Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

90, sahib now we have got the man
come away; it is an immense tiger and yo,
are on foot; what can you do to it 2"
asked where they supposed it to be
they pointed about forty or fifty yards a.
head-where there was little coarse gras:
growing; so picked out one fellow who
! thought from his size, was, or ought tc
be, a, least the most courageous of the lot
and gave him my double barrel gun.
cooked my rifle, and commenced making g
circle of about thirty yards around the sup
posed place where the tiger was very soon
found my double barrel gun getting fur
ther and further off, so called to half q
dozen who were nearest, to come with the
man the rest were all going backward
instead of coming on. After | had got a.
bou. half round the place the man with the
gun said
s'There, Sahib, there -
And looked TO see where he was
pointing, but he was crouched in heap be-
hind me and exclaimed
'Oh, ma-goo, ma-goo,-l can't, ] can'l!'
took The direction Of the fellows eyes
and there right in front Of me, distance a.
bout thirty yards, saw through some grass
a confused shape and coloring Of the big
head Of tiger. | told the fellow not 10
be afraid, and took the gun and half cock ed
it and told him on no account to run (for
we were now alone until he had gwen me
the gun. thought the fellow would drop
into the earth. placed the gun in his two
hands in front Of him ready to take hold of,
nd l hos ,I- Il h,,,
afraid the fellow in his fear might by some
mishap let i, off, looked again at the
tiger He had raised himself a little.
pu. one hand on the gun in the fellows
hand, and walked lillIe to The right and
ahead, where there was an opening in the
grass that gave me better view of him as
did so, he raised himself, a lille more,
and seemed ready for spring so said 10
the fellow, Now ] am going 10 fire, but
don. you run ill you give me The gun"
He said, ''Oh! can't, can'tn'
took deliberate AIM could see his
ears plainly; Judged from that where his
eyes were, or the full lower part Of bis head
and al the same time, almost, snatching
at my double barrel. /. was we'll did for
it was good arms length off. The instant
| fired The beas, sprung fifteen or twenty
fee. right Out, and with a roar, came tearing
towards me with furious bounds. ] only
had time TO cock one barrel, and really
think ! ar'iculaled to myself, ''Now, no.
thing but the most determined GOODNESS can
save me-" (for from the fearful leaps he
took thought ] had missed him.( wait
ed until he made three leaps, and then was
within ten or twelve yards Of me, and fred
full a. his breast; finding him sill coming
ON, sprung off sideways, and he lit few
feet hey ond where stood. ] cooked the
other barrel and stood ready for him, bu,
he looked towards the few people who had
been with the man with the gun, who were
now far off Seeing this ran eight or Ten
yards he turned and made two leaps to-
wards me, and was just on the poin. OF
pulling my last tri gger when he stumbled
and fell, bu, got up again directly and fell
again. had given a fellow my powder
flask to hold, SO that j, might be The more
handy-but he, with the main body Of them
were still running, although a good hall
mile off; so halIoed and mo'ioned that
wanted 10 load my gun, and stood still af-
ter great delay he made tremendous cir
cult and brough. it to me-
During this time the tiger had raised
himself up several times, and growled mos,
fercely a. me-but he could do no more
loaded and walked up to the back of him
He was breathing very heavily, and was
hesilaling whether to fire again or moi, when
he lifted up his head, SO cIapped the mug
zle close to the back of his ear and gave
him the coup de grace. 1t was some time
before any one would come near me, bu
when they saw me take hold of his head
they came from all quarters, and had g
hundred or more around me directly and
now that they found that the tiger was re.
ally dead, it was with the greatest difficulty
could keep them from putting spurs into
it. ] tied his two fore and hind legs 10.
gether, put bamboo betwixt each, anc
sixteen fellows marched of, no. very fas
with him towards the boat.
now wanted my li1e, but the fellow
had flung il away as he ran; however W.
soon found it. ! went to look at the place
where the tiger had lain it was a dry nul
lah, about four fee. wide at the mouth, ant
running back about ten feet to point, ant
about four feet deep, the only place for
mile or two around that he could probably
have laid down without being seen. ] wen
off TO the boat to see wba. ] could do 70
the poor wounded fellow. The wound il
his back was from the tigers mouth, and
fearful one; his hips were literally smash
ed, and his entraiIs pro,ruding; the wound
IN the upper par. of his body were from tn
.iger's claws; his shoulder and left arr
were smashed /; Of course with such wound
as these J could do nothing. l gave hir
some laudnum and made him comfortabl