Squatter sovereign., 1856-12-16

ceeded. and thought it a trick of the class.
reproved them severely, snd then contin-
ued his lecture. Gentlsmen.' said he.
preparing for brilliant experiment. Z"
viii show you mes. startling efiest"
And he did. Hark! there was a sud-
den crash. as if every bottle in the place
had been destroyed at onee-a smoke rose
up-tliere was terrific howl, that made
the blood eurdIe and the marrow thsiil-
and through that fIail glsss--Father OF
Truth We had mistaken the cage-,here
| leaped forth, infuriased with the burning
liquid wkica streamed over him-horror
an untarned royal tiger.
No words can describe the consterns-
ton OF the class. No. one stirred. Pet
riied ly Observation-Disclosures
there we sat. Not muscle quivered, so
rigid were we in our intense fear. 1t was
our preservation. Nfaddeaed 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 leaped, and rolled. and howl
ed in his agony, the eldest daughter of our
janite-, coming with a message. snwitting-
" entered. She screamed and fell. The
tiger, frantic with tho acid, which was
eating te his very flesh, needed her not.
On he passed, and TIE girl lived. Better
had she died, fer never more shone the
, hight of reason in her vacant eyes. From
that day forth she was gibbering, inctra-
. ble idiot.
On npassed the tigsr!-on on through
5 the streets, with the porulace flying to es-
sry SIDE for shelter passed his old prison
+ where the keepers stood wondering at his
3 escape-on he went, bound after bound
t bowling and screaming with agony. On
e he went, while behind, before, and arounG
: rose up the mingled cry Of men, women
$ and the chiihren-' The tiger! the ,igerr =
. At the extremity Of the main street, {
: traveller was riding quietly to his home
He heard the noise behind him, and cast
K his eyes around, saw the cause. He spur
0 red HE horse, who started snorting will
q terrer, for he saw the coming of the nigh
n ty animal, as well as his master. It wa
!. in vain. The tiger, Noted not the man
i He only saw the terrified steed. One lea
ii the distance was just ssvsd-nnd h
> stuck his claws into the headquarters Of tll'
5. horse, who, unminaful of the double bur
9 then. rushed on, bearing the fearful lost
e as though it were feathers weight. Th
d man received no hurt. With presence c
n mind and coolness most determined-for
If resulted from despair-he drew his bowl
? knife from his bosom, and with a firm
stroke buried i, to the hilt in the neck Q
the tiger. The spinal marrow OF the roys
sl brute was severed. and he died Instant,
l. Bat he did not release his hold. Still witt
ID tho death grip, be clung to his place, hi
ie eyes glassed and glaring, and his claw
a- sunk deep into the flesh. On went til
le horse, snorting, plunging, and rearing i
t. mingled pain and terror; on he went, ur
le til exhausted by fatigue and loss of blood
g hs fell PROSTATE. Those whs came tbs
Id way an hour after. cautiously and timi6l,
ID saw the three stretched together. The
ut watched while, and saw they did ne
t. move. Yet they stole up-lo, the hors
1t and tiger were dead. and over their life
I'd less forms was the traveller insensibl.
n though alive. and still grasping in hi
a. hand the friendly knife.