New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08

lines Of fighters. all suuirmng and biting and
struggling in a confusion which seemed hopeless
Of dissipation. BY placing his ear within loot
Of the warwagers the giant could hear crack,
ling as of thousands Of little sword clashes, ana
this continued incessantly. 1t resembled et
times the sound Of fire running through the
grass This to the black Greeks and TroJans
must have sounded as the roar OF battle, ana
perhaps the combins ton Of these sounds came to
them as crimson thunders, and was mingled
with yellow shrieks and purple groans. when
up to that time warrior save the &sthetic
Mr. Crane had ever heard
As for the rival queens and the princes OF the
royal blood. they never once ventured upon the
field Of battle.
The queen lowered nervously about the path,
and the giant. having taken up pair OF duellists
in his handkerchief. retired to the shade or
live oak 300 miles away, to sit and Watch
single mouth to-mouth fight under the magnify
Ing glass.
DUEL. TO THE DEATH
1t was cool and pleasant there under the tree
The giant turned to the fighters under the glass
They were standing upon thelr hindfnoat iess
and having the air with their feeefs. one had
seized the other by a front leg and his antag-
onist was in turn fencing for a chance upon ms
head stretching his pincers to their utmost ana
striving in an excess of combatiVenesS 10 get
that much desired and always decisive neck
hold. Thus they struggled for nearly an hour
when, by dint Of that wonderful power OF eHeI-
ton which gives this ant the name OF hercu-
lanea the leg -pinched fellow managed to lnct
death wound Then the other keeled graceful
Iy and lay stock still. But yet his mandlDies
clutched that leg They were locked upon II
more fxedly than grip clutches cable. For
long time the victor abored to release himself
and the giant assisting him all he couid WIN
sharpened twgs, could give him no ala tnal
would not result in the loss OF the leg 30 the
victor whose victory seemed dubious, everything
considered walked off the handkerchief drag
ging the vanquished with him among the dead
leaves. ard soon lost to view. ,
Returning TO the battlefield. the giant saw the
fight was going on as ferociously as ever the
number Of warriors. however, had grown less'
and the number of slain had SWelled prodlSious-
lv With some -four procured from cottage
up the canyon a few thousands OF the l'oJanS
who were not yet in the night were coated me
mers. to distinguish them from tne .Ieehs;
and then the warriors were le1t 10 the Jo!o VA
battle for several hours.
TIE GREEKS N RETREAT.
Whom the sim had sunk below the shoulder Of
Tamalpais another visit was paid to the Held
The battle seemed to be nearly over, ana ny
reason of the fact that many of the whted ones
were running i'm and out of the holes ana pur-
suing peaceful vocations. it was apparent that
Troy had won the day though at what cost the
hcaps of dead and dying plainly attested; lhere
was still desultOry fighting on the OUTSKIRTS Oh
the town and probably o'O ants were cIlSdS!hS
~ many more but the main body OF 1roJanS
were no longer warriors. but heWers OF "oou
and haulers of food. An eager party vas carry
ing into town thousands of eggs captured from
The yancuished Greeks. Those eggs according
TO the traditions Of the ant race Nouid ~, ieI'
in the nests TO hatch out anus VII" Nouiu ~
come the slaves of their Captors, so That part or
the Trojan loss would in time be mace good on!
a wonderfully bright fellow is you: ant In
Texas there is a race Of him that SONS seeus
and garners great stores Of grain.
Down the coWpath. fifty feet away, fn9rched d
sorry army Of Greeks with its bedrassied queen
ard its sorry princes IF the royal blood lhey
had lost half their valiant band and were az
completely routed as were the brave French!nen
at Waterloo , 49,,
Rut why do these five hundred remain ana
fight ard fight in as hopeless struggle as thal
If the Six Hundred Of the famous charge Is IL
for he sale Of fame--for glorious names IN ant
history? It may be there are heroes even among
ants. ,.- !. $500,
With sticks and straws the giant t'le" u 49,
.a,o Tho roynaining combGtantS and save few
warriors to show lneir scars ana ten tdieS oi tle
awful carnage around their hearthS IN Iutuie
wears But to think Of stopping an ant va ~
one thing and stoI ping it IS another. % tne
Giant drops his sticks and straws and goes ms
way leaving the brave warriors 70 Hs"' la
peace