The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-19

wallah is the more likely TO sue ceed, was
the residents reply.
The king rubbed his hands with glee.
He was now beginning TO enjoy the stu
alton.
"Will you bet on the Terai. wallah ?" he
asked his prime minister eagerly, in Hin
doostsni.
My lord the resident is always right |
will SIRE" was the prime minister's reply
prime minister in name only it must be re-
membersd, but man Of great wealth the
European barber, then standing among the
kings suit, was the real prime minister.
a hundred gold mohurs, then, on X "a
gra," said his majesty.
The prime minister accepted the bet. and
took out a very elegant little tablet from
his belted cashmere shawl to make note OF
the transactions. Not that he intended to
remind his majesty of it, had his majesty
chosen to forget that in case his majesty
should say he had bet on kagra, he would
be able to show the entry made at the time,
and express timidly double whether " the
refuge OF the world might not be correct,
and he wrong Aye. aud he would pay his
hundred gold mohurs too, if the refuge
Of the world " insisted that he had bet on
the Terai- wallah: pay it sniliDgly, and then
repay himself by squeezing q little harder
| than usual-only i,nie-the next rich de-
linquent that passed through his lands.
The signal was given, the bamboo-railing
in front OF the cages rose simultaneously on
side, the doors OF the cages opened. Terai
walah sprang, with a single bound, out OF
his cage, opening his huge jaws widely, and
shaking from side 10 side his long tail in an
excited way. Kagra advanced more leisure
y into the arena but with similar demon
strations. They might have ben fifty feet
apart, as they stood surveying each other,
open mouthed, the tails playing all the
time.
At length Kagra advanced Il few PAGES :
his adversary laid himself down forthwith
upon the courtyard just where he stood,
facing him with his well under hm, no; ex-
tended, evidently quite prepared for spring.
kagra watched his foe intently, and still
advanced slowly aud cautiously, but not in a
straight lne ra her toward the side, desert
b.ng an arc of a circle as he drew near.
The Teraj .wallah soon rose to his feet,
and likewise advanced, describing similar
arc on the opposite side, both gradually ap-
preaching each other, however. II was q
moment of breathless suspense in the gal
lery. Every eye was fixed on the two com.
batants as they thus tried to circumveDt
each other il was enough to arrest the at
tention, for the tigers were unusually large I;
both were in beautiful condition, plump and
muscular; the color Of the Terai. .wallaA
was somewhat lighter than that Of kagra,
more yellowish hue shone between the
back stripes. Both were very courageous, ,
and very formidable.
At length, as they thus advanced, step by
step, very slowly, kagra made spring.
His former victories had probably made him
little seli.confdent. lie sprang. not AZ if
it were a voluntary Effort of his own, but as
il he were suddenly mpelled aoit by some
uncomfortable gayanic force which he could
not resist. The spring was so sudden, so
impetuous, that it had quite the appearance
Of being involuntary. The Terai wallab
was 10, unprepared. As rapidly as kagra
hurled himself up into the air, 50 rapidly did
be- Jump aside both movements seemed 10
be simultaneous. 80 admirably were they
executed kagra alighted, ioiled but be-
lore he could recover himseIf, before be could
well have assured himself that he iras foiled,
the Tersi.wsllab was upon him. The claws
OF his adversary were fixed firmly IN his
neck, and the horrid jaws were already
grating near his throat Ii was the work
Of a moment. We could scarcely ee that
the Tersiwallab bad gained the advantage
we could scarcely distinguish hrs huge
tore paws grasping the neck, and his open
mouth plunged al toe thrOat-wheD kagra
made another spring, a bound in which he
evidently concentrated al his energy The
Terai wallah was dragged with bin for a
little ,he claws that had been dug lpto
hls neck were torn gra,ngly through II F.;
the open mouth. snapped fercely bat harm i.
lessy a, the advancing shoulder however,
bore bloody traos OF the injury be- had re-
ceived aDd 90 sooner did I've feel that he
bad got nd Of hi, as.alsnt than be- turned
with greater herccn.ss than ever to asa J
his foe.
+ Shavasb kagra-brsvo III make il
. ANp Htfsi't Abtii Aiyubt7f ssfi W. n
turning to bic prime minister.
The asylum Of the world commands il
two handred let i, be. replied RSch1n, a.
b. took olt HE ,abists anew.
Bot the Interest Oi toe conts.t 10 the are
ia VA TOO intense 20 admit OF our s,tent,Du
icing sitbdrawD from il. 1t wa bot ior
al instaut tina; n. t~O tigers stood survey
ing eacB o,bsr olss mouibed after X agra
had shaken Of tbe grpoi bs antagonist
With dlstepdsi JAs% the ampr moaih,
oIsn.d TO tt~r utmost unit thar Os.n,iial
y s,r'aksi .klu- -tsrtrg from their form
10 excitement. ibeH ey- dlstsndsd ~ tbey
x.icb-d each o,h,r, toe eDi- ol lbt iail,
moylng OOo o. 1910 a. j With couSasiV'
,~itebe, tssy st0-Dd ka.UA sAs the hr.
20 at,aeA sgain This ume hi. oppDD.u
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