Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-13
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u was my good fortune. writes q a
respondent 10 a KAraohi paper. Tor sol
years to spend some months every seas
ii fine forest and hill country, wh<
my duties gave me chances OF seeing
eat deal Of elephant, bison. and al
b : game that frequented those pa.
Oar camp was OIL = partially iuolat
hill. good deal above the surround
country. We had been some days
camp. bat had not been visited as ust
by our friends, the elephants, when At
afternoon the sudden below of one.
IDENTIFY IN pain. reused everyone Ia
camp. A hillman presently came up
cay that two large tuskers we're hard
it close by. Everyone turned out 81
the hillside. from where il was ea|
even with tile naked eye, 10 see VA
was going ON. while with glass ey
the movements of start tied deer cot
be made out
About 200 or 800 yards below &
crowd Watching the fight were u
tuskers. The one somewhat nearer
a burly, stout built beast with 6lio
powerful tusks, was evidently gettI
much the worst of the combat. aud
white and red furrows Ia his sides 1
rear plainly indicated seams run bg
antagonists tusks Blood could be v
trickling down his head and shoulde
On the riss cf the hill was the rival
still larger animal, possessing the
vantage of longer, cleaning tusks.
was lost fight. and ia q few minu
the victor. with a quick rush at
other, made good thrust at the 81
and though there was a severe stgng9
the tusk went its full length into
now beaten brute, and, using all
weight, the victor pressed him down
hin, where they disengaged themsel
and prepared for another bout
The wounded tusker's cries Of u
and rage were pitiful to hear
though he would have escaped IL
could. the other kept close behind
administered thrust after thrust.
not in any vital part
Presently wheeling round, they ra
and came together with crash. q
was about the only stand made, aud
smaller beast was quickly overpowe
by the more powerful victor.
thrusts now put behind the shoulder
into the body quickly disabled the D
brute, and in fact in few minutes
combat was at an end, the conQue
with one rush mpleteIy rolling
enemy over, and by repeated thrusts
the PROSTATE form finishing tile 81
amid meanings and trumpeting.
Next morning, on our proceeding
look for the tuskers, we fourd Il
herd in an excited state, almost on
spot where the fini ii had occurred.
it were several small tuskers be ides
big conqaeror Of the evening bpf
who seemed to instill great deal Of
into the youngsters He came now
the open glade with fine yonng fem
and as he approached even the ok
cows there was general stampede
Of his way.
We came on the dead beast, "
had been butted aud rolled. after Il
killed, into clumpof blmboo< IL
been fine, burly animal. but
marked from f,rehead tO rear and
to foot by rips and cuts. He meast.
nine feet six inches at the sliOnl
and the tusAs, which were taken BY
hillmen. proved slig ltly over 100 pps
the pair. The victor. whici in tile 4
appeared to tower over his foe, ii
have been at least 10 feet high.
had the longest tusks have ever
clear Of their sockets. tried To
him. but what With his harein d
him, aud the difiicu T. or getting q
view in the long grass, failed q &
shot