The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-19
FRIGHFUL ADVENTURE---EF
TRUE.

An English officer tells the following fear
lu story. II beats all the tiger stories we
ever read; and scarcely an officer goes TO in
,dia who does not try his hand, either at hunt
ing the tiger Or telling a story ofone:-
On the 25h of last month (FebruaryI in
intelligence was sent in 10 me, that ligress
had followed up for two or three days, hav,
ing wounded her slighly in the leg before, was
lying undera Burgut tree. Out went about
Is o'clock in the day, some three miles from
the camp. On arriving, | saw it was case
o( close quarters, as the ShIkaree and the men
about him only made signs and would moi
speak and on quietly asking where my friend
was hanging out, they pointed TO a large tree
certainly not more than twenty five yards
off | took my rifle and stood facing tie tree
just on the line Of road my lady took on going
out visiting; a sign was made: the men placed
on the heights above commenced to shout
and scream, and in one instant heard the
.pmring noise like cat but about thou,
and times louder. The Shikaree pressec
my arm, and told me to take steady aim, ,d
rec'ly saw her as she wasy very ghussa Gar
Igry.) Immediately after this she got up, ant
began waking up and down under the tree
as you see a tiger in large cage, her tai
ashing her sides, and sent at times slap owe
her back All al once she saw me; rathe
stopped the forepart of her body, put back he
ears as you see an angry cat, opened he
mouth, gave three or four growls, and show
ed me the whitcst set of teeth have seer
yet Without the use Of tooth powder. A
this moment | leveIed my gun and fred
struck her and no sooner had the ball struck
Than with one of the most fearful roars
have over heard, down she came upon me.
Thank God | was steady and cool, fire.
the second barrell hit but could not stop her
| had Just tune to get my second gun lr on
my Aid Chat great mans son who stood a
steady as rock, "may his shadow increased
when she was upon me. fred The right barrel
slap into her chest; but this was not enough
for the infuriated brule she got me dowI
right on the broad of my back just as wa
about pulling The left trigger; in her rage
she turned ljllle, and just took my foot il
in her m oyIth; On feeling the pressure, | man
aged to twist it out like lightning; and lhel
she was on me with one foot on each side o
my chest. She ;hen put down her heat
with thai kind Of growing noise only mucl
louder, with which a bull terrier worries an,
kind of varment, right over my throat ant
chest, In being thrown down, bad mana
|ged TO keep hold of my gun, and on the
brute STOPPING down 10 worry me, shovel
it up in self defence: she laid hold off, shool
iii out of my hand like straw, broltr
ii into half dozen pieces, and in factexpen
ded all Of her rage upon it. The ball hat
put into her chest began 10 tell; she Teele,
away from me about six yards, and droppet
down dead!
There was IN escape for you! II was th,
secret wish of my heart 10 see tiger charge
slap up 10 me: have seen it once, and now
so bel me God as Christian, never wisl
to see the thing again. | am now aware
what chance thing it Isl | thought a mar
il steady could always stop one: The tIgeI
before this had dropped with one ball; bu
ou see this brute, although with morta
wound Of which she died, might before doing
so killed dozen such as |. Had she maui
cd my throat instead of the gun luckily haC
in my hand, should have heena lost sheep
The fellows round about would not believe
their eyes on coming 10 lift me up, as wal
covered all over with the blood of the tiger
that was unhurt. You never heard sucl
'Wah Wahs" in your life.