Butte record., 1855-12-01

lie same f3stion, with many reqehtions
orson5ah. The order has been given
for a contest Of different nature. The
VIC roy at length retires, cringing and
slowly crawling backward
The Susuhuuan rises, walks in front,
arm-in-arm with the resident All his
movements are made with studied calm
ness, and the state chair is carried after
him by the women in great soIemnity.
The procession walks 10 little stage
with e balcony-shaped e yation. As
many Europeans as can find room thea
follow. and stand among the women,who
with their bctel-boxcs and spi,toons, are
quite iuseparatle from the emperor. The
women, standing by dozens behind their
lords chair, mixed up with officers and
employees in uniform, furnish strange
sight.
All lie walls are throngad with specs
tato.s; egen The branches Of the sur
rounding trees bea living fruit The
vholo square is full Of people Not far
from the royal balcony a company Of
lancers, three Or four deep, has formed
a hollow square; the space they inclose
is about 900 feet long, and about half
the breadth. The first row Of soldiers
hold their lauccs horizontal, The second
at an acute angle, and the other perpen-
j.cularly.
In the centre Of this sqpere stand, at
regular Intervals apart a number of
wooden chests, each about eight feet
lone, and with the front turned toward
the emperor, they resemble Jayaneso
collins, and contain each live tiger
Two fastively attired officials ap-
proach the balcony, kneel down and
make salaam; a signal from the ruler
follows; they rise again with fresh sem
bahs, and retire with solemn and meas
ured tired The square opens to receive
them aud then closes upon them, They
60 to the fist tiger chest, pile straw,
brusLvood, and dry logs against the rear
ofit and set it on Gsc, Ono mounts the
chest, cuts the ropes with which the
III was fastened down, pulls the latter
up. ratH8g it once or twice, lifts it off,
and throws it at some distance; all this
Is done With great solemu:ty. he then
dcsccula from the chest, falls on lis
knees, and Tor tie last tis2e makes
s-mJaA 10 the emperor
Al eyes are fixed on tie opening Of
the chest, tle excitement growing apace
tae higher Tie FIRE behind i. flares up
The officer 5etires, going through a dig
aiheI national dance, to which the blows
Of the g.malang furnish the acoompani-
ment 1t length in the dark opening of
the chest is seen the tiger; he growls fu-
nouzly. The blows Of the eamelanc
are redoubIed. The tiger--it Is a royal
one-is lot SO tall, but surely as long as
o buffalo The splendid brute, as if
proud Of its beautiful striped garments,
looks silently around undaantedly upon
the three rows Of sharp lauces stretched
out against It; the tiger walks three or
four times up and down, and then lies
down; the dazzling flames trouble it but
little; it seems to be thoughtful, and to
be trying to form some decision At
length it rises, and walks slowly to one
side Of the wall of lancss, which it ez-
amines calmly 1t fuds no way Of es,
cape; it turns to the other side; but here
countless lance-points are thrust out to
greet it; it utters a hoarse hollow sound,
and gallops along the ranks madiy, try
ing to break through them in an obli4ue
direstion. Bat, wherever It approaches
the ranks, a dozen spears immediately
sink 10 receive it, and force it to retreat.
It trle, the same plan on the other side,
but must retreat here, too; until at last
spurred up to fury, 1t dares the last at
tempt--a leap on to the spears. But
caught upon the lanees, it falls back
ward, rolls over once or twice, then
springs up again, runs a few PAGES fur
ther, and Al last sinks exhausted on the
sand. swa.ms Of spearmen then sur
rround il, and drive their death dealing
weapons INTO the royal brute.
Tie sport IS continued BY opening
several chests, and tie victims all suffer
the same fate. After four or five tigers
have been driven out Of their chests and
-e-.fc ], the glowing sun has reached
n.a. ana asing e-osc to the
spectacle - tlo fury q il --2us.