The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-31

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fresh Az. As1nzirinz tae ssos-czrF~d
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HIs&Dars. xsndzag thesf serrenfzne
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sss1e xhe bexnsF az the seeze xzs Axz--
Eeuse4 - hes4s u sseer x-ss antelope,
which dotted re tzEa IN The dsStz1rs.
hat the Nxzlznsss IVES Sssts2egs4r hwesssz
b. the sA-Szl se~ezrn x an esz3e- Hizh
sp "a the heazeas $50 kisa faEpGEsrsg
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when he z5srs@a he f4swxrf1i TssASaszss
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nearly rszeAxs1 terra fsxnsA- when EaSA
sa31en szu0p k< aigkte4 ugon q
great pzasrse FATHER &5eEs Eve feez
soag, and hattie commenced ssca -
/ hsa neser before w;gnesse3- j RODE
ssSwis uF % fAe coas e9tzals- - TeaE
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Of is kln3, A<sze shnse sEehes =
diameter. TIE eagle w5zh hts crest
sKroEn Back. ran - 10 TIE sszke AID
wase il ) Aasw ever the h<33 With has
wsssxs that nazzesesesv ssz1zEd s. Izxs1
A. L wAs n the st q striking zs hzEz
xith al Il force. Qaick as teeaght
The ezwse shen ezuenz i n MS tzsc<zs,
~ r=x4Es
4 ) flrs3as shaking Ant let Is saa 20
the esr1h. where i lay ooz-ed n = Sar-
ike zssI1asse. rafting xna Kissing IA
great srxz1h The eagle made . SC
onc attack Il TIE sane E121zsT n ez-
fore. bEss She snake Watched It's chance
this riaae. ar& n hen rte eagle wzS
close eaoazh thraSt rs had ketEeea
hiss bead Asza xing. AMI vita 21e=Eer-
ate effort. Ecssssd isseif zro1rza the
ssxse's BODY. and Il issokes1 for . mo
E1ent - fia0ggh the poxerfni bSra
nsEst de Bet. wsth violent flap Ct
his wings, he broke the deadly ezz-
traee. ea1zAs t&1 snake. gave i
number Il Jerks AID threw i down
aeafn. The h2ood EAs aez.ng froEn
several pieces in the rztsscr's body.
Ehiea seess4esi q, make tie eagle more
excited than ever.
The an9Azon5sts noE remained some
feet apart AMI SEEMED 20 be resting.
whl5e the rather Kept up \ deep bax-
xsng. X hap - inzlKasaate the bird
The e4s4e nexs tired another plan.
wheeling zrDaad his enemy in circle.
bat toe serpeat was acquainted with
this godgs and keps full IN lis fzee-
THUS fli4es3, tire eagle began - whip
- - - /
his head well thrown back. bit the
snake lodged the flows. The eagle
then fssese ; fessats jumped 70 one side
ana stEGek i 4 fSarsui ai8&, caught Il
By the Middle and shook j, Eugd the
snake s4s absat 10 Irvine i ELF around
his body. Ehen he ag2in 1krew i %
the eroua8- Both shoget esguS Of
great fatigue, bot neither seemed in
eline4 - give say. The eagle ran
around and around his victim IN
ever eszreivstle way. tuf 80 far the
snaks managed - hold him of, until
he thFeE h2cS his head and made .
desperate arrive TIE snake strliss
sit1 al rs force a. the eagle came in
contact sikh IL head. and. Ehile try
ing 10 coil around hi bosly. wgs caught
ana carried up into the air. where Il
Was siss0 : ierEegi IN twain. and when
II reaehea the ground 1gasa is eEatrails
acre hasging oct and u writkel and
twisted IN grrat pais. The pr01a bird
stood hooking on gita the victorious
air OF s pssgiiist Who h as won \ World
renowned battle. his head erect aud
his wings resting on the ground. For
the fiFst time lie cast his large eyes
upon me. showing neither sarprise nor
anger al rny presence, he seemed TO
understand that ! would Eot modest
him. for he tarned 70 the snake and
gave IL another good shaking ~ make
sure OF it death / was tempted 10
take hiTn home - trophy Of the bzf-
tie, bar his uLshAken confidence in nae
unnsrYed my arm. When the asoaies
of Death we're over and his enemy had
ceased wIithiDg. he stretched his
wings, seized bis prey where the skin
y a. not brokea. and with a steady
fight bore u % hoant4in cEag, the
highest one in the usighboring moGn-
Isias. As he ~lowly winged has way
the huge serpent could be seen hang
ing from his p3geFial e'aws. The light
IaS;ed three-qusrtsrs OF an hoar, and
had the cage been less careful al his
eyes and hssG he could have torn the
make 10 atoRs in moment: but be
seemed - realize the danger OF the
poisonous nature 81 the snake. and
gained his victory by the exercise Of
his strategic Instinct.