Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-05-04
Watching for a Tiger.

Watching for Tiger
The .I.it relocicd Wa. at tho edge Of
tank, vhcrr a tiger used g. drink. There
was % large tamarini tree ON it, hanks, and
A.rc tpok my pct. \ ,iIlag, .hikaroo
accompanied nae; and som after sunset We
t1os up our position on a branch, abOCt II
rsrt from thu ground. shorld fr-t men.
ton thai Vs. hai fastened an unfortunate
bullock unA.r ih, trrc fora halt Wen,
wo remained ON our perch ior a couple Of
hours without anything stirring, IL might
hs eight o'clock. the moon BAD risen, and 80
clear ua, thc lish, that We could sc ,ho
uckall. 40 thc di.auccolml, q mile, sneak
Ing along towards tho village, when a par
iy Of BrimIauio passing by, STOPPED "a
water thDir bullu,E, at thc tank. They
hitr-I fr .Ju, time, and lrcmiug im-
pltirut, gU, down from thc trco with a
,ins'. ride iu my hand, and walked towards
,Irm, telling them that I was watching
fora ds.r, when thry .,arial oG immcIi.
atly
Iva, >uut.rius back 60 my pot, never
dreaming vt danger, when the .hisarcc gave
low whistle, AND 40 the same moment @
uunlur-c from some bn,hc, bctwcu mc
and ihr trcg. 10 make my situation quit.
d.r.I,l, I SAW tie .hiNrry'. black arm
pointing nearly straight under him, on my
side uf b..Iu,;. lt was evident could not
regain thg trv, although W.. within ~
Iar- ur it. Th.rr vl. nothing for mr 20
q, hut 60 drDp behind O bush aul leave The
ret o. Providence II had thru moved,
thc tisrr would have hal nc to certainty.
l..id... trustcl :, hi. killing ihc bullock,
aul returning 60 ihr jungle D.. soon as bc
hal finished SUPPER.
ltul. terrible to bear the moan, Of thc
urrtghaI bullock when tlr tiger approach.
..I ur would run g. thc end ui hi, r1r",
making lrltr,, ca1rt to break b., and
''.u lia Iavr shaking iu every limb. aud
H..uHus 100 90. mu,, ri,..a, manner Tho
t.sr .an h,m p,4ia enough, hat ,u.I.rtlug
1000. 'ia- "'' wong h' "a'A.I Ea"'ins
around ihr t're, as il Doc did not observe
him. A. length le maI. DO. a,ll .pring,
N'.. 3D. H'f'i sIF'.A rather iha" roar. !
rnuI h.r thr tortured bullock struggling
under lim. utf.I'u. M'ut cries. which De-
came more feeble every instant aai ihc',
''" h..'s 'n''''''s' D''i growing nan
.N'i' .' '.' monster '' "' hHns '' hi' "'."'
''y.'"i ''' I''' . '''''.
j Sn'" not what possessed me at ui'
moment 'ui could not r''.' ih' ''mrt'-
zion OF o. sh''. Icr'r ur ''''y within ~
y'rl, "i him. and knroiins behind cIumr
of "hi.s' took % deliberate aim AZ h', he'l'
"0i.. h' lay win hl' nose hurio1 D." iL' huI-
l''E- t.r"at IIr started with on angry
r'1r from ih' 'Af'l-'' "h'n ''' ''' h't
bin. IT, ''"'d listening I'r % moment AMI
then dropped in front OF me- uiirr'r- a 'uI.
l'n rrovl Ilerwa'noihinfbut date ha'h
between us. I m. uo vpu"u hut my di.
rh0rEal rifle. ! flt ur my pistols, but
they bad '-cn lsn ON thr trcr. Then |
know tiat my hour wa' come, and a'i the
sin, oi my lilc rushed with disiincinc~-
acrl.. mymiud. lmn't.r7i'short prayer
and tri0i Go prrpr'mys'li i"rd DEATH when
scented inevitable
bat whtwas nay rcon about aA ih''
timr' IT, had the spare guns with him
ID, as afterwards learned h'' POOR Fellow,
was trying % fire my double rifles bHt n'l
my locks have bolts which hr e'u.d NOT
understand, andho did not e'ckh lI' was
aroud d.hikur", and knew that was my only
chance, 20, when hc could d' mo- s''I' h'
dil uJihin. II Mohai'n bad h''n There
Doe would have rlir,,l mr, hnt hal -"nt
him in another direction that lay. some
miHutr Ta.-.-l thus.
Tho tiger made no attempt toc'meatm''
ray Of hopa chc'r'l me- h' might DE- H!-
in- lp"Icl Though the hrAneho'-bnt
my hnrt sank within m' when hi' bright
green EYES met min'' ''d h'- h'' Orca'h ap-
-olnt"ly blew ia my lace supPed back
In despair and srowl warned me that
even that slight mo'em'ntw was noticed. But
why did he not attack mH \ user Is a 'u''
pirious, cowardly hrf'e' aud will seldom
a.
charga unless hc SOS his prey distinctly
Now WIS quite concealed by the date