Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-11
Tire Roy aud the Tiger.

kept there they are here IN hlVes TOT they sorS
M their honey in hollow trees in the forests ana
inncles But although it is difficult to enter these
wooded places and those who do so are In DANGER
from serpents and savage beasts there are inany
poor who get their living by gathering ana Sell
ing the wild honey. Now, a few months oelore W
Lacroix wrote his letter, four of these men, anu
boy eleven years old, went from one OF the stations
of the London Missionary Society Tor this
They got into boat. and rowed into an Inlet Vi
river, where the banks on both sides were grown al
oyer with high trees and thick shrubs, which formed
n mart of what is called in India jungle Nnen
thew came to the place where they intended 10 lanu
the men Jumped on Shore and lett the boy 10 TAKE
care of the boat while they gone after the no.
new AS the tide running then out OF the creek
in little while the boat was lett dry upon oank
of deep mud The sun was hot and the place was
very SILENT as the hoy sat quietly in the boat look
ing about him, and wishing that the men would
come back when 10! all at the poor little tei
low stared and started as he very large tiger
standing upon the bank just above the boat looking
right down upon him with his great glarlng eyes
You may fancy how he felt as he beheld the savage
beast first fix his fierce look upon him. and then
crouch and crawl along the ground preparing ~
spring and make him his prey
The boy was very much frightened, as you may
suppose, but he had his wits about HIM and there
fore without losing a moment, he crept under the
deck of the boat for the boat had deck But no
sooner had he entered his hding-place, than down
came the tiger at great leap; and such was the
force with which he sprang that one of his legs went
right through the deck, and got damned in between
the planks Just the place where the boy lay.
Without loss of time and with wonderful presence
of mind the little fellow snatched hold of rope
which was laying him, and twisting it quickly
around the tigers leg he tied it firm, and held 1t
fast Not understanding this treatment and never
having been trained like dog. to give his paw to
boy or man, the ferocous creature groaned and tug
ged and tried in every way to get his leg out but
the boy knew well that the only chance of saving
his life to keep the rope firm, and therefore
1. III - r,ct 1O fran IVISt1n 0n6
turning and pulling for long time without getting
away from the boy the tiger was quite cowed down
and laid himself quietly down the deck. Now
you may suppose how the poor boy must have felt
as he peeped up through the broken deck, and saw
the red eyes and great jaws of this fierce monster
But at last, the honey -gatherers. having finished
their work in the jungle made their appearance up
the bank. Seeing the tiger lying upon the deck
of the boat they at concluded that he had kill
ed and gobbled up the boy. and that he get
ting quiet nap after his dinner They therefore
raised great shout, which frightened the beast,
that he made one more desperate tug and as the
boy this time was not quite so watchtul as he had
been before the tiger jerked out his leg from the
hole and leaped clean off the boat Fortunately, he
jumped right into the deep mud and as he was
laundering about and trying to get out of it, the
four men rushed down upon him, and with great
sticks which they happened to have in their hands,
they labored away with all their might at his head
till they first stunned and then killed him.. How
glad they were when they saw the boy whom they
thought had been killed and eaten by the tiger, qui
etlv creeping out from under the deck safe and sound
you may easily suppose for he was the son of one
of the men. and nephew of another.
[From the N Y Saturday Timc7l
Temperance
These dscources are of several kinds-eloquent
common place and humorous. 1t was privilege
to hear last summer, in the vicinity of Horseneck
village situated on the Sound temperance lee
ture which belonged to the latter category although
we are at this moment in doubt whether its humor
intentional accidental. The = orator of the
day" long single sided New Highlander, with
face that all ang les in its outlnejust as if
nature had whitfield it out with dull jack-knife,
and had lacked the necessary fragment of glass
scrap Of sand paper to round off the corners. The
location not the most favorable one in the world
for the Qualification of water being the edge of
stagnant pool bearing upon its surface a coating of
filth and fecuIence which looked like the ccatrix of
a healing ulcer. We Photographed the oration
and here it is rerbafim
Teller Men i desire to say there's safety in
moderate drinking When vice takes start it
descent often stop halfway, but generally goes
continually ricey WhiSkey will whlsk
ye off before you know it: brandy will brand
We with disgrace; the commonist gin is a snare
to the feet OF the unwary, and even hydrogen and
oxygin is destructive to human life, except when
jined, in the form of water in fact, Teller men,
gin ought to be used except the cotton-gn. If the
stlm were all destroyed should have quiet in
the land. Thousands are brought to an early bier
Dy the brewers anu Il llIIe more grape IS tue
of many Captain Braggs. The grain and fruits of
the earth not intended to have the liquor
ed out of en-, and it is mistake to suppose that
the contents of the Horn of Plenty should be
converted into plenty of horns. Every Jack must have
his gill the proverb says but there is reason to
believe it means gill of appe-jack Never drink
rum to drown refection-you had better drown it
in water by jumping off the dock. 1fyour inclna-
tons should get such command over your legs: as
to carry them to porter house door, pause think
son with yourSelf-you will then put down the ia
tai cup. and go off with rectifed spirit. Try-shoud
you ever be tempted to imbibe forbidden foods-not
to perserere in i'll doing for SHAKESPEARE says and
believe it, that the eighth 6 ass shows yon many
Therefore. Teller men, beware of the eighth
glass Drunkenness, Teller men, is the official guide to
poverty and the devil. The temperance re-
deems his pledge--but the drunkard seldom gets
his watch out of pawn. If he has any jewels
they 90 the way, and the carbuncleS which
he gets instead of 'em neither ornamental nor
so vaIooble as those you read about in the Rabian
Nights. Don't for massy sake take your blters In
the morning before breakfast-if you du, it will soon
be all day with you. But ] said before, | go
for total abstemiousness-whichm means, as you are
aware, the total absence of steam. Look, Teller
men, at that tempting sheet of water pointing
to the scabby pool that is your natural element
there pereephble twinge ran through the con-
vocation. What says Isaiah You that thirst
come We to the waters and drink free gratis for
nothing. Think, Teller men, how much cheaper it
is to drink water than alkiho-and waters, liquor
with the latter. Do you 'spose that if the rock
key punch. the children of Israel would ever have
1fiSf1o foil men |