The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-05-21
ABBEvIILE s. G, THURSDAY MORNING. MAY q 1857

louder shouted the crowd, "l'other haud,
t'other handm -
"Gentlemcn, assure YOU"
"No more honey, old hoss. We amt
bars J" shouted tho man with the coon skin
cap.
"Tother hand, t'othcr hand !" yelled the
crowd; while even from the distant stand
where the long man was holding forth to
next to nobody" for listners, seemed to
come faint echo, "Totler hand, t'other
hand !"
Short man began to he clbowcd, crow
ded, pushed; in VAN he tried to draw the
bow; at one time his bow-arm sent ND TO
the shoulder over the bridge, at another,
down went the fiddle, until he shouted
out
"Gentlcmen, what can 1 do but assure
you that"
"Tother hand !" roared coon skin, sloul-
dering his way up to the short man, "wc'vc
heard about you'll You .fddcd down thar
in that darncd Blue grass country, 'mong
rich folks, with your right hand, and think
when you git up in the hills 'mong pore
folks, left hand fiddlin's good cnuf for them !;
you've missed it, man ! Left hand doin's
won't run up byar; tote out your right,
stranger, or look out for squalls !'
The short man looked out for SQUALLS,
threw down the fiddle and the bow, oh oh !!
Jumped on his horse and put straight
horse-tail between him and his cnrarcd
"Iellow citizens"
It's fact" says the long man, "my
opponents being left handed, rather told
against him up in the hill country, and
whoever circulated the story up there, that
he always fiddled With his right hand
down in the Blue grass country, headed off
his music for that campaign"
A DEsPARATE CONFLICT BETWEEN LION
AND AN ANTELOPE.
DIR. Livingston gives a very interesting
description Of a fight he witnessed in Africa
between lion and antelope. The Doctor
and his guest had emerged from a narrow
defilc between two rocky hills, when they
heard an angry growl which they knew to
be that of the 'monarch Of the forest" Al
the distances Of not more than forty Yards
III advance Of them, a gemsLok stood at
bay, while huge tawny lion was couched
on rock platform, above the level of the
plain, evidently meditating an attack on
the antelope; not only'a space of about
twenty feet separated the two animals
The lion appeared to be animated with the
greatest fury; the gemsbok was apparently
calm and rcsolute, presenting his well forti-
fed head to the enemy.
The lion cautiously changed his position,
descended to the plain and made circuit,
obviously for the purpose Of attacking the
gemsbok in the rear, but the latter was on
the alert and still turned his head toward
his antagonist. This maneuvcriug lasted
for half an hour, when it appeared to the
observers that the gemsbok used a stratagcm
to induce the lion to make his assault. The
flank of the antelope was for moment pre-
sented to his fierce assaIant AS quick as
lightning, the lion made spring, but while
he was yet in the air, the gemsbols turned
his head, bending his neck so as to present
one Of his spear-like horns at the lion s
breast. A terrible decoration was the con-
SEQUENCE; the lion fell back on his launches
and showed a ghastly wound in the lower
part of his neck. He uttered howl of
rage and anguish, and backed off to dis
tance of fifty yards, seeming half disposed
to. give up the contest, but hunger, fury, or
revenge once more impelled him forward.
His second assault was moro furious and
headlcng; lie rushed at the gemsbok, and
attempted to leap over the formidable horns
in order to alight on his back. The gems
box, .stilIstanding on the defensive, elevated
his9ifead, d,sspearcd the lion in his side, and
inflicted whatithe spectators believed to be
mortal wound, as the horns penetrated
to tho depth of six or eight inches. Again
the lion rctreated, grooming and limping in
a manner which showed that lie had been
severely hurt, but liesoon collected all his
energies for another attack. At the in
slant of collision, the gemsbok presented a
horn SO as to strike the lion Immediately
between bis two fore legs, and SO forcibly
was the stroke that the whole length of the
horn was buried in the lions body. For
nearly minute the two beasts stood mo.
tionless; then the gemsbok, slowly backing
Withdrew his horn, and the lion tottered and
fell o1shis side, his limbs quivering in the
agonfeSBf death. The victor made trl.
umPbapt flourish Of bis heels. and trotted
of apparently withous having received the
least injury in the conflct.-Dr. Living.
ston's 1ravels in 1triea.