The weekly Butte record., 1863-04-04

y slackeaed his grasp and struggled violeo;'y
to breathe little air. which be was unable 10
Do, because his neck was grasped with vice.
Bu. tie gladiator became gradually weaker
from fatigue ana loss Of blood. He knew the
longer the combat lasted the more danger he
was in. He determined then quickly to termi
nate it He pressed all his weight against the
tiger, bending him backwards as far as he could.
/ He heard the animals ribs breaking beneath
/ him, stream Of blood issued from bis mouth.
He tried to free himself from the coavu,sive
grasp Of the tiger, which grasped his neck il
dying agony
| Feeling himself gradually sinking, the poor
jew summoned all his powers, and bore the
tiger to the earth, where he planted his knee
on lis painting sides, and, still pressing with ali
his power on its neck, he saw the animals
limbs stifFeaing ia death. 1t raised its head in
vain endeavors to inhale air its mouth was
covered with foam; It's teeth were couvulsively
claspei together it struggled desperately for
some moments, and then fell backwards with
out motion. 1t was dead
The victorious gladiator rose to bis feet look
ed proudly around him, kicked the PROSTATE
body of his foe. and left the arena amidst
tumultuous applause. The people looked on
with surprise. astonishod at seeing the majestic
tiger which SO lately was animated with anger,
- L. IN he,
midst of blood with stretched limbs aud fire.
less eye, without the slightest signs Of life
And they could not help admiring the young
Jew, who had evinced so much irmuess. cour-
age and manliness and they all left the amphi-
theatre satisfied with their days amusement.
1t only remaos for us to say, that the brave
Jews faults were pardoned, and he was freed
from future slavery, his master giving him
enough money to set himself Up in business -
He was afterwards killed in battle, where be
exhibited great bravery Fighting for the liberty
of Rome and the Romans. 1t is only necessary
to observe that the account is strictly true, as
any one may verify by consulting any we'll
written history of Rome, under Trojaus reign
He will see that after Trojans triumph, more
than ten thousand gladiators were exhibited
and animals were slaughtered by the thousands
And this was in honor of a man who had slain
more human beings than his less boodthirsty
companions.
The gladiators life depended on the will of
the audience, who pressed down their thumbs
If they wished him 10 be saved, but turned them
up If they wished him 10 be killed, aud ordered
him to receive the sword, which gladiators
usually did with the greatest frmness.
The OsTRIcH.-The cry of the ostrich SO
greatly resembles that of the lion as occasion
ally to deceive even the natives. 1t is usually
heard early in the morning, and at times also
at night The strength of the ostrich is enor-
nous. A single blow from its gigantic feet
lit always strikes forward) is sufficient to pros
trate, nay, to kill many beasts of prey, such as
the hyena, the wild hog, the jacka and others.
The ostrich is exceedingly swift of foot, under
ordinary circumstances outrunniug the tleetest
horse. " hat time she lifteth herself on high.
she scorneth the horse and his rider" On
special occasions, and for short distance, its
speed is truly marvellous, perhaps not less than
a mile in half minute. lis feet appear hardly
to touch the ground, and the length between
each stride is not unfrequently twelve to four
teen feet Indeed, if we are TO credit the tes-
timony Of Mr.. Adamson, who says he witnessed
the fact in Senegal such is the rapidty and
muscular power of the ostrich, that even with
two men mounted on his back, he will outstrp
au English horse in speed The ostrich, more
over, is long -winded, if may use the express
son so that it Is work of time to exhaust
the bird. The food Of the ostrich, in its wild
state, consists of seeds tops and various other
shrubs and plants but it is often difficult to
conceive how it can manage to live at all, for
one not unfrequently meets with it in regions
apparently destitute of vegetation of any kind
The HEARr-Isaac Ashe, distinguished
English savan, writing in a London scientific
work, says: This four chambered heart is a
muscle, and acts by means of muscular force
What the agent may be which irritates this
muscle, and so causes it to contract, has been
subject for discussion. but it is now generally
considered that this agent is oxygen, which is
received into the lungs and stimulates the mus
cular coniractility of the heart through the
nerves Of the organ. The muscular action is
entirely beyond the contro Of the will, as in
deed are all the vital actions of tie body get
instances have been related Of persons who
conld stop the hearts beating at will, and in
one case this experiment was carried too far,
and the individual died by the mere act Of his
own will. On the other hand, the heart viii
continue its regular pulsadons for long time
after it has been removed from the body, and
Of course Of the death Of the animal; the lower
-Ls o-a,.7-a IN tha scala NJ creation tho lorr1-