The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-07
VOLUME Ii. NUMBER, 81

| '""oieu AZ uiilefent' points round the enclosed
space, and each one touching the ropes, followed
with their eyes, the ascending missile TO watch the
course IL might take. Ii rose half thousand feet
sioMer ahG slower seemed to rest all instant like a
s speck In The sky, and then began TO fall faster
anu III Inc rao reversed of its upward flight
Tremendous, then, was The rush of the ofhlefS to
gam the line of its descent before it should agan
| plumb the earth. The shock of fifty men rrnnirg
| at full speed from opposite POSITIONS and meeting
IN common focus, embodied in mere idea The ex.
| treme OF danger. The peril of life and limb was
| rendered more fearful by the rules of the game
which permitted every one to toss out of his Wav bv
any act OF violence short of direct blows all com
! peuors, whether friends or foes. shudderet and
caught my breath as if suddenly immersed in ice.
water, Oh beholding more than dozen braves pros
| trate Oh the ground, many of when had to be car
ried from the ring with bleeding noses and broken
| bones, by the marshals and their assistants
oWlng TO his superior sWif.ness of foot, Boudnot
yound Cherokee of the genuine stock, reached the
descending ball first, and by dexterous stroke,
when it was only two Yards from the earth sent il
whlzzlng beyond the ropes.
Score ten for BouGnot!' cried the chieEmar-
shall to the recorder, and loud shout greeted the
announcement.
Once more the herald's bugle brayed out for
another round, and hundred fresh a. pirants in
whose breasts the enthusiasm caused by the scene
had triumphed over prudence sprang into The ring
And again the bail shot high into the air and lie
same result of scared faces and fractured limbs
ensued, aggravated, however, by the increased
numbers in the arena.
g Score down ten more for Roudinot ", said tJ,a
marshal.
The youth had again succeeded in his difficult
ieat; Wagers We're now laid at ten to one in favor
OF Boudinot. He had already won forty fgures,''
and hundred would close the game. But the
wise ones, and among them, John Ross, PRINCIPAL
chief OF the nation, still bet on Big Jim STAR
This is mnrderous - Iexclaimed with horror
as one OF the gladIators was borne up the mound
and deposited on the grass few steps from my
side, and his wife fell down in swoon on her hus.
bands pale and apparently liteess body
Wait little; the murder has not vet begun"
answered Judge Paschal, who had often previously
witnessed such bloody spectacles.
Again the bugle yelled forth third sound, and
drew larger crowds into the arena; and again the
ball scared like bird loose from the hand. NV
eyes We're directed to young Boudinot saw him
start with the rapidlty of an arrow; but he had
scarcely made two leaps when he was caught by
Big jim Star, who commenced dragging him back
wards. The ensuing struggle needed only the de-
scHptIon OF Homer TO enibalm it with the sub
lime. The antagonists, ciinching in the iron Indian
hug, and writing and twisting like two angry SER
penis linked in the coils of mortal strife, swayed to
and fro for more than minute, then falling heavily
to the amaZement OF everybody. Boudnot was up-
permost. His success, however proved oniv mo-
mentafy, for, quick as thought, Star turned him,
and, grasping his throat, arose. pulled him to the
circumference of the ring, and then threw him.
with his backish purple face and strained blood
shot eyes, like lump of lead, over the ropes
Score down forty for Big Jim STAR" cried the
marshal.
Such was the custom of the game. He who could
force his adversary The ropes acquired the right
to his marks on the ledger
1t so happened that Boudinot fell on the outside
OF the ring, near The cedar post against which Hor
ace jordan had been all the while leaning, survey
ing silently the progress of the play. The sight of
his sisters lover, perhaps some slight look of
scorn on the young lawyers features, aroused all
the cherished hatred and venom of the victor and
he fairly shouted
g Base petrifogger! you can gaze on tie sports |
OF brave men; but dare not, for your cowards SOUL
take par: in the game of glory"
dare. was the ringing respone of Horace |
Jordan, as ne cleared the ropes at a leap
The American stood in the arena of the Indian
gladiators Stripping instantly to the trousers, and
teng red silk handkerchief around him. he was
prepared for the desperate game.
See! Emma Star is tainiing," exclaimed my
friend
CHANGING suddenly at the carriage, beheld that
sweet, mid face, white linen, and her beautiful!
little hands clasped convusively on her bosom, as
IT to keep back the heart beneath from bursting |
The agony. however, seemed to pass in a moment |
and she continued afterwards to look calmly on |
the sWift-changing scenes with cheeks paIlid as |
marble, down which tears flowed and fell, in Slow |
even, measured drops-each drop recording min |
ute of speechless sorrow.
nI I'm n,vie tne puSe sounded ana THIS Time with
i. IS N ,Uuu iil,sel.Is pias's. /
oil - L0,nos ',lG se.era Aseee' most perous OF
go .ns'n :" nc osses an opponent over Inc
'IpIS T ms scoie Vi h'e, remarked Judge faS.
cf'i arena teh presented the appearance 81
lny sliisiG Coihpa.s, an Wedged together by |
oo''ies az 'he hundred Sadlalors had closed, and
meie anu s'falig 10 maui each other from
,ie lins' opie NJ grabbed Their antagonists by
nI hafi anu were hauling Them along In the dust
ttlgfs hali fastened lhelr hIlgers with gripe OF
steei on yielding wlndmpes, endeavor!ng thus TO
choke their Toes INTO on-res'stance-whiie Others,
seizIhs suddenly some unsuspecting right hand,
siFo'e by quick jerk to dlslocate the shoulder
Jo rom lis socket and others stll shopping sud-
achy' caught The loot OF an athlete, and, casting
MN head,ong 10 the ground dragged the poor
MFetch OIL towards the ropes Every method OF
anoyaice was iar, except strokes with the list or
INJURIES 10 The eye bit what surprised me most OF
an a'hough dozens must have been suffering tor
lures worse '.ah the PahSs OF deaili' not cry Of
pam was heard--suGh Is the marvellous power oi
education, such the infinite force OF habit. AS |
eazedi l p6,,eVeo' fof me brst time, the ncldent