The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
SOME STRANGE SIGHTS.
a Bull Fight ina wyoming and
Crane Dance in Florida.
From the New York Press.


What is the greatest sight I ever'saw?
\ bull fight in Wyoming Two monsters.
each at the head of a herd of eighty or
eighty-tive cows. met on plain near Fort
Laramie, and their respective consorts
formed in semi-circle to witness the con-
test. If such a thing were possible the
cows were madden than the bulls. They
paved the earth lowed. tossed their heads
and waved their tails on high. Each side
eSged on its champion. 1t seemed to be
understood that the bull that conquered
became the prince OF the two herds. The
battle was to the death. Life and an en-
larged harem depended on the issue. In
company of Col. Frederick A. Larkin
sat on horse half a mile Off and watched
this strange encounter through. field
glasses, We dared not go closer. In
twenty minutes one of the bulls lay upon
the ground in death agony, and the other
streaming from many a gore, was proudly
leading both herds from the field. The
dying monarch was left deserted and
alone. Not a COW mlnistered unto him.
His consorts dropped their flags 10 ac-
knowledgcment of a new sovereign, and
meekly Joined his band. The conflict was
magnificent and 1t was warl
What is the strangest sight ever saw2
A sand-hill crane dance on the shore of
NtiS lHuihu river IN HlOftud. lnGrG were
ten birds of the average size and one over
grown fellow The latter acted as master
of ceremonies. In fact he led the dance,
even as 'Lish Dyer leads 1t in New York
Eight formed into q square, making four
couples, and all the figures OF the quadrille
were presented. They went forward and
back, swung partners. crossed over.
chased in superb STYLE bowed to part
ners, right-and-lefted to places, and, in
deed, went through the entire performance
In weird and ghostlike manner once
in awhile the two odd chaps would clip
into the center and execute a flourish
which the master of ceremonies suddenly
terminated with a vicious flap Of the
wings, driving the intruders back to their
places as wall flowers. Could anything
funnier be imagined? The sand-hll crane
is four feet long. with a Widespread of
70 or z inches. It's legs are lick pipe stems
three feet in length, and loosely tonted
about the middle. 1t was a dance never
to be forgotten. and was worth going all
the way to Florida to see. The birds wore
uniforms of leaden-gray.
Every one who has lived In the country
knows how much a crow hates a hawk
once upon time I came slyly upon a
conclaVe of caw-caws in the edge of a
wood. Their talking had attracted me to
the spot. There must have been several
hundred Of them, sitting In a circle on the
ground. You know that crows have sense
more than man-and hold councils of
war have sentinels, throw out skirmish-
ers, elect captains, etc. The hawks eat
their young, hence the enmty In the
center of the circle was a hawk and the
crows were putting him through his PAGES
He turned a somersault and they cav
cawed heartily He flew around in a
small ring and they caw-cawed again. He
ran from one side of the circle to the
other, ana again there was Internal laugh
ter. When he wanted to rest the MASTER
crow punched him up and he went on
doing stunts. How long this might have
lasted | know not, for my gun laid low a
half score of the jury and the prisoner. 1t
has always been a matter of regret that
l did not await the issue of the trial