A Curious Battle

George Jennings, me umi-uniiru tailiiigs Bluice mau ofSix-milecauyon, describas a queor baiile which ne witnessed bel ween a lizai-danda scorpion. llf says the hzard, a black one abotit eight inehes iu leugtb, cameoutofa pile of luiubcr and Looking in the dirociion iu which the lizard was ereeping, Mr. Jenni gs observed a scorpion, bouw foor luches in lenglh, sltting upon a pile ot moist sanil. Thinking the lizunl ïncuH to attack the scoipion, and benig curious to soe vvliat would be the result of a battle bctwecu the pair, Mr. Jennings was carelul to do uothiug that would disUirb either. TUe lizard moved quite ner the scorpion, wiien it bi-aoed ltself np on its foreteetaudbegau its liead and bowing in a ludicrous and mannering way. "riie scorpiou ereoted iu tail, which it vtbnitutl in a threateniug marnier. The lizard oireled round the scoruion, occasionally haltillg to bow a hirn. Ai lengüi, howevor, ilie scoriiot attenipted to crawl away. Tlio moment he began crawliug Üie lizard daned upon hiña Hke a flash and biroiily soizcd hini by dio last joint of the tail- that which coiiUins the uoison-saok an.i at the point of which is wiuated the stiiig. Having this liolil ot ihc scovpion the lizard vis sui'c tVom its Bting, biHhudiipiKii-ently no menas of doiug any furtUer damii"-e. Preseutly uie scorpioii twisted Iniiisi'lfabuiu and triad to get hold of lue lizard wltli bis claws, which are like the claws ot'a Lobster orcmwflsh, wliereiipon iiio uzaru huook min a . ilog would shuko a rat. Tliis was reiietited dozous of times, the lizard restiug afier eaoh shaking until the scoruion bogan to go for hiin witli liis uipuerg, Thebatile lasted over half au liour. At last the georpioo do longor showed light aud tho lizard di'ugged lüia away inio the lumberpilö. Mi'. Jenuiags siiys he has soen . n-da duily by scores durhig tlie gura mor nioiiths aiul gcorpioitó very IVequeiltly, bul liever bufo re saw a battle of tho kiud, aud never tod tlie loast idea ihat a lizard would attuck a scorpion. Acurious iish, known as the Chrasmodais Niger, haa been reoeived al Lhe biiiiiiisoniuii. lts promineut peeulinrity ia ita ubüity toswailow lislios of twice ils s..e and l'our times its own weight U bas a very largo mouth uul its vtomacli is ofcoufü woudert'ully clasliu. VVhflU digestión begins uid gases are ibmied, as stumacii Oecomes au ilisieudod uuu the otUer orgaua u-e temporarily paralyzed, aud iüus Lhe el-eaiure can ensily be caught. Tlas gpeoiuieu is ten inclies long and has in iw atoinuck a eod-flsh eig.iteen iuches lyng, but ot eourse dotibied up.