Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-01-19
From the India Sporting Review for June, 1887.

IN lihe Ioliowihg Wuiy SPirUeo aHair IS
told in private letter. which has been
placed in our hands by q, friend, himself an
old hand at the sport, and who has had his
hair-breath escape.-Editors Gazette. sa
knowing that you take much intefes. in
sporting adventures being keen sportss
man yourself, l forward you an account Of
a tiger was lucky enough 10 kill on the
18th Of December, near Juganauthpore on
the JaEil river. extract the account from
my journal, which says;-h m . wa-t
About two-half p. M. a man came runn-
ing down to the edge of the water just
ahead OF the boat, in a great fright, and said
that tiger had seized man close by, and
that although the man was alive they were
afraid to go near to fetch him that the
tiger had left the man and gone 10 little
distance, but when the man moved TO get
away the tiger seized him again, and that
he understood the sahib had guns, he begg-
ed l would come and make noise with
them, so that they might get the man. AT
first ! thought il was, native like, great
deal fright and great deal more exaggera-
tion; but when I looked at my informant
he seemed SO earnest and so excited, that I
thought he must have seen something like a
tiger eating man at least. .......
l Immediately ordered the boat, and load
ed very carefully my large rifle and double
barrel, and went TO the top of the bank,
which was here twenty feet high, followed
by all the boatmen and servants, one with
sword without handle, and the rest with
bamboos.) was then in the midst of ran.
ges Of paddy-felds, with not tree OF bush
in them from half mile to mile round !;
but with some scattered huts a long distance
off to the right and left. I stopped thought
it impossible a tiger could be any where
near, for ifa cat had been there it appeared
as if 1t must have been seen. The man
probably taking my hesitation for fear,
said ..'.......
'Sahlb, it is small tiger, it is lame, 1t
has been shot by some sahib logue, and
can't run il can't hurt you.'
sBut,' / said, 'here is nothing but pad
dy-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. eH l,k
10 4 ran up to them quickly, and when !
got to them above fifty yards further saw
a poor wretch, crawling on one side on the
ground; and l never saw such an express
sion of utter despair as that which the poor
fellow glanced behind him, or one more IN
dicative Of imploring for assistance as he
looked towards us. Iran up to him quickly
he could not speak, and was covered with
wounds, one fearful one in the small Of
the back; the people had little dooley
with them, had him put on that and sent
off to my boat. The men sard, -. ..,
'Oh, sahib! now we have got the man,
come away, il is an immense tiger and you
are on foot, what can you do TO it, ,
asked where they supposed It TO be
they pointed about fifty yards ahead
where there was little coarse grass grow.
ing; so I picked out one fellow who ]
thought, from his size, was, or ought TO be,
at least, the most courageous of the lot, and
gave him my double gun. cooked my
rifle, and commenced making circle OF
about thirty yards around the supposed
place where the tiger was; very soon ]
found my double gun getting further off,
so l called 10 halt dozen who were near
est to come with the man, the rest were all
going backward instead of coming on.-
After ] had got about half round the place,
the man with the gun said o.
There, sahib, there! no
And looked to see where he was point
ing, but he was crouched In heap behind
me, and exclaimed 1aI-7 % H'm1sy
sOh, ma-goo, ma-goo-I can't, / can't y
! took the direction Of the fellows Eyes
and there, right in front OF me, distant about
thirty yards, saw through some grass q
confused shape and colorlng of laundering
big head of tiger. / told the fellow moi
to be afraid, and took the gun and hall
cooked it, and told him on no account to
run Qor we were now alone,) until he had
given me the gun. ! thought the fellow
would drop into the earth. placed the
gun in his two hands in font of him; ready
for me to take hold off and would like to
have cooked 1t; but was afraid the fellow in
his fear might BY SHINE mlshap let it Off. ]
looked again at the tiger; he had raised
"'"'sN" y ''''S' I'u' oue aot'A o.a e''e
gun In the fellows hand, and walked 9
little further to the right and ahead, where
there Was an opening in the grass that gave
me better view of him as I did so be
raised himself little more, and seemed
ready for spring; 50 said to ihe fellow
'Now ! am going to fire, but don't you ruin
til. you give me the gun.' -.
He said, 'Oh I can't, can't . 4. ''''I
took deliberate aimA1 could see hi.
ears plainly, Judged from that where hi.
eye was; or the full lower part ofhis head
land fired, atthe same time almost, snatch.
ing at my double barrel. 1t was well ]
did; fot it was good aims length off,
The instant fred the beast sprung fifteen
or twenty feet right out, and with c roar
whor-aur-ar-r-r, came tearing towards me
with furious bounds. ! only had time tc
cock one barrel, and I really think I artlc'
ulated to- myself snow, nothing but the
most determined coolness can save me, (foI
from the, fearful leaps the beast took,
thought I had missed him. waited unit
he made three leaps and was then within
ten OF twelve wards of me; ahd dfed full d