The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-05-18

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4 Saake &iory Eoyih Eeddin9.--W find
in an English Nj. game an account ly a
B>iti,h officer, of "a encounter between n
wild ball and the immense serpent Ana-
conda, Of hich the writer SAYS he WAS an
,ye witness. In the Ersi meeting between
the Tvs O auimai., the hu!l thinking the snake
au ugly customer, cautered of aud left him
-trampiing down he scattered fallen tian- /.
cheS with a tremendous crash. But on q
sudden, a still louder and iattiing rush was
heard among the palms, and with single
spring the snake darted down like thun-
der oar. aud twisted Itself with her " hole
body round tie devoted bull. But the AMI
mil was yetaware Cfhis danger, he alrea-
dy lyli AiS drwlaps iuclosed between the
wide expanded jaws of the monster, and
hcr tooth struck into it deeply. Roaring
cloud he endeavored to fee; and succeeded
IN dragging his iorwentur few yards with
him; but instantly she ooiled herself around
INN iu three or four WIDE iulds and drew
these knots so close together that the en-.
tangled beast was incapable Of moving;
aud remained as II rooted 10 the place, al.
ready struggling with the terrois and Iangs
Of death. The nOiS Of this extraordinary
contest had been sufficient to put the re-
manning Wild cattle to fight.
/ Unequal as vast strife il was not over
instantly. The noble spirit wanted not
spirit TO defend himself nor was his strength
easily exhausted. Now lie rolled himself
on the ground, and endeavorcd to crush the
enemy with his weight he sweled every
nerve aud cXtr,ed the pow er Of every mus.
Gle 70 burst the letters in which his limbs
were cnvelnpcd he stamped, he bit, reared,
he paved up the oarlh, he foamed at the
mouth, then dashed himsellupon the ground
with convulsive struggles. But every mo.
ment the Anaconda's teeth imprinted on
his flesh new wounds; with every momen mt
she drew her folds tighter and tighter, till
alter struggling for full qnarter IF an hour,
. ] at Ieugth saw The poor animal streached
| ont at fall length and breathless, totally de-
priycd Of motion and Of lie. a.r.r,.
Now then expected to see the Amazon,
da crafty the hunger ty which she had
been so long tormentCd but | was ignor-
ant that it is not the custom Of this animal
, to divide its pray, bnt 10 swallow it in one
, enormous morsel. ] he size Of the murder
, ed bull made this impossible without much
. preparation and | now learned from the
necessity which there was for her always
, remaining in the neighborhood of some
. large tree. She again seized the bull with
her teeth. aud dragged il 10 the foot Of the
palm. Here she endeav0ied TO place it up
right leaning cGainst the trunk. Having
effected this, she cnvelopsd the Tree and
: the carcass together in one great fold, and
, continued 10 draw this closer, until she had
, broken every Individual btne in her victims
+ body into a Thousand pieces, and had actn-
ally reduced it into shap.less mass Of
: llesh.
Il In due time he Aueconda had fully ire
C pared her victim for Gorgiug, by covering
the entire carcass with her slime.-The
A act Of swallowing. however, was not ac-
b compshed without ,iolon, ,cllolts: n fall
hUur elapsed before she had finished hei
! dreadful meal; at length The ca,cas was
n entirely swallow cd, AMI she s,reached her.
g self ont OF Inl length in the grass, with he,
e. stomach dIsierded to the most astonishing
g Dimensions. Livery trace Of her former
y liveljneS> and activity Lad disappeared.
e Her irnnoderate appetite lad row yield
s ed her up impotcut aud f~feTceless. n prey
evcnto the least formidable Zoe. ! did not
/. hesitate 10 DISCHARGE my muNket at a mo
I 1cfa'e distance. She trlt hcr.rlfwound,d
: her body swellcd with spite and verom. an,
every stripe Of her vamera;cd skin shuns
10 NliU HNlIt llll+iIhL anu Wv ~ CNluf>s DNl
d as to Ievcpgiug herself upon her assailani
Of that she was NOW totally incapable. She
: made cue vai)l at'omrt totegain her old re.
b. treat among the boughs oi the yRlm trees
5 but sank down acainupon the grass motion,
: less aud helpless. The report Of my mus.
=. iet was the signal agreed upon 10 give no
Y tiCc to the eNpeCtant GROVE that IL, V nigh
approach withcu, danger Every one now
- . Al i
7 ing and ciamourS of joy, We all at once
Il attacked her aud she suou expired under
:. thousand blows The carcass IF the snake
>. was then cut up aud divided among the ma
J, tives who had assisted in the slaughter, a.
d the flesh of this enormous snake is there
i looked upon a. most delicious focd.