A MAN ATTACKED BY SPARROWS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 63, 14 December 1878, Page 2

A MAN ATTACKED BY SPARROWS.

1 One mile mid forty rods north of the ■r beautiful village if Sanquoit, resides Mr. e Andrew J. (irecn. Day before yesterday v lie started to walk to the village. Swingi, ing along with his wonted stride, and I reaching n point within half-a-milu of his f destination, his attention was attraotod . by the strange actions of a largo flock of l' sparrows hovering low down over the ~ sidewalk, Hying rapidly hither and i- thither in meat excitement. As he ap- ,■ prooched them, and when in their midst, o they evinced no fear of his presence, and, 0 instead of Hying away on his entrance t among them, they pressed around him in r greater numbers, and almost immediately 1 attacked him with their sharp lulls with o great fury, At first he was disposed to 0 treat the attack as a trival matter, and t, attempted to brash tlieiu away with his 1 hands, !>uf the few thus displaced were - immediately replaced by myriads more, f darting, chattoring, and piercing him < with their sharp hills like " the flight of a i. cloud of arrows." The immense num.beia i and persistent charge was so great that .. he was soon thrown to the ground. Now t thoroughly alarmed, ho struggled to his f foot. Covoring his eyes and face with i one hand, as well as passible, he en- . dcavourod with the other hand to wrest t- from the fence at his side a stake or . picket .with which to defend himself, hut ,• not succeeding, and the wild and infuri- . ated little warriors still increasing their ) attack, he was forced to light them again . with his hands, when again he was thrown . to the ground. Now really terrilicd for , his life, ho pulhd his coat, over his faco f and head for prelection, regained his font . and Med for his lit".-, but 'they did not , iiursne him far. Exhausted, and with . his hands bleeding, he reached the villf age, convinced that he had a narrow es- . cape.—Utiea Observer. t