The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-10

branches around which it had been coil
ed, asleep, no doubt. until awakened by the
coming of the orang-outang and, with
head erect. rolled its length along the few
feet that separated it from its enemy. and,
with an astonishing CELEBRITY, wound itself
around the body of the ape That gentle
man trembled with terror, but, raising his
club, brought 10 down with such strength
as he could muster upon the tail of the
snake. The anaconda writhed from the
pain and threw back its head, and all but
let 90 its bold, when the orang-outang man
aged to slip from the deadly folds that were
wound about it, Selling its club again, it
aimed another blow at the snake. but with
sudden twist Of itself the anaconda wrig-
gled out OF the way, and before the orang-
outang could strike again had thrown
its coils about it, dragging it to
the ground. The ape struggled up
once more, and this time clutched the snake
with his terrible hands Just below the head.
The latters eyes seemed starting from it's
head, and its tail Topped here and there in
its efforts to free Itself while the ape hung
on with death grip But the end was not
yet come. The snake frightened its coils
about the orang -outang, drawing them
ever closer In It's own agony, until the apes
head dropped aud it uttered screams Of
pain. Its hold on the anaconda loosened,
aud the snake, raising its head, sent breath
so fetld that 1t sickened me even where
was, right into the face 4 the orang-ou-
tang, while 1t frightened its fold ab lut the
throat Of the ape, until that animals eyes
rolled in its head, and Its muscular arms
relaxed its grasp of the snake.
In another moment the anaconda re-
leased the orang-outang which fell from
its grasp motionless to the ground. 1
thought 1t was dead, as did the giant snake.
which emitted a flood of saliva over the
carcass preparatory to eating him, but as
he did so the oraDg-outang revived suf-
holentIy TO raise its head, when as quick as
a flash the anaconda had wrapped itself
around the dying animal and gave it a
fearful squeeze that broke the bones, for
heard their cracking and when the snake at
last again loosed itself the ape fell a crushed
and battered mass, with the blood gush-
lug out In stream from the mouth ewes.
nose and ears. l had no fear of the ana
conda, knowing that they rarely attack
man except when hungry, and the oranp-
outang would serve for a meal this time.
The anaconda stretched Itself at full length
along the ground and prepared to swallow
the ape whole. BY the time l had prevailed
upon the men across the river to come back
aud help to bury their dead CON-
panions, aud this office was per-
formed, the entire carcass of the orang-
outang had disappeared, except for the
head, which protruded from the gaping
mouth Of the anaconda, which lay stretched
at his ease, much gorged, and lazily and
good natnredly blocking at me with his
dulled eyes. In this condition took DOS
session OF him easily enough, and carried
him with me to England. The female
would tremble violently
she saw the snake, but lived for
me to present her to the menagerie, though
the little fellows died while at sea, much TO
my disappointment.