Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-25

ordinary circumstances there Was M do,r.,
to be apprehended. The bear wsstsme enoush
and had been whipped until he had imbibed
proper sense OF the superiority Of man. But
from tho sounds L judged that Bruin had
worked himself into the room, only separated
from US by thin partition, full Of windows in
which were kept the various drugs used in
| illustrating experiments. There were a great
| many carbOys and bottles Of acid in that roor,
should he oyerset any Of these, and their con
tents touch his skin be would be apt TO break
through the windows Of the apartment, aud do
| S"ne mischief before We could secure him.
Dy the looks OF my companions saw they
entertained the same fears
inere was another crash and grow. T.e
professor stopped again, and the class looked
around in dismsy. Those who were acquaint-
/ Cd W'th the cause Of the noise could scarcely
keep their countenances. In spite Of the
ataIm under which they labored, there was
something so ludicrous in the growl, especially
when We figured to ourselves the coming con.
sternation OF the class, that they could hardly
refrain from Laughing outright. The prefes.
| sor, who could not tell from whence the sound
proceeded, and thought it q trick Of the class,
reproved them severely, and then continued
his lecture. "Gentlemen," I" said he, prepare
for brilliant experiment: 4 will show You q
most startling Effect
Add he did, Eark There was . sudden
CRASH IS II every bottle in the place had been
destroyed at once-a smoke rose up-there
was terrible howl, that made the blood cur
die and tho marrow thrill-and through the
trail glaSs-Father OF Truth we had mista-
den tho cage-there lsaped forth, infuriated
with The burning liquid which streamed over
Lln-horror-an untamed royal tiger,
No words can describe the cous,ernation os
me class Petrifed by hoTror-motionIess-
tleTe We sat. Not a muscle quivered so rigid
were We with intense fear. 1t was our rreser
Vation Maddened with the pain, the animal
rushed on with terrific bounds, and meeting
Win no obstacle, passed down the stairs into
tho great hail There, as be Ieaped and roll
ed and howled in his agony, the eldest daugh-
ter OF our Janitor coming with a message, un-
willingly entered. She screamed and fell
The tiger frantic with the acid which was
eating TO his very 1esh, needed her not On
he passed, and the girl lived. Better had she
died, for never again shone the light Of reason
Ia those vacant eyes From that day forth
Ehe was gi6bering, incurable idiot
On pessed the tiger, on, out through the
streets with the pepulace flying to every side
Tor shelter--past his old prison, where the
keepers stood wondering at his escape On he
went. while behind him, before and around
him rose the mingled cry of men, women and
chIldren-'the tiger the tiger
At the extremity Of the main street trav-
eler was riding quietly TO his house. He heard
the noise behind him, and casting. his eyes
around saw the cause He spurred his horse
who started snorting with terror, for be saw
the coming Of the mighty animal as well as
his master. 1t was in vain The tiger noted
not the man He only saw the terrified steed.
One leap-the distance was Just sayed-and
he put his claws into the hind quarter. of the
horse, who unmindful Of his double burthen,
rushed On bearing his fearful load as though
1t were but feathers weight. The man re-
ceiyed no hurt With presence of mind and
cOolness most tdetermined-for il resulted from
despair-he drew his bowie knife from his
bosom and with one stroke buried il to the
hilt In the tiger neck. The spinal marrow
Of tho royal brute was severed and he died on
the instant. But he did not release his hold
still with the death gripe he CHING 70 his
place, his eyes CLASSY and gIaring, and his
claws sunk deep into the flesh 0a went the
horse, snorting, plunging and rearing in min
6led pain and terrOr-on be won't until, ex.
EauSted by fatigue and loss Of blood, he fell
PROSTATE. Those who came that way an hour
after, cautiously and timidly saw the three
stretched together They stole up-lo, the
horse and tiger were dead, and over their life
less forms was the traveller, insensibls, though
alive, and still grasping in his hand the friend.
ly knife