The Donaldsonville chief., 1907-10-26

q result of which We were prisoners |
until the next high tide at almost MD
night. When we struck the sand bar
the tide was rapidly falling, and IN |
half an hour our boat was left high and
dry on terra frma. In an hour more
than mile OF sand-bar was Visielet
and the water had left behind 1t many
varieties of sea shells and a few live
Ash, among which was . species OF
Jelly fish OF about the size and shape
of a large squash and of the consis-
tency and appearance OF congealed
table gelatine. Finally at IL p. m. our
boat was afoat and at l:3G q. m. we
found ourselves again on the landing
in front of the presldencia, but as con-
demnation of the stupidity OF the boat
crew was the prevailing thought, we
were in quite different mood from
that in which we had embarked the
preceding morning.
NY last expedition OF mountain
climbing was taken quite unex-
pectedly. One Sunday morning all
The occupants of three-story hotel
we're suddenly awakened by a ire
alarm. While all danger was over
| in half an hour, several OF the per-
sons thus awakened decided to remain
up, catch the $50 train for Ancon and
climb Ancon mountain. This was ac-
complished In an hour, and when We
reached its summit the sun was just
up. With the aid of a clear and
bright morning we were enabled to
| obtain a splendid view of the country
for a radius oi fully forty miles, and
smoke was seen on the horizon COM
ing from ship estimated to have
been fully fifty miles out at sea. The
descent was accomplished in eight
minutes, and every body had good
appetite for breakfast that morning.
The principal diversion of the ma
tiyes is the characteristic Spanish
bull-fght, and many Americans have
now cultivated sufficient taste for this
sport to induce them to attend it.
/ Bull-fights only occur on Sundays
| and important holidays. Here might
be mentioned that the program on
these days is as follows: At 6 a. N.
the Spaniards attend church; q. "a.
eat ''coffee," light morning meal; 8
to II a. m. attend bull-fghts; IL a. m.
to / p. m. eat breakfast; to p. N.
attend bull-fghts and chicken fights;
s to I p. m. eat dinner; the day is then
brought to a close with an open air
concert and promenading that con-
tinues from p. m. until almost any
hour. On recent Sunday there oc-
Cured in Panama City combination
bull and tiger fight. This occasion
drew certain Americans from all
towns in the Canal Zone. After the
usual prelimin aries the principles were
coerced into the ring; pause of few
seconds followed, during which the
tiger seemed to be bewildered and the
bull desirous of returning to punish
the tormentors who had rnthlessly
hurried him into the ring. Then the
bull spied the tiger and without further
delay dashed at him with the fury of a
wounded giant alligstor. This on
slaught was too much for the tiger,
which with one leap, took refuge in
the center Of the grand-stand. Those
who were fortunate enough to occupy
the far corners of the stand then en-
| ioyed real sport. However, the tiger
was killed before any of the audience
were seriously hurt, and the game
was called of. Later, as an AFTER
J math of the exciting incident, the
sixty occupants of a thirty-six, room
hotel were suddenly awakened at a.
N. the following morning by a most
hideous scream from one of the spec
tators of the bull-tiger fight who
happened to be dreaming that the
) tiger had caught him.
Last week was Witnessed a genuine
battle between two civilized tribes of
large red ants. The bodies of these
ants were / to 4-inch in length. It
happened as we were walking along a
mountain trail on three successive
evenings. The first evening we
noticed beside the path a pile about
two feet in diameter of freshly cut
small green leaves, each leaf being
of about 4-inch diameter. One con-
tinuous stream of ants were carrying
the leaves up the mountain, while an
other stream of ants were replenish-
ing the pile of leaves from source OF
supply towards the foot of the noun
tain. The second evening these ants
were engaged in a death struggle.
Two continuous lines occupied the
path for distance OF about hun
dred yards, and from each side OF the
Jungle issued reinforcements, all In
perfect marching order and organiza-
tion similar to platoons of drilled
troops, and upon reaching the center
of the battle ground the new comers
would throw themselves into the con-
fict with the ardor OF ancient Roman
soldiers. This conflict was carried on
with such fury that little cloud Of
dust was raised for fully q hundred
yards along the mountain trail. The
third evening as we passed this spot
the smoke OF battle had cleared away,
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