The Forrest City times., 1890-11-22
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 H was my good fortune. wrttes correspondent to a Ksrachi paper, fof somo years to spend somu rnonths every season in . fine forest and hill country. where my duties gave nie chances Of seeing great doal of ele- phant, bison. and other big game that frequented those parts Our camp was on partially isolated hill. agoad deal above tho surrounding country. We had been some days in camp. bu, had not been visited as usual by our friends, tho elephants. when one after. noon the sudden below of one. evi. dently In pain. reused every one iu the camp. A hill man presently came up to say that two largo tuskers were nard at 1t close by. Every one turned out onto the hillside. from whers it was easy, even with tho naked eye to zee what was going on. while with c glass even the movements of startled deer could be made out.
 About 700 or 800 yards below the crowd watching the fight were the two tuskers- The one somewhat near CT us, a burly. stoutbuilt beast, with short powerful tusks, was evidently getting much the worse Of the combat and the white and red furrows in his sides and rear plainly indicated seams run by his antagonists tusks. Blood could be seer tricxling down his head and shoulders. On the rise Of the bill was the rival. still larger animal, possessing the advantage of longer. cleaning tusks. It was lost fight, and in few minutes the victor. with quick rush Ut the other. made good thrust at the side, and though there was 8 severe strugglo tho tusk wen, It's full length into thc now beaten brute. and. using all his weight, the victor pressed him down the hill. where they disengaged themselves and prepared for another bout.
 The wounded tusker's roars of pain and rage were pitiful to hear, and. though he would have escaped if he could. the other kept close behind and administered thrust after thrust bul not in any vital part Presently wheel. Ing round they raced and came to- gether with might smash. This was about tho only stand made, and was quickly overpowered by the more powerful and fresher victor. The ,hrusts now put behind the shoulde, and into the body quickly disabled the poor brute. and in fact in few min utcs the combat was finally over. the conqucror. with one rush. completely rolling his enemy over, and by repeat ed thrusts into the prostrate form finishing the fight amid meanings and irumpeting.
 Next morning. on our proceeding tc look for the tuskers. we found a large herd in an excited state. almost on the spot where tho finish had occurred. In It were several small suskers, be- sides the big conqueror of the evening before, who seemed to instii grea deal of fear Into the youngsters H, came now into the open glade with , fine young female. and as he approach. ed even the other cows there WAS , general stampede out of his way.
 We came on the dead beast. whici had been hutted and rolled. after i was killed. into a ctump of bsmboos It had been n fiue. burly animal. bu was marked from forehead to roar ant top to loot 5y ribs and cuts. He meas ured nine feet six inches at the should CT. and tho tusks. which were takel by the hill men. proved slightly ove 100 pounds the pair. The victor 1 which ia the fight appeared to towc over his foe. must have been quite te, feet high. aud had the longest tusks havo ever seen clear of their sockets l tried to get him. but what with hi l harem about him. aud the difficulty O. getting a clear view in tho long grass failed to get shot.
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