The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-11
An lrlshman's Strange Fight.

TT WAS in the Island of Borneo.
i A queer place 1t is, L. tell you. and
the queerest lot of people l ever saw in
my life.
But, at the same time, if man gets
used to their ways, an old sailor might
have happy time living among the
Dyacks.
landed from my ship one day, and
with Ned McI<itrick, boy from the
green isle, l started for a cruise on the
shore.
We reckoned on a hunt, and brought
guns, though we didn't know what
kind of game we were likely to scare
up.
And, IL must tell the truth, we
didn't neither of us know much about
gun.
Seth, acushla," said Ned, "phat
kind av country is this at all-at alp
Look at the threes. By the great gun
of Athlone but did ye iver see sech big
vans in all yer loife?"
Where we landed there was little
river making its way down to the sea,
and while we were walking up to the
woods, a big water snake, as thick as
my arm, went buzzing up the stream.
Ned gave war-whoop and jumped
four feet from the ground for if there
is anything on the face of the earth that
an Irishman hates it is snake.
Look at that fellow" he cried.-
"Shoot him, Seth. Kill him. Whoop
L niver saw sech baste in all my loife. !"
| 1 got him quiet after a while, and
went on into the woods.
Ned was wild at the fruits and flowers
he saw, and if I had let him, he'd have
poisoned himself a dozen times before
we got mile on the road.
We kept the river for guide, because
neither OF us knew the country, and if
we once got lost in the trackless woods,
there was little chance of our ever get
ting out alive.
Many "a queer sight and sound disturb
ed us, and at last we sat down under a
tree and took our lunch.
1 had just mixed little stiff horn of
grog, when Ned started up.
Look yer here, Seth,'' he said. "See
the hairy man. Get out av that, We
black thafe av the world"
Not far away, standing in stopping
posture, with his long arms swinging by
his side, was a huge orang-outang,
looking at us in the queer, inquisitive
way which seems SO natural to monkeys
and those of her tribe.
He was big fellow, nearly as tall as a
man and no wonder Ned, who had
never seen anything like it, thought it
was man.
1 didn't say anything, and Ned stood
looking at the orang in the ugly way
peculiar to an Irishman who thinks
himself imposed upon.
Look here, ye rascal" he said ,angri-
ly, "d'ye want anything out av me ?"
The orang did not move or make any
sound, and Ned began to get mad.
He shook his head and walked to-
ward the orang in fighting posture,
and followed, because / didn't know
what he was going TO do.
"Now, look" said Ned, extending
his hand. tive got five fingers-or
four fingers and a thumb, which names
the same thing--as well as you, an be
the powers, av ye don't spake till me,
I'll show ye how they do the trick in
ould Ireland"
"I wouldn't stand this nonsense, If
was you, Ned" said, setting him on.
He didn't need any backing, and went
closer.
Nov, smell av that fist" he said,
"an' mark me while spake. Av ye
don't beg me pardon for not answering
civil question, may niver see ould
Ireland again av don't knock ye into
smithereens."
The orang uttered harsh, grating
eackle, which Ned took for laugh,
and he at once slapped the orang across
the Jaws and danced around him with an
Irish yell, his hands up in true fighting
style.
Nm one but an Irishman would have
ever thought OF sucn a thlng, anu WAS
bursting with laughter.
"Step up, ye villain," roared Ned
How dye loike that, now y''
The orang gave yell like a panther
and sprang at Ned's throat, his claws
going like windmill.
In less time than it takes to tell it,