The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-11-22
VOL. XII.-No. A. HC
An Interesting sight.


The wonder little spider waish captured the mo1se
and Is s.svatinE !; in is parior a; Nr Niehasl
6ross's saFpeatsr saop, Gu Grsatmea, between Ely
siaa ssids aHd ME-Eizy streets. % vsish gave
aesolu5 Yesterday morning is sta busi,y engaged in
IL hs-cusau task. and Cling the NUMEROUS persons
vac =isit Fith amazezsnt- The astonishing little
iassss Is q ne back spse.es aud very snail fact
vhich rsndsrs the feat which Il nov performs the
@1ru marvellous. The uouse was accustomed,
~bsn On = pzeiatory excursion to emerge frOm
hlis uuier the bench WHERE the spider dveiis. and
pass into the sAeP where the beach stands Tue
terprising spider. ub9 had. deub,, watched for
long tine ths meveuents. laid trap for tae uasas-
rectiuE y0un- mouse zad Monday morning, wheH Il
starred daily rounds. the lttiv spider Who
was "a thc look oVt tgh,euea the thread which she
haa prepared for her victim, whose hind iegs had
bssa sulanEisa IL them passed Of It's hole.
zad secured L. Imnedistsy after the legs had
bssa caught the spider fastened another thread 70
the nousss taa. and afser several h0urs' constant
wgrk. susessded rAsiug her prey's headquarters
sad esaunued doing uotil the tip VI the uoase's
nose only touched The f5or. Having thus rendered
81 helpless the little spider iadastriOusy work
zultpiying lis fas,saings. Afisr few more hours
lie spider worsing If with pulley.
In its terrible coutorsoas to release itself. the
nsuss managed 70 sever the fastening around bis
hind legs, but stross were the threads which sus-
peaied i in tie and secure where they attach
e. 70 lis taa that Efforts 10 break IL were fruitess
Mr. Gr0ss. taking great iAtsrcst IN the ptoeeediags
ie.t The spider uudissarbsd. and during almost the
whole 0f Monday night. With several friends watch
ing is working atseutiveiy. The tle insect after
taxing her position On her victims tail commenced
mani psiating the threads and working Graduzliy
e1ud the asssuished witnesses Of this wonderful feat
see the mosse eresP up, snd the threads descending
frou their fassenngs under the corner Of the bench
the usGse's tail increased IN number. and during
tae tEeaty-four hOus ending yesterday evening. the
tareads 50 increased that il became impossible 70
count then. and the mouse. which alive though
weakened had been raised from one to three inches
frou The foot. The spider during the whole time .
sal On nossss tail. only leaving its position at long
intervals, Eheu 1t would cautiously eeeP do~u the
tail 70 its roots and there feed upon the blood Of TIE
mouse. Tbsa rssuming It's position on the end Of
the tai, II would sgain begin its work. This unasard
Cf capture 0f mouse By 50 su1u an insect, and its
Ingenious manner Of elevating Il. has excited the
Eoader and admiration Of thousands Of visitors,
among whom may be mentioned several scientific
ueu aud physicians, uhO assembled in large crowds
Mr. Gross carpenter shop TO witness the process
of the gigantic task which tie httls spider had IN
destaken, and is successfully bringing issue
NJ Ggoss wilI leave them undisturbe5, and carefully
Hateb The result. Is everyone anxious 70 whAt
the spider ~i do With lis captive after It dies, and
h0E far is vii elsssts 1t.