Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-23

with a bag OF dried dates. and follow a
herd OF elephants for weeks TO eaten
old tusker mapping. In warm weather tns
ponderous old bulls often indulge IN %
siesta. and doze leaning against Tree OF
even stretched upon the ground, where
rock or a stump gives them the heeoeu
assistance for rcgaining their legs.
SHOULD they discover 'he an',"e'
as,eep." says Baker. zone OF the hunters
, ,rI,, creen stealthIly toward Its head,
and with one blow sever the trunk. In
which the case the elephant would start
unon his feet, while the hunters escape
On tho confusion OF the moment. the
wound would cause n hemorrhaSe sur
Nc,ent 10 insure the death OF he inuti-
lated brute within about one hour. On
the other hand, should the animal DE
awake upon their arrival, II would be IN
POSSIBLE TO approach the trunk. IL. sdcn
a case they would creep up from ehinn
and give a tremendous cut nj me oach
sinew of the hind leg about foot ABOVE
the heel Such a blow will disable an Gle
| phant at once. and enable me nu"'e'
| to clinch his victory by another cut.
HOW IT IS DONE.
But as soon as the sale OF ivory mas
| retted the hunter handful OF p'tters
he buvs a horse for the higher branches
the country till they come across 'tesh
! elephant tracks. and IS soor rs they over
take the herd. single oct an I'D bull ana
| cut him down in fifteen minutes from the
| beginning of the race. The owner or inc
| neetest horse deliberately rides across the
/ path of the old tusker and invites an at
! tack by throwing n handtH al sara al
| his head or Haunting red shawn. me
| dying rider then lodges left ana riBft'
! and in trying TO follow the sudden changes
| OF direction the pursuing elephant nv
quently stops short and glares about ~
| a puzzled way. That gives :he confcd-
crates Of the zigzag rider the desired
chance. The moment the raging pun
slackens his speed they swoop down on
! hin, like hawks, or under cover OF frush-
| wood. even leap to the ground, ana selI-
| ing their swords with both ndndS. denver
| n bloU at the heel sineH. The woundcd
! elephant at once charges his he" asEres-
| sor. but at the first step the inJnrel lop'
| rlves way. and the big brute stands
stock stlll. wisely declining 10. waste MS
strength in a useless effort. and content
| ing himself with watching for an oppor-
tunity To get one Of his enemies VIM"
r.ach of his trunk. Those enemies, how
| ever, are now masters Of the SITUATION
prancing 10 and fro with apelikA aSil'iy'
they soon contrive to divert the atten-
ton of the wounded colossus fo~ mo-
ment. and the next second he break down
helpless, with arAther hind foot siashei
| TO the bone.
Asia has produced similar champions.
| The japanese deer-hunt"rs sabre TINS
| game in the deep snow. and the PersiahS
| have tradition of an athletic highlander
(! who disdained the use OF firearms. which
| were then beginning to come into fashion
| and held that sharp sword ought TO be
| more than match Tor the natural wea-
| pons of any beast Of the wilderness THIS
matador. named Alias Khan. soon at
| tracted the attention OF thc Shah, and
| for years accompanied his sovereign on
his hunting expeditions till the record OF
| his exploits would have filled book "a
big as the rhymed chronicle OF Firdusi.
| Alias Khan naturally became dangerous
| rival OF other court favori.cs, who at
last managed to prejudice the Shah
| against the adventurous highlander In
the society of his personal fricrds. they
said. he had ridiculed the eheminacy Of
the royal family. and the imbecilty of the
autocrat. who finally resolved to get rid
| of his ualalin