The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-09
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tin9 ,Gnt All bauaiva forward, 4 fc,
short steps, n tremendous leap. TWO OF
three short. sharp groWla, aud both com
la,ants were IN the an together. tie
gorilla having leaped hieh and straighg rs
The lion charged. IN miGair the lion
turned and struck apparently yGinly mt
The gorilla, who. rs the Nm fell on hi- side
upon The ground. alighted on him, struck
him two terrific blows and bounded away
with - sidlins run 10 "a distance Of several
Yards. | could now see that the goriiia
was severely wounded on the head and
side. and that the lion had n fearful cash
in his side. for surely his riO could never
have withstoOd those two tremendous
blows.
A. soon a. he regained his feet he
charged NJ the gorilla again and again,
but was cluded every time, it being nj
most impossible 70 follow their RAPID
movements ia the half light Of she clear
Ing. At last the lion paused. and as he
did so the ape dashed at him and, strlk-
him u stunning blow OF the side OF the
head. completely rolled him over. Again
and again the charges were renewed. and
at every pause the gorilla returned the
CHARGE and knocked the lion sidegise
These blows seemed to dIZe the great c9t.
and as he rose hc more than once stag
gercd and fell, the gorilla meanwhile
dancing with a peculiar bobbing move
mcnt around and in front Of him.
The lion now began TO make feints 10
draw his adversary within range. At
last, stopping in Il mad rush, the gorilla
struck snort. the lion rushed in, turned
upon his back and received the gorilla
with teeth and claws. Crows, snarls ana
roars pealcd forth from n vhirling mass
of leaves and dust; limbs and bodies
strangely mingled were dim'y seen
through Il, rs though twenty beasts in
stead OF two were engaged in one con-
glomeratc death struggle. At last there
vas q sickcniug crash, a horrible crunch
ING OF bones, q dcmou'acGl yell Of pain,
faster and faster whirlCl the mass, then
rollOwed a pause. and | saw Tire Ion va
u3permost with the left arm Of Tie COR
ila in his powerful jaws; his claws were
fixed in the apes shoulder and hc himself
was one mass OF gashcs and Tcr'a. The
right hand OK the gorilla was fixed iG inc
lions side, and both his hinder bands
were drawn UP ana seemingly imcelded
in the lions ribs.
There was u moments pause, &c if Cor
breath. and then the gorilla suddenly
twisted his head under the lions throat,
the hinder hands Strengthened out with u
nauscating sound Of rsnGing flesh, a5 with
one VII stroke he completely disemtow-
eled the lion. There arose n terrible cry
OF anguish, q sudden swirl around. several
strokes Of brown paws and dark, hairy
arms through the cloud Of dust, and then
al was over. The whiting lcaycs set
tied. aud there in n death grip lay the
two mighty mOnarchs O. the wilds. Tho
lion was utterly disembowclcd, his en-
trails having been seized by the prchcn-
size hinder hands and literally dragged
out by the very roots; while the lion, by q
last dying effort, had succeeded in getting
his throat freed from the gorilla's teeth,
and with one powerful blow had smashed
the apes head, as d hammer does a hick-
DRY nut. There they lay, motionless, and
and there We lay. too, fascinated, en-
thr9lled nj the strange spectacle We had
Just witnessed
Presently a ilgure moving on the edge
Of the clearing attracted our notice, and
We saw the female gorilla peering out be-
tween the bushes, with an agonizinGiy
human look upon her face That Was dread
full 10 see. Slowly and cautiously she ad-
vanced across the open space until she
reached the bodies; then she touched FIST
one and then the other, altering plaintiye
cries OF grief that were touching in the ~
IRENE. At last she managed go olsen
tanglc the body Of her mate, looked into
the eyes. examined the wounds and, stu
crying. took it in her arns, and labor
iously dragging II across The open space,
disappeared in the forest beyond. She
was safe from my rifle. 1 would not have
shot her for 81, 900, 600, and il was with a
strange feeling Of depression that 1 turned
my back upon the clearing. and following
my guide left behind the scene OF one OF
the most interesting and vivid experiences
of my not uueveutnl Nfe.-W +. Pond
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