The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1890-12-31
SOME HUNTING STORIES.

Ndii VI Nilt NfitiHIl SIOTlHtltttl Ut
the campfire, than an elephant fight.
though that may be pretty thrilling to
you, II you wound the brute without
disabling him, and he gets after you
in the open. But mean a fight be-
tween elephants"
i didn't know they ever fought
interrupted the novice in the Jungle.
You would know if you ever saw
two tuskcrs' fairly at H." was the no.
ply "Ihcy don't often do IL, but when
they do il is n battle 10 the DEATH One
day, up in the lili.country, 1 saw such
a combat. They were hard al it when
! came in sight. They were on the
hillside. One Of them, a burly, stout
built beast with short, powerful tusks,
was evidently getting much the worse
OF the scrimmage, and the white and
red burrows in his sides plainly indi-
Gated seams made by his antagonists
tusks Blood was trickliug down his
head and shoulders. On the rise of the
hill was his enemy, a still larger ami
NAL, possessing the advantage uf longer
tusks. 1t was Il lost fight.
I'm a few minutes The victor, with a
quick rush at the other, made good
thrust AZ HE side There was Il severe
struggle, but the tusk went its full
length into the now benton brute, and
using all his weight tha victor pressed
him down the HILL where they Olsen.
gagged themselves and prepared for
another bout. The wounded tuskers
r0ars of pain We're pitiful to hear. lie
turned tail aud sought safety in flight.
But the other kept close behind him
aud gave hun thrust after thrust, bat
not IN any vital part. Pretty soon
they wheeled around, raced, and came
/ together with Il mighty sria5h.
| This %ae about the only stand
made and the beaten brute was
quickly oNerpuwcred by the more
| powerful and fresher victor. The
thrusts now put behind tho shoulder
and into The body quickly disGhled tho
poor brute, and II fact ia few min.
utcs tho combat WAS over The con.
| quprof with one rush completely
| follCd his enemy over, and by repeated
| thfusts into the PROSTATE form finished
! the light amid mornings and trumpet
in8S.
Il got some men and went ont next
morning to look for the body and get
the tHsks. We found a big herd Of elc
| phtntt IN an excited state almost OF
| the spot where The finish had occurred
III II were several small tuskers, be
sides the big cDrguaruf of the evening
| before, Who seemed TO instil n great
deal OF fear into the Youngsters. III
came out into the open glade with ;
fine young female, and as he an
| pr0ach there was Il general stamped,
out Of his way. We came on the deat
beast, which had been hutied ant
rolled after it was killed into elumI
of tamboos. Il had been q fine, burl,
animal, but was marked from forehead
10 rear and top to foot by rips ant
cuts. He measured line Feet six inchet
ut the shoulders, and the ttlsks proves
slightly over 100 pounds the EGir. TIN
victor, which IN the fight appeared K
tower over his foe, must have beel
qaite 10 feet high, and had the longes
tusks huve ever seen clear of thei
sockets. / tried to get him, but whu
with his harem about him and Tn
difficulty Of getting clear view in lh
long grass failed to get IA shot"
u don't know, though" ssititr a., ii
hunter, who had been in Africa, "bul
that | would rather take my chanc,,
With an elephant than With read ma,
buffalo. There is 10 more savaS
| brute, and none more indomitnbln am
persistent in his wrath. IL + not tha
they are swiftcr or stronger or tht,
their horns are 4 more deadly weapon
But they display pertitincity OF spit
which makes hem exceedingly form
dablc Lei Il lion miss his first apldn
aid he will turn away -unlesS rlrcl
ously hungry in disappointment am
disgust from his intended victim. r.
a rhiuUcerpA he wounded, and, unle5
hcmmed in by foes, he will make 10
thr water.
But The wounded buffalo sticks t
his enemy, and has bRen known {
wutch under q tree for days in the hop
of securing his revenge upon iii
hunter who had climbed up ii {
escape his fury. i'ha natives have
special plan of their own for captufiu
them. Tiny used to select the sperii
bull thaY waAte5t to kill and entice q
drive it from it, companions. Two q
tf1Ip' OF them would engage the an
mails attention in front, leapihg mir
bly, to one sille to avoid Ills furiou
charges, while another hunter took III
risky job of ere ping up behind an
hnmatrinEing The beast, fhey wcl
generally successful, bat many live
We're lost every year in buffalo hum
ing, and the natives themselves COS
stder it the mGst dangerous uadrubo
III the forest.