New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-23
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In looking over Dnmas, Thousand and One Phan-
TOMS" few evenings since, we came across the fo-
lowing description OF scene which would nave maze
glad the heart of any lover Of the exciting national
pastine of old Spain. It that Father Poypus,
while on a hunting excursion in India mad the good
fortune to Kill wild boar ne therefore u sh
tiger, rhnoceros or an elephant Let us see now ne
succeeded.
once more resumed my march through the forest,
desiring nothing better than to engage in struggle
Of life or death with all the monsters in the slands
was consequently too eager to remark that was
gradually wandering from the hunting party. They
had told me that the road went for about hours
in an ascent and in less than an hour found myself
going down hill.
suddenly. atthe distance Of a few yards, heard a
terrible believing. turned TO the SIDE whence the
noise proceeded, and there stood buffalo
Oh that was a fine piece OF game for sportaman.
Nevertheless, as my gun shook ttie.zl don Know
why-between my hands, | steadled it against the
branch of tree and pulled the trigger. scarcely
had done SO. when / saw two red, flaming eyes
coming towards me, while the furious beast tore up
the soil with his muzzle pillow divides it into fur
rows let go my second shot but instead OF slack
ening his pace my second aim seemed to quicken II.
had only time enough left to seize hold OF a
branch Of the tree under which was standing, and
to swing myself up to it, and then to climb to the
upper branches But when l got there, was far
from being quit of my buffalo for, not being able
to follow me up the tree, he very wisely betook nm
self to guard the trunk of it. During the hrst ten
| minutes / said to him: You may go round and
round my good man don't care fig for you, de-
pend upon it." But the next ten minutes began to
that it was more serious matter imam az hrs'
| When had been perched there an hour, ! under.
stood, by the quiet composure with which ne paced
round the tree that he was resolved to be my keeper
until he could become my executl0ner. OccaslonaLy
| he raised his head up, and looked at me with CORY
eyes, believing in a threatening manner; then he
would nibble the grass that grew round the tree as II
to say: You see have here all requIre-grass 10
eat the morning and evening dew to Stake my thirst:
whilst you, as you carniverous animal and I'M
accustomed to feed on verdure, you will be forced to
come down from your shelter, and whenever you 10,
Fortunately, Father Poypus is daring blade, who
is not likely to go asleep in an emergency SAID 70
myself Polypus, my friend the longer y You ~als
hour to sheer off, and if within that hour ne Is not
gone, why then we shall see."
looked at my watch-it was Ii O'CLOCK. 5000,
said at IL O'Clock we shall come to a reckoning
As had suspected, the buffalo, instead Of leaving
the tree continued to keep watch, raising his nose
from time to time upwards, and believing with ail
nv watch and drank sip out of my flask. At the
fftieth minute, l said to him: Mind, my worthy
friend you have only ten minutes left and if in ten
will go away together" But at the ftyninth minute,
instead of making off, he lay down, stretching his
head towards the foot Of the tree datng his nostrs
and CHANGING at me with an angry look, which seemed
; to say : "Oh, we have yet time enough before us.
Don't be uneasy
But had determined otherwise. At the sixtieth
minute | Swallowed all the rum Adu ieit--h Soou
pull, too. took my cutlass between my teeth, and
t calculating the ground contrved to fall just yard
l. behind his TAIL which seized with my lett hand as
had seen the Spanish torreros do at Cadiz and Rio
b Janeiro. E.g..a $3.50
Though the buffalo was very nimbe, Twas quite as
+ much So and when he started up, chung to his tall
He rolled himself over two or three times and as ne
did it / rolled his tail often round my arm Ihen,
seeing that whilst l remained thus screwed to his
,e hams he could not spike with his horns, began
to recover from my alarm, while he kept believing
with all his might though in truth, it was from anger
;" that he did it.
IN "Wait wait y said to him. So you below from,
re anger, my friend. will make you below Win pain
directlysthat will"
nd Then taking out my knife, plunged it into his
belly.
res All this time indeed 1 had hit him in his tender
IN part it appeared; for he shot up like careerine
horse, and sprang forward with so unexpected .
er shock that my nearly torn away; but helt
ian hard / let him CO. and slash! slash! ridded hin
he with stabs. This never wish you to rul
ac- yourselves, gentlemen 1t lasted quarter OF al
hour, and carried six miles, all along throngl
bushes brooks marshes and rvulets; it was llk
being fastened to locomotive engine And still
us kept digging my cutlass into him. Oh, the wretch
ity oh, the rascal oh, the villain! walt bt wait
on bit! And now it was no fury; it was rage-it wa
ose madness he felt And away he scampered up to tn
ing top of steep rock and eapt into the yawnin
de. gulf But had the trick and let 60 his tail
the time. was left behind on the peak while
lich rolled down, down, down to the bottom.
we'd looked over the rock and saw the buffalo lynn
dead in the gulf. As for me, must not mince tn
matter was almost as bad; was torn, broker
pounded, covered with blood but still none OF m
ny, ~ bones were broken.
rt got up as well as could, cut off branch to SUI
inn port me- and went towards brook which perceive
' ule glimmering through the trees