, 1861-05-16
An Elephant Fight.

bit by bit, in several encounters the elephants
rushing against each other with such force as some
mes to snap off q portion or the whole Of tusk.
Malleer had lost his as have said, gradually.
He was formidable black fellow, very terrible In
that excited state called must. During the visit
Of the Commanderin-C Chief, il was determined that
fitting antagonist should be found for Malleer,
and that he should once more make his appearance
on the stage as a gladiator. II was fortunately
the proper season. Malleer was must; and another
gigantic elephant also black, and Of course in q
similar state, was elected to be his antagonist.
AT signal given by the King, the two elephants
advanced from opposite sides, each with his ma
hOut Oh his neck; Malleer, with his one tusk,
looking by no means so formidable as the huge
black antagonist whom he was to fight, and who
was well furnished with ivory. The moment they
caught sight of each other, the two elephants, as
with an instructive perception Of what was expect
ed of them, put their trunks and tails aloft, and
shui1led up to each other with considerable SPEED
after their unwieldy fashion, truhpetihg lOudly
mutual defiance This is the ordinary attitude Of
attack Of the elephant. He puts his trunk up
perpendcularly, in order that it may be out Of
harms way. His tail is similarly raised from ex-
citement His trumpeting consists Of series Of
quick blasts, between roars and grunting. ,,..
Malleer and his foe rushed at each other impet-
uOusly. The sound Of their huge heads, coming
into violent collision, might have been heard at
distance The first blow struck, both elephants
now set themselves yigorously,to push against each
other with all their might. Mouth to Omouth, tusk
to tusk, both trunks elevated in the air perpendic
ularly, their feet set firmly IN massive solity upon
the ground, did they push and push, and shove and
shove, not with one resolute, lOngcontnued effort,
but with repeated short strokes Of their unwieldy
forms. The heads were not separated ior mo
ment but the backs were curving slightly, and
then becoming straight again in regular success
sion, as each shove and push was administered.
The mahOuts, seated on the neck, were not idle the
while. The shouted, encouraging each his own
warrior with hearty good will. 'r1 ,'l a. p
AT length the redoubted MaIleer, One-tusEVed
though he was, began to gain the advantage The
fOreleg Of bis antagonist was raised as II uncer-
tainly, one could not tell whether to advance or
retreat, as he stOutly showed with oil his might
But it was evident very soon that Il was not TO
advance, but to retreat that the leg was so raised
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
indicated, and shouted more frequently than ever.
At this time they were only . few yards from the
banks Of the GOomty, little to the Ieit Of our
balcony. The fetFeating elephant gave way, step
by step, slowly drawing nearer TO the river as he
did so. At length, with asudden leap backwards,
he tore himself from his antagonist and threw his
huge form down the bank into the river His
mahout clung tO the rope over his back, and was
soon seen safe and sound on his neck, whist the
elephant swan of to gain the opposite bank.
Maleer was furious at this escapeof his antagonist.
His mahout wanted him to follow, but he would
not take TO the water. He glared around, wild
with fury, to see what he could attack. 3ias =
His mahout, still urging him, with no gentle
strokes, and with wild shouts to pursue at length
lost his balance in bis excitement as Maeer turned
sayagely about, and fell to the earth He ielrieht
before the infuriated beast, whom he bad been
rendering more wild and ungovernable Wewere
not left in doubt as to his fate for o moment. We
had just time to see that the man had iallen and
was lying on his back, with his limbs disordered
one leg under him and the other stretched hope
lessly out, whilst both arms were raised aolt when
we saw the huge foot Of the elephant placed upon
his chest, and heard the bones crnekling Is the
whole body Of the man was crushed into q shane
less mass. There was hardly time for cry the
swaying Of his form on the elephants neck-hii
hll-the sound caused by his striking the elastic
turf--the foot placed upon him. and the horrid
crushing which followed--all was the work Of an
instant or two. But this did not safe the enraged
animal. Still keeping his foot on the mans chest
he seized one arm with his trunk, and tore II from
bis body. In another moment it was whirlng
high up in the air, the blood squirting from It asi
whirled. II was horrible sight. The other arm
was then seized and similarly dealt with.
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