Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-10-23
The Elephant Figbt.


leer, and he was great favorite with the
King. His tusk had been broken off bit
by bit in several encounters the elephants
rushing against each other with such force
as sometimes to snap off a portion or the
whole of a tusk. Nlalcci had lost his, as
have said, gradually. He was formi-
dabic black fellow, very terrible when in
that excited state called must During the
| visit Of the commander-in-chief it was de-
tcrmined that fighting antagonist should
be found for Malccr, and that he should
once more make disappearance ON the stage
as gladiator. Nlalleer was 1,ust; and an
other gigantic elephant, also black, and of
| course iii a similar state, was selected to be
his antagonist
At signal given by the King, the two
elephants advanced from opposite sides,
| each with his mahout on his neck Mallcor
with his one tusk, looking by no means so
formidable rs the huge black antagonist
whom he WAS to fight, and who was we'll
furnished with ivory, The moment they
caught sight of each other, the two elc-
plants, as if with an instructive perception
of what was expected of them, put their
trunks and tails aloft, and shufied up to
each other with considerable speed after
their unwieldy fashion, trumpcting loudly
mutual defiance. This is the ordinary at
titude of attack of the elephant. lie puts
his trunk ZIP perpendicularly, in order that
it may be out OF harms way. His tail is
similarly raised from excitement. Histrum-
peting consists of series of quick blasts,
between roars and grunting
bIalleer and his foe rushed at each other
impctuously The sound of their huge
heads coming into violent collision might
have been heard at distance The first
blow stuck, both elephants now set them
selves vigorously to push against each 9th
cr with all their might. Mouth to mouth
tusk to tnsk, both trunks still elevated in
the arr perpendicularly, their feet set firm
Fly IN massive solidity upon the ground, did
they push and push, and shove and shove,
not with one rcsolute, long continued effort
but with repeated short strokes of their un-
wicidy forms. The heads were not sepera-
ted for moment; but their backs were cur
4 wing slightly and then becoming straight
again III regular succession, as each shove
and push was administered The ma
houts seated on the neck, were not idle
thewhile. Theyshouted, encouraging each
his own warrior, with hearty good will.
] ~ iNhSIu .lAc IcuOuDleu nlalccf, one
tuskcd though he was, began to gain the
advantage. The fore-leg of his antagonist
was raised MS ifin uncertainty, one could
not tell whether to advance or retreat, as
he still stoutly showed with all his might
But 1t was evident very soon that it was
not to advance, but to retreat, that the leo
was soraiscd. 1t had hardly been set down
again, when the other was similarly raised
and lowered. The mahout of Malleer saw
the movement, and knew well what it indi-
Gated. He shouted more fanticaIy than
ever
At this time they were only few yards
from the banks of the Goonty, little to
the left of our balcony. The retrcating cI-
ephant gave way step by step, owly draw
ing nearer to thcriver as he did so. At
length, With sudden leap backwards he
,ore himself from his antagonist, and threw
lis unwicldy form down the bank into the
rYcr His mahOut clung to the rope over
his back, and was soon seen safe and sound
On hisncci, whilst the elephant swan off
to gain the opposite bank. Malleer was fu-
rlous at this escape of his antagonist. His
mahout wanted him to follow, but he would
not take the water, He glared round, wild
with fury, to see what he could attack
Ills, mahout, still urging him, with no gen
tie strokes and with wild shouts, to pursue.
at length lost his balance in his excitement
as Mallecr turned savagely about, and fell
to the earth He fell right before the IN
furiated beast whom he had been render
ing more and more wild and ungovernabIos
We were not left in doubt as to his fate for
a moment. We had just time to see that
tho man had fallen, and was lying on his
back with his limbs disordered, one leg un-
der him and the other stretched helplessly
out whilst both arms were raised aloft, when
we saw the huge foos of the elephant pla-
ce| upon his chest, and heard the bones
cracking, as the whole body the man
was crushed into shapelcss mass There
was hardly time for a cry; the swayiug of
his form on the elephants neok,-his fall
the sound caused by his striking the elias
tic tulf-the foot placed upon him, and the
horrid crushing which followed -allwasthe
work of an instant or two But this did
not safe the euragcd animal Still keep
ing his foot on the mans chest, he seized
one arm with his trunk and tore it from the
body. In anotbermomcnt il was hurlinm
high up in the air Che blood spirting from
it as it whirled. It was a horrible sight
The other arm was tAen seized and was
similarly dealt with. - Scenes ia i.stlia.
De right though you have enemies. ~
Yoa cannot escape them by doing wrong:
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