Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-30
MR. FRAMPToNs INTRODUCTION TO A ROYAL
TIGER.

eWken was young shaver, having lived in the world
twenty years so, engaged sort Of super
numerary clerk in the house of Wilson Brown, at Cal
cu and having else who could be easily spared
they determined to dispatch business negotiation 10
of the native princes about eight hundred miles up the
country. travelled with party of the - Dragons COM
manded by Captain Slngshy, about five years older
than myself and as good fellow as ever lived WE'LL some
how other he took great fancy to and nothing would
do but that should accompany him in all his sporting cxpe
ditons for should tell you that be thorough sports
man, and believe entertained strange notion that he
should be able 10 make of me, One unfortunate
ing he into my tent and woke out OF sound sleep
which had fallen into, after being kept awake hall the night
by the diaboica bowls and that heard
out Of Bedam, expecting every minute TO see some OF their
performers step in TO sup, not with but upon me.
"'Come Frampon, wake up, man, cried Slingsby, here
is glorious news
s'What said shave they found another hamper
Of ale among the baggage ?
Ale NONSENSE, the reply. A shkkaree (native
huner has just into camp say that young bullock
carried off yesterday, and is lying half eaten in the jun
gle about mile from this place at last my boy shall
have the pleasure Of introducing you real live tiger
"'Thank ye,' said you but if its oil inconve-
nient you this morning you put it off another day
will do quite well for me-lrn not in the East hurry
1T OF use, however all got for my pains
poke in the ribs, and Injunction 10 lose time in get
ting ready
Before we had done breakfast the great man of the neigh
borhood, Rsah somebody other made his appearance
his elephant attended by train Of tawnies, who
undertake the agreeable duty of beating Not being cons
dered fl take Of myself melancholy fact of which
only consciousit decreed that Slingsby and
should occupy the howdah. Accordingly, at the time
appointed, mounted elephant and having formula
bic array Of guns handed up 10 Us, started.
"As my companion, and indeed every else concerned
in the NATTER evidently considered completely party Of
the pleasure and seemed to he prepared enjoy them
selves, endeavoIedto persuade myself that did SO too
and consoed by the reflection that if the tiger bad positively
eaten half bullock yesterday afternoon, it could be
worth his while to scale elephant and run the risk Of
being shot for the sake Of devouring me- felt rather bold
than otherwise After proceeding for distance through
the JUNGLE and rousng seemed TO every beast that
had of Noahs Ark except tiger, elephant who
had hitherto conducted himself in very quiet and gentleman
y manner suddenly raised his trunk and trumpecd several
tmesa sign, the mahout informed us, that tiger
somewhat close at hand
"tNow, then, Frampon, cried my companion, cooking
his doube-barrel, look out y
"For squalls returned finishing the sentence for him
pray, there any particular part they like to be shot in
whereabouts shall ] aim n
Wherever you can, replied Sngsby be ready there
he is by Jupiter and he spoke, the long grass about
hundred yards in front Of us gently agated and caught
glimpse of what appeared yellow and black streak moving
swiftly away in opposite direction. Tally no shouted
Sngsby, sautng the tiger with both barrels An angry roar
proved that the shots bad taken effect and in another moment
large tiger lashing his sides with his tail and his eyes gar-
ing with rage, came bounding towards US.
90 Now, what's be done exclaimed T. you had
but LEFT him alone he was going away quietly as pos
sibe'
" Slingsbys only reply smile, and seizing another
gun, he fired again On receiving this shot, the tiger stop
ped for moment and then, with tremendous bound, sprang
towards us aghting The foot Of small tree not yard
from the elephants head.
"'Tha last sho, crippled him. said my companion, or
should have had the pleasure of his acquaintance
Now for the emp de grace fire away and as be spoke he
raned forward take deliberate aim when suddenly the
front Of The howday gave way, and to my horror Sngsy
was preciptaed the elephants head into, seemed
me, the very jaws Of the tiger iercc grow, and sup
pressed cry OF agony proved that the monster had seized his
prey, and had completely given my friend up for lost when
the elephant although greatly alarmed, being urged by the
mahout took step forward, and twisting his trunk round
The top the young uee bent down the ons of the
tiger, thus forcing the tortured auima 70 quit his hold, and
alordng Sngsby opportunity Of crawling beyond the reach
OF us teeth and claws Forgetting my fears in the i'm
minence Of my friends danger, only waited ill could get
shot nj the tiger without running The risk of hurting Sngs
BY and then fired both barrels at its bead and lucky
enough TO wound it MORALLY. The other sportsmcn coming
up ~ the moment the brute received his quetus but poor
Slnssys broken where the tiger bad seized 1t with
MS teeth aud his shoulders and chest severely decorated
ny ITS claws, did he entirely tho shock Cor many
months And this my first introduction a royal tiger
sur saw many of them afterwards during the spent
" India, but can't say had much liking for their
tciety--umphr