The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-11-07

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jna''H zen the FightiHe Instinetpsaol
ia g6e student natpfrss, tfs, X generally, generally if
ip9tJ universally spp ppposedi, to, be the Very
Iineearnationi e Of .neaee, and 4, WELL Developed
organ of combatlVenesst isy considered
decidedly put Of Plsce s,ilp ,ip happy Arcade.
JaeN eyertheless, the earth Isl ope,.yast
Ibattlen ground Nv here all things living
struggle fora g the sRrYiyaIr ref thenfittest
great. and ineKorablel Jaw from
of which. Geyenr The bproud
race OF man ia not exemptot Among the
beasts OF the field the LAW nof force, pre-
.yalls. The. finest Reeimeasi of eaqh class
sQTyivess and the weaker sgort0 theawall,
JorsHtp peEal lapcebl the nstp maehs. of their
stronger brethren. lIa no >,s;tAs4 waa
Iss think tbs, Rey.,I. G,u Weed .was ,the
hEfst G9 draw atteltjQp t9atheb extraordi-
nary fghting capabilities ofmoles. These
ielpgnsy Ia ana eppareptiyj almost, blind,
masses of finland ;sineW ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Rscome tends ipearnateo Yeritable subter-
IEaneapf fhgeFsi and with, SUCH energy do
they attack each other that. q utterly, ig-
,porlngl the, presence of man, they will
roqgh sand'tpmble,e et ibis very feet, their
Jsnormohsiy muscular little limbs working
and banes, ,audibly cracking
bepeath the Pressure OF, their Jaws. J No
one who has not witnessed o, tourney of
this nature would credit the u extraordi-
nary saetiy yitys and fury which aFe: here
displayed fogu mp less they , are ofereibly
parted, the, battle seldom 4, leaves both
eombatapts in the land ofthe lvingni5
q sHedgehogs aren occasionally icanniba-
listic, the larger ohes, when bard upfor
dipnet,o chasing thebsmaller at al wonder
ful rate, and devouring tthem,dwithou
sance orymerey,j vlhenb eaaghA and con.
Carionsl slgaeapugh, ,bthei Kanauish-
ed animal saldomiemp plOysagsinstitsown
species tssstrOngestem means of idsfenee-
rolling itself npiiato the mehnknomnba ball
formai 70 iaioeqs ,y1GnibIog1jzo yaa
o1 SA4fght between tNoi ,haresI aisn aI aroll
sight, appearing much ikevan jumping
match. the skipping exercise being tkept
up with gtremAnd dons.i energy and spirit;
but a blow from, the leg, of b ihare,)is no
laughing, matter for Ethei recipeht,o t,o,Eho
,9ceasionsly finds himself, i ssf,lSp lkSp9cked put of
tie world altogether. cruz -
The representatives Of thSofdH IMtsteE.
tid4 are hardn lighters, fordat friend of
mine onceowitnessed9a dteii between an
old gray rat and q aaweasely (which lasted
lnearly an hour andDiresdlted ains tho an
nihilation 0ftbe formeF! 20 Thesrat fought
with greatepIuek land detefsninat iom but
his an to gonis6 was too muchf hfor him. and
drewybloodat ,evefsy hi while the rat,
whichsl ldisplayedTothe nutmostl activity,
on again eand 1againg failed to
make much impression on the tough9hide
lof the Heasellw Yheulatter fought in
very uhdemonstrHtiVe g manner3 appearing
ito aetimostlyEupon the defehsivei3 but his
sharp teeth played havoc with the firm
body of the rat, which finally retreated
into q bundle of fagots, followed byuthe
weasel : a great deal 9of sscuff1ihg and
squeaking ensued, after which, the rat
was driven out into thee open and there
killed. g ~ mid byayAH egnd 81 ba
sIAmong the 20 alIan0ce1gJ the pheasant
may be- considered 40 cock oflthe, roost,"
for he will boldly enterthe farm yard and
settle the military looking barn .doorsfowl
in O thrice. yroJas! no1to3 cid sd3hom
rone,d among smaller, nbirds,
wage war more desperately athano the
domesticated robin III 1T is said itliatAhe is
guilty efiparricide, the young ones ichas-
ing and slayihgI the parenti Ibefore twelve
months have passed over9their youthful
heads. Their first piumage is brown,
ibut afterWard dred-pefhapsja Gain mark,
TO distinguish them for their eVibi deeds.
They followsup their battles with great
pertihanityy and so,frautici and lost to all
sense of outer danger do they,ibeeome,
thas, ,onI two ecoasions3 0I have picked
them upo and held them sdn, 4 my ohand,
where they lay painting, 'butistill1 holding
Eongto eacha other, with bills and talons.
Once; two of these tiny gladiatorsi fell
from atree under which, Nv as discussing
the good fare ola wpicnicji and; utterly
ignoring the situation finished the aaFgu-
mentlinmy lap! .Tssy 2Hib89s1q sdt
- An invalid friend of mine, rho is a close
observer of nature, has a recolleetions
ofctwo cats, which advanced daily from
opposite eHdsi of a long and r'iofty wall,
and, meeting in the middle,i fought with
great fury until one or both were pre-
cipitatedE to theground below upon which
thsufght ceased oimmediately,i sheoeom-
sbatants remountingi the wall and basking
peacefully side by side in theasunshine.
FIe On one occasion; lately, a? particularly
fine Newfoundland dog was sitting on a
wooden bridge discussing bone, when a
predateYy hmastff came safong, and, being
unable or unwillingto distinguish hiaaeum
and tuuns, a smart .altercation arose. So
violent became the debate, that both sud-
denly oyerbalanced and fell iato, the
stream bsneath. The, nearest landing
place was a hundred yards down, and to
it the iNeYfonndland bstookk, himself, with
shake, was preparing TO depart, when he
sGdd denly became aware that the other
dog, who was more Of q soldier than
sailor, was wildly beating the water and
drowning as fast as he could drown, One
look was enough, !, IN went he Of the
shaggy coat, and, seizing the other dog
| BY the collar, fbrought his late enemy safe.
lyto land. Il The tase,dogsitheneyed each
lso0her with "a perfectly lydindescribable ex-
preston for somel seconds, them silently
andfsoleninly swagged 1thsir scandal ap
pendages, andswith dignity departed.
Some will, no doubt, say this was but
instinct, spd they may DO right but 1
nrafnr to rive INV fOuP foofad friand the