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there was great many carboys and bottles
OF acid in that room. Should he oyerset any
of these, and their contents touch his skin |
he would be apt TO break through the win
dows OF the apartment, and do some mis-
chief before we could secure him. By the
looks Of my companions | saw they enter.
tanned the same fears.
There was another crash and growl. The
professor stopped again, aud the class look
ed around ill dismay, Those who were ac-
quainted Will, the cause of the noise could
scarcely keep their countcnanccs. In spite
OF the al:rln under which they laborcd
there WAS something so lulicrous in the
growl, especially when we figured to our.
selves the coming CONSERVATION of the class,
that they could hardly refrain from laugh
ing outright. The professor, who could not
tell from whence the sound porcecled, aud
thought il Il trick Of the class, rcproved them
severely, and thenScon'nued his lecture.
"Gcn!lclncn," said he, prepare for bril-!
'ant experiment; will show you a most
startling effect"
And he did! 1fark! There was sudden
crash as If every bot,lefinf the place had
been destroyed at once-a smoke arose up
there WAS terrible howl, that made tie
blood curdle and the narrow ,hrill-and
! through the frail g!ass--Fathcr of Truth
we had mistaken the cage-llicre leaped
forth, infuriatcd with the burning liquid
which streumel over him-llorror-an un-
tanned royal tiger d
Nowords can described HE CONSERVATION
| of the class. Peirficd by horror-motion-
less-there we sat. Not muscle quivcrcd,
so rigid were we with intense fear 1t was
, orr preservation. Maddencd with the pain,
the animal rushed on with terrific bounds,
| and meeting with no obstacle, passed down
the stairs into'the great hall. There, as
he lcaped and rolled and howlcd in his ago
ny, the eldest daughter.of orr jantor com
ing with q, message, lunwittinely entered.
She screamed and fell. The tiger frantic
with the acid which was eating his very
tleslshcarr her not. On lie passed, and
F., the girl lived. Better had she died, for ncv-
er again shown the light of reason in those
vacant eyes. From that day forth she WAS
a gibbrrng, incuraLe idiot. ss
IL. On passing dhe tiger, on! out through
the. streets with the poru!ace flying to every
! side ior shcltcr-passed his old prison, where
the keepers stood wondering Mt his escape.
On he went, while behind lem, before and
around him rose The mingled crv Of men.
women and ccldrcn -'ihc tiger! the tiger ~
/ Attic extremity of the main street a trav-
ellcr was ridin. quietly to his house. lie
beard lhe noise behind him, and leasing his
eyes around saW5the. cause He spurred his
horse whoEstarted snofting With terror, for
lie saw the coming Of The mighty animal as
well as bis mnstcr:: IT was lin vain. The
tigef;noted: not the man. lie only saw the
terrified stced. Oneltiip- the. distance Was Was:
fjust saved --5ands lie put his claws Into the
hind quarters Of :!ie horse, who unmintl..
,Eful Of his double burlhen, rushed on bearing:
ibis tetrfu load as t. were butgn
'Iteathers5weigh:. 4 hc man received no hurt.
Il With presence of mind and GOODNESS most.
I Etleterlniuetl for il.resulled from despair
fhe; ex$his bowie knife from his bosom
/ and with pne stroke burial it 10 the Tilt in
1.-the tigers neck. The spinal marrow of the
.Eroyal brutcswas servered3and:lie died on the
/ instant But lie did not release his hold
! Still with tic death grip hes cpng, to Ills
ilpiare, his eyes glassed and a3slaIrine,, and
5;Hhis claws sunk deep pipto,,le fiesIi. On went
the horeses snoring, iplnngings and rearing
lin lningling pain: and terror on ehe went
until, exhausted by fatigne and loss Of bood,
The fell PROSTATE. Those wllo came that way
an hour after, cautiously and limidlv saw
1.-the three stretched together. They stole mn
IS 10 'thesshorse and tgcr:werc dead, and
iover tlIeir ineless forms was fhe traveller.
I Iinsensible, thopghfalive, and still craspinr q
4; in. his hand the friendly knife.
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