The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-24

Each company was the possessor OF q
monster OF his race noted for fierceness
and one of them that to which the CIR
, belonged had also one OF the softer ele
l phantine sex--a dangerous provocatior
t TO battle with beasts whose love, like
their hate, was strong. Alone with his
, mate, the passion of the one remained
, unaroused. Placed in sucn close prox
! unity to another as had, unfortunately
, been the case, 1t was soon famed to 9
| white heat. Still, Notwithstanding the
, absence OF the keepers, all might have
gone well had not the lady deitly re-
/ leased herself, taken it into her head tC
wander, and send forth shrill call to
, the male elephant in the adjoining can.
! vas. 1t was instantly answered by the
, loudest and most gleeiul trumpeting.
Then chain and shackle were useless as
cobweb bands would have been-were
snapped asnnder.
! With mighty burst OF strength, both
of the monsters released themselves at
about the same instant, and follow ed the
lady into the very canvas where the fov-
ers had been weaving their webb Of
bliss, where the man was straining the
halt-fainting girl to his heart and calling
upon heaven TO ward away the threaten
ing death.
1t was battle of giants. Overturn-
ing the cages that stood in their way,
and making the savage beasts add
tongue to the clamor, tossing lighter OBJ
stacles high In the air, crushing through
poles ana canvas, they came 10 meet
and battle tor the love that was as
fierce as their natures and strong as
theis mighty frames. Trumpeting wildly
and shrilly as when in the tangled
Ijungles OF their nativity, with their lit
tie eyes as cleaning Goals, with every
fiber Of their nuge bulk quiverng with
pas ssior, with trunks upIited TO strike,
and massive tusks braced, and heads
lowered for the encounter, they glared
for an instant upon each other, and then
met midway, with sound as when the
| lightning-bolt strikes the solid rock; but
neither was forced back, save tempo
rarily. Their strength was equal, and
| their tercenesS and courage the same. 1t
was contest that must be OF long dura-
tion, and the end must be the death of
one or both.
| 1t was battle of giants, and though
the lovers might have escaped, they
thought not OF such thing-never gave
a single reflection to The TACT that they
might be trodden down by the infurial-
ed Deasts-but sat as ii suddenly trans
formed into stone, and lost to all sense
OF danger. Such a combat they might
never witness again, and ii they sur
yiyed it would he tale OF wonder for
all their days.
The first encounter over the great
beasts, pressed head to head, eXeFling
all their immense power and knowing
that to give way d single step might be
latal; that to turn would be to give their
TANKS to the ripping tusk, their heart to
a thrust that would be resistless. But
in all battles one must be the stronger,
in all contests one the victor, even
though victory is won at the cost of lie.
And so it was in this. Age quailed at
last .Defore more vigorous and pas
sionate youth and the magnetic brute
that had been tempted from It's solitude
to the domain OF another must fall u
| victim TO the Wiles Of the tickle tempt
| ress.
Backward slowly but surely was he
driven, fighting, resisting inch by inch,
struggling Win all his mighty muscle to
retain mis- position, but In vain. Back
ward was he forced with the certainty
of being conquered daWnins upon his
dull brain, WIN fearful death awaiting
him, and more terrible than all e.se, SO
directing his unwilling steps that few, a
very few more, would bring him upon
| the crouched and trembling lovers, per-
haps even falling upon them and blotting
thein out from humanity as if crushed
beneath the wnirilng OF The ruthless mill
stone.
And yet they did not appear to realize
| the doom hanging above them by the
most slender Lhreadss Every sense
seemed wrapped in the gigantic contest
III the next to sublime struggle of the
mammoths among living beasts-as i'll
they courled destruction anu deemed it
happiness to die thus wrapped in each
others arms.
Backward, still backward one gigantic
brute forced the other. Then from tue
| lips of the defeated rang the trumpeting
of despair as he gave up the unequal
contest, and turned to fly and escape
| from the long and sharp tusks, ran d.
rectly over the man and woman, now
learlully alive to their desperate situa-
| tion, but paralyzed by fear beyond the
power of movement. Prone amid the saw
dust OF the ring were they beaten down,
must be miseraDly crushed by The madly
pursuing victor, who, in his blind fury,
| saw nothing but his late antagonist.
A miracle alone saved them. Even at
the instant when the danger was not i'm.
minent the cause of all trouble hurled
her bulk in The way OF the jealous
ayenger, checked his career, caressed
MIN with her plant trunk and seemed
to bestow upon him the Establishments
due conquerer. But 1t was no easy
task she had assumed-was unsuccess-
full. Yetit turned him aside from the
human victims, and as he dashed on
after his flying adversary it gave them
the opportunity to drag themselves to a
place of safety, with prayers OF the
most fervent thankfulness upon their
lips from their delivery from d terrible
death.
No performance that night. The eIe-
plants had demolished much, and a con-
siderable time was taken in their cap
ture. But there was wedding, with
the bride releAsed from all business con-
tracts, and the husband LOO shaken by
what they had passed through to permit
his loved one TO ever again be beyond
his protection. The battle Of giants had
resulted favorably in at least one thing
it had given him u bride mucn sooner
than he had dared to hope.