Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-12
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4 Mans desperate Hand to HAND Hattie
WIN Monster Autbrupoid.
wla walking thr1ugh my lands aud
had my gun wi,hdur, and the mhouus
were screaming ou the top nf the rocky
procipicn that uvurhlug' my Homestead
The dogs IN the farmyard. on hNrIug
tie noise the balloons wuru making.
rushed up 10 tho mountain aud wore
soon engaged IN u deadly tghl TOOK
up ms gun and climbed up the muuu.
tain Tor tho purpose Of insisting the
dogs aud in the hope ~ saving them
from being torn 60 pieces Whom !
rachod the SUNNI, ~ the krsuiz "a
number Of balloons ilnl. | fired aud
wounded one m the shoulder; lac WIS
Immediately pursued and tackled by the
only dog left the others having been
torn 10 pieces. Tho struggle for Ito ~
death was taking place between the
wounded bahOon aud the dog on the
very brink of "a pregipicn ! Ind not an
other cartridge for my gun, 80 | put Il
down aud picked mp q couple ~ large
stones and walked To within few
yards of the spot.
WIS just in tie act Of hurting one 81
them Mt the mhonn when suddenly q
tremendous milo habaou, the large
huYn -con, camn stHiWhfat mo IN q bold
and defiant manner. his eyes cleaning
with anger sud his huge jaws working
together as IL Va anticipation VI the
cruuching that was Ia store for ne, /
just had limo 10 hml the stone in my
now uplaiscd hand NJ hun when b, was
upon me lie seized me by the leg iirst
and bit me with such violence tlAt
thought every bone IA my lex was
smashed 90 atoms, kicked with all
my might, tried 10 get hold Of o. stone.
attempted 80 seize him by the throat
dealt him several blows with tho ii-t,
bnt It was all useless, the strength oi
tho outraged African mmlril oyarpoW
cred me completely
After he had finished with my les hs
raised himself on his hind legs pms his
arm around me and toi1cl hold OF mo ON
tho Ghost with his powerful jaws, What
could | dof Every now aud then hc l,t
20 his hold OF my hrcn,, aud snarUa at
my throat. | seized him hy the throat
with my right hand aud cliuChoi my
fingers, but hu would not yiDld Ibis grasp
for single moment. Every tiuc !
moved ho dragged mc uoarcrto i'ic edge
OF the prccipico, aui we wore now with.
ia three faetof the brink aud the ground
sloping down TO a. knew tmt % tor
moment lost my footing down we
should 20 into the chaln below The
wounded balloon aud tho dog. Tint wore
responsible for tho awful pT1licamou. No
which now found mysclt, hal irst
rolled over into the abyss We had b.m
at II nearly an hour, and us the baboon
showed no signs of releasing mo fpl. |
should not bo able 20 hold ont mech
lonrcr, rs am an old man, considerably
over sixty.
At this stage beihought myself OF a
poukuifo had IN my wal ,Cult pocket
II could only got it ont | might ward
him on by s,abbiug him IN the face,
gradually got my lei. hand into my
pocket and 20, the knife, the brute
scratching and tearing my face with his
hands all tho while. I got It 20 my
mouth aud held It there IN had an
opportunity Of opening n with my lett
hand. | then began sblhhiug and prod.
ding him, but the knife WAS not large
enough 10 do him much damage drpv
blood, however the sight Of which only
made him moro yiciout still ~ tAs
thno had scarcely a ycsugc Of clothing
cleft, and my luccrated body bore tokens
OF what II south African balloon can do
when he chooses 10 tackle aud fight an
unar1Hed man.
was wondering how all this was go.
ing to end, when one Of the dogs that
had been wounded in tho fight aud had
recovered sufficiently to mako his way
to where We We're seized the animal
from behind. ! felt tho brute wished Ia
get at the dog. lie threw himself from
me upon tho dog; they had one rough
and tumble, and then the baboon walked
mllcnly away along tho ridge Of tho
procipioo, looking back from tino to
timo ~ n undecided whether he should
renew the attack. II was some limo be-
fore could recover sufficient strength