Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-01-09

supper. you Williams, and dom, be fifteen
minutes providing il, Something light
coffee, fried eggs and tomatoes. curried
rice aud ehicket, dried beef and shrimps.
stuffed game, and don't forget the wine.
Let it be cooling for the evening lunch. F"
Everything is ready. sener," replied
the oyerseer; 1--WE have expected you
for the last half hour, and supper has
waited that time"
Ah." grunted the Don, as he limped
into the house prepared for us-forty
miles Of riding made the old man stiff =
" Ah there is nothing like sending
word and provisions at the same time
But tell me, how comes on the trees p
Do they flourish 2"
Exceedingly well. senor." replied the
And the cattle has the stock in
creased 2"
Not largely. senior. We have been
How ?" cried the spaDiard; T; "do you
pretend to cay that my imported COWS are
not well 2"
Until last night they thrived; but
But what ?" roared the Spaniard.
"The' cursed tigers killed cow and a
calf last night. senor."
The expression Of Don Arturo's face at
that moment was a puzzle. He wanted
to scold the oyerseer for what the poor
man could not help. and he longed to &C
cuse his cowardice. yet feared that the
native would request his assistance in
helping him rid the plantation OF the
brutes.
"Why have you not built traps ?" ask.
ed the Spaniard at length.
II made two. but they tore them to
pieces" replied the man.
And pits-why have you not dug
pits ?"
g feared that the cattle would fall into
them instead Of the tigers, senor."
{" You feared no such thing" cried the
Don I" You are too lazy to dig them.
although allow you a dozen men to at.
tend TO the trees"
If the senor would spend few days
in hunting the brutes while he is here.
the plantation would soon be freed" the
man said.
Ne ?" queried the Don "I come
here to look after trees, not tigers"
" But the senor sent his rife, and the
servants tell me he has killed fierce al,
ligator and huge boa constructor with
out help"
Well, well. III think about it," re.
piled the Spaniard. considerably modified
by the hattery.
The supper was served. and after
hearty meal we strolled about the plan
tation until the falling dew warned US to
seek shelter in the house.
During the night we heard the fierce
roaring Of couple Of tigers as they wan
dered around the cattle>pen; but we
were TOO tired and sleepy to pay that at
tention to them that their merits deserved.
Allen. TO be sure. raised his head and lis.
tened for few minntes. as though unds-
cided whether he should risk shot but
before he could make up his mind. he
again dropped off to sleep. and did not
wake till morning.
At daylight we found that a young
heller had been killed and partly eaten.
The sight rendered the Don furious. He
swore by all his patron saints that he
would dig pits on every rod Of his land.
and use up all the wood on the island
building traps. but that he would exter>
inmate all the tigers from the jungle.
Now is our time" whispered Char
ley. :" Let US ask him to accompany US
on tiger hunt while he is in the present
humor."
But he will refuse"
"No, he won't: his blood is up. and
l., Il h. - r.. {
" tigers"
Why not organize baud of the ma
tives and have hunt to-day. We can
accompany them and perhaps with few
lucky shots prevent your cattle from be-
ing troubled for sometime to come,"
said, speaking in a loud voice, so that the
overseer and his assistants could hear
me.
"An excellent plan. replied the over
seer; :" / can spare eight or ten OF the
men,"
But you shall go also." cried the
Spsniard.
The trees require attention jus. at
the present time. The moon is most full.
and not day should be lost, the over-
seer. said. attempting to frame some ex.
cuse to stay at home.
The trees may suffer, exclaimed the
Spaniard, who was glad 10 find somebody
more reluctant than himself. " Get my
riae ready, and see that We have refresh
ments. Go you must. and every one on
the plantation accompanies as"
1.-The overseer would have further re-
monstrated. but an impatient look cut him
short, and with long face be started of
to obey the Don's orders.
II An hours time we we're armed. and
ready for the hunt. Our rifles were tried,
to be certain that they are not injured BY
their ruugh ride on the team. while the