The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-19
SAINT PAUL, THURSDAY, MAY l9. 1859.

] supplng 10 one Aue. lie met MN Douiy.
They stood at that moment near the centre
Of the arena and, as the sharp claws moved
incessantly and the huge mouths tried 10
grasp the neck on either side it was impos.
sibe to distinguish the attack from the de-
fence, all was so rapid
Drawing gradually nearer as they thus
fought with claws and mouths ferociously,
utteripg fierce snarls as they did 30, each
seemed TO have succeeded 10 gripping
his antagonist. With their mouths buried
10 each Others throats, and their claws dug
deeply into the neck, they rose at length to
the contest on their hind legs straining and
tugging, and wrestling as il were, with each
other, each with his utmost force aud skill.
Ii was q spectacle of startling interest, that;
aud however you may turn away, good mad
am and exclaim horrible or savage! he
lieve me there were many clements of the
sublime in that contest and doubtless such
contests often take place in the jungle.
They stood more than six feet gh as
they grappled with each other elevated on
their hind legs, 10 sort Of death struggle /;
their round heads and glaring eyes sur
mounting the muscular pillars Of their long
bodies beautifully II was wonderful TO see
! how firmly the claws were fixed into the
neck On both sides There was no shifting
| OF position. no further grssping either with
claw or mouth. Both were bleeding freely,
and il would chiefly depend upon strength
ms to which should be thrown under the
other, and thereby, probably lose his hold.
These things take long TO describe, but
they occurred very rapidly. There was
! deep silence in the arena and in the gallery.
as the two wild beasts stood confronting
each other on their hind legs--deep SILENCE
and earnest gazing on all sides and from oil
quarters even the very breathing was sus
pended in many as they watched the con.
test. Not ior long, however as ] have said.
kagra, more skilllul or more impe'uous
than his antagonist overthrow him AT length,
and the two rolled over on the arena the
Terai>wallah on his back beneath, Kngra
above.
Shavash, kugra T. uttered the king
again, well pleased. kagra has the ad.
vantage" muttcrd more than one voice in
English.
Bu' the airantage was only momDiary.
The hind claws Of kagra were being
plunged into the belly OF his foe, when the
Teral- waIah. who never let go his bold for
q moment with his mouth, struck one OF his
fore paws over the face Of his antagonist.
Ills claws evidently pierced kagra's eyes
one OF them was torn from its socket ; and,
utterng howl OF pain or despair, the mutt
lated beast reuquished his grip and would
have torn hims'lf from his antagonist. This
however he was not permitted 10 do. The
TeraI.wslah clung pertinaciousIy to his
throat. Ills teeth were deeply mixed. lie
wa dragged for a lew PAGES over the arena
by Kagra, who tried to release himself 10
vain; and then, all at once lcapiog from his
prostrate position, the Terai. wailah buried
himself on the top OF his assaiIant.
The contest was virtually at al end.
Kagra now fallen beneath his foe and fast
losing blood, was incapable Of rsgaiping the
advantage he had lost. The 1ersLwaIlah,
,hrus,ing one paw under his lower jaw. forced
back the head further until be infixeI his
teeth still more deeply into the throat.
Kagra did battle Intellectually with his paws,
tearing the skin Of bis antagonist here and
there, but be had lost the hold be had OBJ
tanned with bis mouth, and was evidently
fas, sinking under the vic.ors grasp aud
bite
"Kagra IL beaten" was uttered in Hin
doo-tani and English in the gallery above.
lie IT," said the King. az he gave orders
70 the servants below TO open kagra's cage,
H., ,.H "a. T.r.t. allah
Red bot rod. we're thrust thro,.gh the bars
Of the Dclosnre AMI the successful tiger was
cruelty burnt before be would relingnish his
5 hold II va, the most barbsrOns part % the
3 exhibition: ard yet il wss the only way 10
ave the lie Of kagfa. Al leDgtb tbs
1erai. walah was driven oil, his jaxs drop
I ping blood as BE- went. kagrss cage va.
oIsbeI ard b. made for il Immediately
with all the marks of the conquered about
hun. h. left biz tracks on tbe area IN blood
stains. while his tail hung fucidly bt~esn
h,. leg,: yet, though b. was flying, b. sed
stealthiiy g. II were, not vigorously ard up
right ~ a horse would have ii-d, but with
.tealthy creeping, cat like agility. Tbe
rc1 hot rods were he'd before the Terai
va Iah to prevent him from pursulng H.
stlll tand toward, aud AIRED alter bis testet
to-. ana ere kagrs Lad reached be cage, BE-
sprang high above the rods 20 attack The
ayng tiger once more. H. 'ell .hOr, " hi.
victim however kagrA qaicksDsd hp s,eJs
rsactyrd tn cage. and bur,ed himself 10 "
f1r,hr-, coroer covering Ike whipped cur
A. f1r its Terarxaliah, he wl,cbed hn
d,iealei an,ag onisi ,t'sailly 20 the lat, neV'i
oLcf taking b. eye. ~ bin, and then shsk
iny 4 tnael' ,xo or three time. be licked b.
paw, ro@s may-,IcaIly from his crouctip.
pe-tar' AID ~Aissd deliberately to~srd hl
. oxn cage wbicL Eas oyrn " receive hin
b.. torn ,hoader, AD1 the lArse drpt- q
blood Eh.cl iell ron him a. h. salkei pro
claiming bo0 d,safly b. hal sou ht. q ic'1fy