New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-04-09

MED the voice OF kuryeem Bax SeIinss sais
low sir for hear shouting Az IL for assistance.
IL - WAS by this time sitting up IN his he'd
listening, and we simultaneously jumped 10 ana
nusI,edy dressed, ordering the lantern TO bs got
feaay. snatehing mp our double -barreiIed eufs
wmen were always Kept ready loaded with bnW
We hurried towards the bungalow, followed by
sSi se lantern saE Psep ss @ q whom led as Ea
OF the stars rather confused than aided as.
We were 81 90 loss Yor tile direction to 20 id, for
the shouting Of eur friend Murphy guided Is, and
@ w neIe soon near enough 70 hear him say in his
HalIoa, gintlemcn. win ys come and Kin the
teeger that's got into the house wen ali be Iaar-
Alarmed as we really were at this. We couId
scarcely refrain from Laughing at the oddyacceuts
and speech Of Murphy but calling out that We Were
coming E We ran os, On, net without s9s dread he
animal, which we supposed, Of couse, to be ont
side the house tand not in) as stated by the ser
geant.
On the side that we approached there was no
jungle, nor was there any verandah to the house.
The light of the lantern enabled Us to see that
there was Venetian door closed, and on one side
Of it small round hole such as il common 10 bath
rooms to admit air and light. It was from this
| aperture the voice Of Murphy came, and we could
just distinguish his hairy visage half through II
| On our enquiring where he had seen or heard The
"sure, and amt the big haste at this blessed
minute IN our bid-room q cracking and scrunckia'5
the bones Of poor Kerry, and only . thin door b.
twane us and the wife ane the chflder like TO die
sHow did he get ingu
"Oh, Pn tell ye all about II IN good time il yen
he'll be atng rs, and thin a cans I'LL e 4 III
at aIl.n 81, :, 3 s'7 - -
But how ars we to do thsts Is there snctler
ssYis; but its my beaif the bie diyii has SHUTS
the door with his tail, whflst whisking about ater
poor KerTy-pace to his names -or else his man
ners, may BE-, will have taught him 70 close ~
sion he can't git ont agin.n
Wondering at the irish love Of joking even IN
such extremity, H and consulted what We
should do Listening at the closed door, ne could
distinctly hear q large animal moving about in ~
room, and as we could not see the faintest gIfmmer
of light through the chinks of the not very sound
jilmils lvenetians), Murphy's surmse that the op-
posite door was closed appeared quite correct. We
knew it was worse than useless to fire into the
room before we could see to take aim, as we not
only might miss the brute altogether, but should
infuriate him, SO that In his poundings he might
burst open the bathingroom door, when the con-
sequences would be fearful. So the only plan,
evidently, was to wait patiently as could for
daylight, when, if the animal remainedi in the roem,
we could soon settle him. ssSl
We had to wait an hour before the faintest
streak Of grey appeared in the eastern sky. I
ass haye been myself sespsss @ fsssrs s and sna
tossing, longing for the morning light, With its
hopeful cheerful infiuenceI have lain awakc
under the excitement. Of anticipated pleasure on
the first hunting morning-but never remember
to have been SO impatient as on this occasion. v
In tropical countries the light comes and goes
very rapidly, and there was soon enough for our
operations after the dawn had once begun. We
opened one Of the gilmils, and when onr eyes we're
accustomed to the dim light discovered huge
tiger lying on the floor, very much in the attitude
an W. aaor aer % n,e
spring out. The noise we made, slight a. II was,
made the brute jump up and turn to glare fercely
at US: il was just The attitude we wanted Hastily
| which at the chest, we levelled and fired all four
barrels. When the smoke had cleared away, w1
saw the grim monarch of the jungle stretched
dead, and we shouted triumphant pHan, which
| soon brought Murphy and lis family out, though
the children screamed at the sight Of the dead AMI
NAL.
Murphy opened the door through which he had
fred and We entered and soon discovered the
mystery Of the animals entrance and detention.
| The opposite door (which Murphy assured us he
had fastsned9 had i bolt t only at the bottom tns
or whatever 1t is called, to receive it. The holf
had thus dropped down Hnfastened, and Murphy
thought it was all right, not perceiving the real
state OF the case. The dog-scme small remnants
of which were still uneonaumed must have gone
out ON hearing the noise made BY the tiger In Thu
s verandah, and rushed back IN alarm, followed b,
y the hungry beast. The table, which lay agains
q the door and keptit closed must .betnthrowl
down (shutting the door at the same time) eithe
~ in the struggle between the tiger and his victim
j., Or by the sergeant and ms wlfe, as they rnsRet
ie each with child, into the bathing For
= = tunatey, the unwelcome visitor was too inten
" upon sezing the dog to take notice Of then fha
~ they had time to escape INTO the only place Q
shelter at hand, Murphy in his haste and fright for
getting all about his gun, which rested against thi
y wall in a corner of the room
y The sun was now up, and there was no fear b
T. any more unpleasant occurrences for some hour
u at least: SO making people drag the carcass
u out of the room, and obliterate the marks of tn.
y struggle as much possible. we left the Murphys
promising to send for their servant and convey
u ances so that they might leave the place of once
Il even Sergeant Murphy acknowledging that he ha,
y had enough Of it.
N timpt me to keep the wife and chder in this drai
:; house another night no, not if I'd be made Gus
ernor of ould Ireland lit. And poor Kerry, if
could spake, which he can't, being aten up on
Ut thirely-letting alone his being but dumb baste
y u would say the same.a