Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-01-24
,.,i,oug Adventure with a Tiger.


,arilous Adventure with Tiger
The following truly spirited affair is told
A private letter, which has been placed
| n our hands by friend, himself an OLE
land at the sport, and who has had his hair
,readth escape. "A. =. ..-a
Knowing that you take much interest in
porting adventures, being keen sports
nan Yourself, forward you al account o
| tiger was lucky enough to kill on the
ham of December, near JugganauthPore
on the Jannii River extract the fol
lowing accoun; from my Journal which
says
About two and half P. M. man CANT
running down to the edge ofthe water JUS
ahead of the boat. in great fright, and said
I that tiger had seized man close by, and
that although the man was alive, they were
! ffaid to 20 near to fetch him; that the IT,
yer had left the man and gone to a little
distance, but when the man moved to get
away, the tiger seized him again, and as he
understood the sahib had guus, he begged
would come and make noise with them,
so that they might get the man. At first |
-hon.h, II was, natiye~like, a great deal OF
fright and great deal more exaggeration /;
but when | looked at my informant, he
seemed so earnest and excited, that l tho't
he might have seen something like tiger
eatiug man at least
| Immediately ordered the boat, and load.
ed very carefully my large rife and double
barrel, and went to the top Of the bank
which was here twenty feet high. Followed
by all the boatmen and sereants, one with a
sword without a handle, ami the rest with
bamboos.) was then in the midst Of ran
yes Of paddy-felds, with not tree or bush
i'll them for half a mile to a mile round but
with some scattered huts long distance
hf to the right and left. | stopped and tho't
II impossible a tiger could be any where
near, for if cat had been there it appeared
is if ii must have b1en seen. The man,
probably taking my hesitation for fear,
said
" Sahib, it is small tiger, ii is lame, it
has been shot by some Sahig logue, and
can't run. il can't hurl YOU" 49,.
But" said |, here is nothing but a
qaddy-feld, there is no place for tiger
here"
He replied. there, Sahib, there" point.
ing about fifty yards ahead, where there
were four or FIVE men standing.
| ran up to them quickly. and when l got
To them about fifty yards further saw a
poor wretch, crawling on one side on the
ground; and | never saw such an express
sion of utter despair as that with which the
poor fellow glanced behind him, or one
more indicative Of imploring for assistance
is he looked towards US. ran up to him
quickly; he could not speak, and was GOV.
cred with wounds, one fearful one in the
small of his back the people had little
dooley with them, and had him placed
upon it and sent off to my boat. The mel
said.
ooh, Sahib! nov We have got the man
come away, it is an immrnse tiger, anc
YOU are on foot, what can you do to it,"
| asked them where they supposed il t.
be; they pointed about forty OF fifty yards
ahead, where there was little coarse gras
growing; so picked out one fellow who
thought, from his size, was, or ought to be
At least, the most courageous ofthe lot, ant
gave him my double guu. | cooked my ri
he, and commenced making circle Of a
bout thirty yards around the supposed spo
where the tiger was very soon l found m.
double barrel gun getting further and fur
ther oil, so called to half dozen VIII
were nearest, to come with the man-th
rest were all going backward instead of com
ing on. After had got about half roun'
the place, the man said,
"There, Sahib, there"
! looked to see where he was pointing
but lie was crouched in heap behind me
and exclamed--
"Oh! ma-goo---ma goo--.l can't.
can't
took the direction of the fellows eye:
aud there, right in front of me, distant abou
thirty yards, saw through some grass
confused shape and coloring Of thunder
ing big head Of tiger. told the fello,
not to be afraid, and took the gun and ha
cooked it, and told him on no account I
run Tor we were now alone) until he ha
gwen we the gun. | thought the fello'
would drop into the earth. | placed III
gun IN his hands in front of him. ready &c
me to take hold of, and would like to hay
cooked 1t, but was afraid the fellow in h
. lear might by some mishap let it off, looI
e ed again at the tiger; he had raised hin
e sell a little put one hand on the enn
= 'he fellows hand and walked little fur,b
o 10 the right, and ahead, where there W
an opening IN the grass that gave me a be
| Ter view OF him. as did so, he raised hi,
If sell little more. and seemed ready for
=" spring, SO said to the fellow. " Now ! .
III gong to FIRE, but don't you run I'LL you 81
me the gun" o
p "oh ! | can't can't" he said.
took deliberate aim-I could see
ears plainly, | judged from that where
O. eyes was, or the full lower purt of his he,
n and fired, at the same time almost sn.,,
III ing at my double barrel gun. 1t was "
e, did, for it was good arms length off
1t. The instant fired the beast sprung f;ft,
A or twenty feet right out, and with re
i'd whor aur-ar-r-r, came tearing towards |
lg with furious bounds only had time
to cock one barrel, and really think ar
he ulated to myself, snow, nothing but
lie most determined GOODNESS can save m
to flor from the fearful leaps the beast took
- thought had missed him. WAITED
he Ill he made'three leaps, and was then W
it in ten or twelve yards of me, and fred
!" at his breast finding him still coming
it. | sprang off side ways, and he lit few
et beyond where had stood.
ee cooked the other barrel, and stood
ia dy for him, but he looked towards the
sh people who had been with the man with
gun, who were now far of. Seeing III