The Iola register., 1891-10-02
OK AGAINST RnINecsRos.
The Former Animal We1 the Battle Afssr
Very Hsrd Tussie,

The Former Animal Wec the Battle Afssf
Very Hard Tussie.
Speaking of exciting combats,"
said Col. Gregory to a Galveston cor
respondent of the st. Louis ~ obc-
Democrat, II witnessed one about ten
years ago that beat anything ] ever
saw. When a mere schoolboy l was
taught that the 'back-leyers,' rs the
Hottentots called their oxen. could be
taught wonderful feats of skill and
become valuable assistants in war; that
they would gore. kick and trample to
death with incredible fury any enemy.
but were perfectly friendly and a val
! liable protection to every member of
their own kraal. Whether this is true
or not | have never been able TO def
nitely determine. but during a short
sojourn in South Africa at the time |
mentioned | saw what convinced me
| of their ferOcity in fighting.
Il was IN the edge of Zululand or a
mission for an uncle who was making
a fortune in mercantile pursuits. and
| stopped for day or two with splendid
specimen of the native whose hand
some wife and bright children made
| lilC diLlOoG Ipl ~ AiASiA NtibA- taC
| children had pet backleyer-a young
/ bull-which they called HulO md
which they Gondiy believed could van
guish any beast on earth. Tire second
! night of my stay il was time o, all
moon. and was So warm that alter my
| first nap | rose anG went iuJu ne
| beautiful night, and found ~, st
and his oldest son, lad 0; is, th-'re
already.
"Hulo, in his pen. seemed very i'm
/ patient. and young Omak let him out
| into the space in front of his fathers
| hut. Here the graceful and spirited
animal stood smiling the air. shaking
his head till his long beautiful horns
! gliStened in the moonlight and his
| bright eyes sparkled in evident anx-
/ ietv. | was just on the point OF asking
! what it meant when heavy. running
! sound approached Us. and out Of the
/ forest into the open space came mag
! niliccnt specimen of a Notwithstanding
| brute, hlCh | saw ut = glance was u
rhinoceros. nj once sprIng for my
| gun. and nv EoSt and his sou did the
same. all of which took but a second.
The rhiuOcerUs still stood there, glar-
ing from us to HulO.
We could scarcely see his disgust
inc little eyes, and disli6cd to take
chances on shooting in the moonlight,
for our guns were loadCd with ieaden
! bullets. aud so thick ARE the skins of
these animals that iron or tin bullets
are used for nuutIug them. We were
saved any trouble, however. for Hulo,
with a below. gave challenge to conf
bat. ana the dull, Notwithstanding
| pie of flesh and bone accepted with
| MS upqI-sliUuab.e courage.
"A rush. Il crash, aud Hulo was
hurled twenty feet. Fortunately the
! horn of the enemy had not caught
him, and the first rush had taug { him
a lesson. With wary but woDds, .ully
quick movements he was now in front,
and now on each side of his ponderous
enemy. His beautiful sharp horns
were like keen swords, but did not
pierce the thick skin. as he evidently
hoped they would. Still he kept up
the fight after an hour had gone by
as bravely as at first. The rhinOceros
was clumsy and dull, but nothing could
withstand his assaults. and it seemed
as if be would never tire. He would
make a rush at Hulo, and as soon as
Hulo's horns would cut him iD the
sides and hauks be would turn aud
rush at him again.
Finally the young bull showed
signs of fatigue and changed his attack
from the sides to the rear. Here he
found vulnerable places on the inside
of his enemy's thighs and sent forth .
below which plainly indicated joy.
| No matter how often or which way the
rhiuoceros would turn, Hulo was be-
hind him. tearing his legs to pieces
with those keen, sharp. sword-like
horns of his, while the blood ran in
streams 1t was impossible for the
heavier brute to evade his quicker
enemy, and at last, realizing this.
every thrust by the victorious bull
brought forth . below Of rage and
despair from the denizeu OF the forest,
followed by q note Of victory BY
Hulo.
The movements of the rhinoceros
became slower and slower as be was
being more and more cut to pieces
and at last, sitting down. he tried to
turn fast enough to front and ward of
his active enemy. II was all to no
purpose. however. and delay was only
prolouging the death agony, so young
Omak walked up and sent bullet
through his eye. and he rolled over
dead. 1 shall never forget the picture
that followed.
LAS soon as the enormous animal
rolled over the young bull sprang upon
his vanquished enemy and sent forth
challenge after challenge of rage. de-
fiance and victory. Standing there,
with his head high in the air and his
horns covered with blood from tip to
base. and his face. nostrils. chest and
forelegs a solid sheet of blood and
flesh. he formed q picture in the moon
light that one could never see and
forget"
William Had q Good Time.