Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-30

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bull sprang Oh the bear and sent
him to- the earth. Bruin scratched
with all tours aud roared with mad.
ness as Duke gored him in the sides.
Getting a chance he regained his
feet and dashed into corner, the |
bull making no attempt to follow.
The second round was begun
when the men with poles drove the
bull into the bears corner. The
bull made desperate pass at brain
with his horns. Duke sent ;he bear
four feet in the air When he fell
with a thud at the bottom OF the
pit, the bull made daring charge.
Bruin retaliated 10y sending his long
claws mercilessly into the bulls
neck and tore Il three inch slit in
one of his ears. Beads of blood
stusd out on the bulls neck and
gore dropped from his wounded ear
Taurus Withdrawing slightly, the
bear bounded to his feet. rushed to
the northeast corner of the pit aud
ATTEMPTED to Chamber out, but was
beaten back. Making a desperate
rush, the bear fastened his long
claws in the top of the pit. In en-
deavoring to pnsh him back, bruin
struck one of the mems arms and
sent his claws deeply into the flesh.
Then, like lightning, the brute
sprang ont of the pit into the seats
above. \ yell of horror arose from
the panic stricken spectators. Wo'
men and children screamed. The
crowd rushed from the bear in fright.
The animal bounded toward the top
seat. and sent his claws into the
flesh of "A woman that was unable
to get out OF hisway quickly enough.
Boards broke and let many people
down to the ground. The excite
mcnt was intense. The panic lasted
for ten minutes. The bear Was try
ing desperately To get away from
the crowd. which also was making
the finest kind of time in attempt
ing to get away from the bear. Fl,
nally Marsh captured the bear aud
put him into the pit again, ami the
fight went on.
Several desperate rounds were
fought before the crowd was salts
fled. In the fourth the bear I'M
shrathcd his claws in the bulls head
T. and neck. Giving the bulls right
horn powerful blow Cum crackc,
it, and the blood tiiekle, from ih'
wound. The bull gave the roun,
TO the bear and that animal RAJ
from corner 10 corner of the arena
bleeding at the mouth aud his sldc'
heaving with exhaustion. In the
next round the bear flew ut the bui
and fell to the earth, Taurus rolling
over him. And 50 the tight wen
u on. Both animals were faded, an'
{ the spectators threw blocks an,
!, stones. Once the bear WAS driver
" out of his corner. Getting his horn
! under bruins arms, the ball threw
' the poor bear through the air bacI
! over his head into the centre OF tn
I arena. The three last rounds wcr
' without amy interest. Roughs tool
tbllll itlt tDHllbl' ~ i'l'' ""
= thrown over the bulls horns and ;h
:. poor brute dragged up To the bear
" The bear was too much cNhau>tc,
= to offer any resistance to the gotln
received from the bull. Once brnl
I almost made his escape through III
u bulls entrance door 10y taking
rope which fastened ii in his mont
" and pulling the door partially opel
On the last rOnnd the bear fell |
;, the corner and was unable to fiSt
u His sides hcaVcd, he hrcatlIcd pain
=" fully and blood strcamcd from hi
. mouth. Cheers were given for tn
y hull by some. Some more brut;
:. ones wanted the fight To go on, an
=" for few moments II looked favor
hlc for general row as finale t
\ the diSgracriul proceedings. Ill
" bull WAS removed. but the bear la
" for fifteen minutes and was final
" dragged out of the pit into his Gag,
" The poor dumb animal will in a
- probability die trom his iuiurtc'
y The crowd, satisfied with the spec
y taclc, returned to the depot. Til
:, time at the combat Was one hOu
:, and ten minutes.