.791136 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia