New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-10-22
The EIe


dE the hundred and fifty elephants possessed ily
tae hiug Of Guide, there Wifft g6Eoken tlsls
Lts lsd peen victor II hundred fights. His aane
Was Ma4Esers and aB was great favofIsa with f6a
king. His ansk had Heen broken ff bit Ivy NM fa3
several encounters the elephants rushing against
eaea otheE WiIa such force sometimes to sFaF Jill
p0EtigI ~ tae whole 0f tusk, MaEleeF had f0st
his, as nave sad, gradually. HE vas 4 f0grnsdsFda
black fellow, very terrible when in that excited sfafe
called must During The visit Ok tile
chieft It vas determined that d fitting antaangsfgt
more make his appearance Oh the stage aB aia1lfa-
tor. 1t fortunately The proper segass sf~Iiss.5
was must and another gigantic elephant Ngaa
ard Of course IN similar state waa elected to ba i
Antagonist.
at a signal given by the king, The two elephants
advanced from opposite sides, each with I'LL 49atk
on bis neck; Maileer with his one ta4k I8ogfng NJ
no means 50 formidable the huge black anita anis
whom be was to fight, and who was we'll furnished
with ivory. The moment they caught sight 0f each
other the two elephants, as if with Instructive
perception Of what was expected Of them, pat theiR
trunks and tails a0fs and shDffled up to each 0tber
with considerable speed after their unWeldY fashion,
trumpeting loudly mutual defiance This Is the 0Idi-
nary attitude OF attack of the elephant. He puts bis
trunk up peFpendcuarly in order that il may be ont
Of harms way. His tail is similarly raised from eXs
| element, His tFumpeting consists of series Of
quick blasts, between F0ara and gTnrting.
Malleer and bis foe rushed at each other impegu-
oaslg The sound Of their huge heads coming into
violent collision might have been heard alt distance
The first blow struck, both elephants now set them
selves vigorously to- push against each other with a
their might Mouth tn mouth, fusk ID tnsE both
trunks stlli elevated u The a peFpendculaFly their
feet set firmly in massive solldity upon the ground
did they push and push and shove and shove raE
with one resoIuter l0ng-continned effort BUT with
repeated short strokes Of their unWieidiy forms liz
heads were not separated for moment, bas tic
backs were cnrVing slightly, and then becoming
straight again in regular sueeesson I'D each shaTe
and push was administered. Tie mahoues, seated
on the neck Rer8 not idle the while. They shouted
o1t1E
wilt
AtIength the redoubted MaIleer, one tusked thougf
he was, began 10 gain tie advantage The fore leg
Of bis antagonist was raised as II uncertainty oIlg
could Ii5s tell whether to advance 0r retreat aa III
still stouty showed with all bis might But & Tal
evident very soon that It was not I'd advance hnb n
retreat, that the leo vas 10 raised - had hafaJ
been set down again, when the oGseE Was similarly
raised and lowered. The mal0ut a Malleef saa 9ass
movement, and knew well Whist Il indicated. DE
shouted more franticaly than ever.
At this time they were only . few yards from she
banks of the Goomty, little to the left 8f baE
cony. The Tetreatfng elephant gaYe way step 81
step slowly drawing to the river as he did I'd
| At length with q Sudden leap backwards, he tori
himself from bis antagonist and threw his unWieIdlI
form down the bank into the river Hismahout cIane
to the rope over bis back, and was safeane
sound on his neck, whilst the elephant swan of tG
gain the opposite bank. Malleer was furious ut tg
escape of his antagonist His nahout wanted him Ii
follow but he would not take to the water. He gareE
His mahoat still urging him. with gentle strokes
and with wild shouts, to pursue, at length lost biz
balance in bis excitement, Malleer turned sayagel
about and fell TO the earth. He fell right before thl
infuriated beast, whom he had been rendering Tnor
wild and ungovernable. We were not lett IN donh
as to his fate for moment. We had just time To VI
that the man had fallen, and was lying on bis back
with his limbs dsordered, leg under him, and til
other stretched helpessly ont, whilst both arms Wer
e raised alot, when saw the huge foot Of the elk
plant placed upon his chest, and heard the bone
cracking, as the whole body Of the man was erushe
into shapeless mass. There was hardly time FOR
cry the swaying Of his form on the elephant nec
his fa-the sound caused by his striking the elas
tic turf-the foot placed upon him, and the hoRri
} crushing which fooWed-alI was the work OF al
/ instant or two But this did not safe the enrage
animal Still keeping bis foot the mans chest, h
seized one arm with his trunk and tore it from till
body. In another moment il Was Whirling high d
in the air the blood squirting from it as 1t whirlet
1t was horrible sight. The other arm was the
seized, and was similarly dealt with.