New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-22
The Drunken Donkey.

In work lately published in England, and entitled
Sporting in Both Hemisphere we find the follow
ing. which is an account of an East Indian event
We were seated one day at tifhn in the mess room,
when travelling takeer or dervish, entered the
compound leading chetah, or leopard, blinded
and muzzled, as a medium Of procuring aims. One
Of our old hands, who had witnessed many wild
beasts fights and similar exhibitions in Mysore, CON
sdered this good opportunity for attempting very
cruel experiment, which he had seen pnctced be-
fore and accordingly, the akeer being communlca-
ted with, aud paid for the Of his chetah, the
animal was fastened by long chain to strong post
in the centre of the ground. donkey was then pro
cured, AMI the greater part OF bottle OF brandy
poured, or rather forced down its throat. Neddy,
upon feeling the effects OF the edude uie, began 70
make strange capers and utter the loudest and most
discordant braying that ever issued from asimine
lungs In the course of his evolutions, he approach
ed the chetah, who had been relieved OF his ocular In
cumbrances, and was crouching on the ground IN
very menacng attitude, his head between his paws.
No sooner had this unusual spectacle struck bis OBJ
servation than with bray of defiance, and turning
towards him that part of his person not usually pre-
sented to society, be directed straightforward kick
with each hind leg full on the muzze Of the leopard
couchant which had not only the effect Of arousing
him from any dreamy alteration he might have been
indugng in, but also of separating the gamens that
fastened it.
} A roar bound and in a second the chetah was
on the donkeys back his claws buried in the should
der and bis iangs in the neck of the unfortunate
beast whose horrible cries it was dreadful to hear.
The akeer had lost all control over him and terror
land drunkenness as well, presume) bad so over
powered the donkey, that he did not attempt to es-
cape beyond the range Of the chain to which the
leopard was attached, and thus drag himself away
from the terrific embrace of his enemy, but rolled
over on the ground, the chetah still retaining his
hold and still sucking his liieblood The scene was
not of long continuance the poor donkey soon fell
victim TO his temerity, rather the cool experiment
that had been played upon him indeed, every one
sorry for the tragic denoument, but could in no
way assist to prevent 1t, an enraged leopard not
being a pleasant animal to NEEDLE with. After
gorging himself with blood, he again SUNK away
into a recumbent position, and apparently fell into
siesfa after his dinner, during which time his master
managed much to cur establishment, to muzze and
blind him. without any opposition on bis part and to
lead him away, the animal exhibiting the utmost
docility The power of the natives over wild animals
and reptiles is certainly very surprising indeed, it
seems to be almost fabulous but in what the secret
consists by which they can tame the most venomous
serpents, and reduce to quiet submission the most
savage and treacherous of animals is only known to
themselves, as fancy they have not impaired it to
Europeans, even in these days of knowledge and
progress.