New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-14
The NEaI.-Eater,.

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n tlfseT At tiger3 but when he becomes habit
Gaa ma eater he sinks even lower ii Tie scale Of
yilisation. He il like q drunkard who, having
tasted gin, always after the bottle ii is an IN
slaf sayings that when this animal has once laDped
alssan blood, ha Will follow no other game but
5sas IA HE becomes desperately cunning as though
ae sre aware 81 lsayiHg declared war against tie
y asest 9f enemies, It is of no further use picket
lfy haliorks for bis accommed alton for lie will
PIT THE man sHho il watching them, and leave
the llefd he'd. Il therefore, Of course, did
as ID l n! FL heart COED to hear of gentle
ssan III flig kiIad beng ii bis ighhorhood, Who
stAts asEeaaly eaten WeIinigh d hundred persons
gasga peeial 81 np less than sixteen pestmen--a
y class Ct he seemed to be particularly fond
s5llagefs in vicinity we're panc.stricken in.
aulFng Aanlilys indeed Who ii tflis tiger III d.
fea tlseFs that lie should tins cast dirt 81 orr
4 psas3ss "A D1s doing nothing towards his exter-
enF linnfer hears shat d poor woman has been
carried oii ene morning from well where she as
II ateF aud Immediately starts in pursuit
os fale espoiler Is noticed that the trail Of his
resEeat mt lead N the same direction as that
from whence he came. and he seemed to have
The aifent of the village tsso or three times
se9pf9 he He'll b. with his victim. 1 followed the
s bis fslgs through some rather open GUS
tara jrlg 20 the sandy bed Of 4 nuliah
ii goFfse, where tle trail WAS very plain
4iiGs kong there were no marks of blood To be
gsan, gef kneW that he had still carried his VIC
tpzas tfe p4sga Of lis fore feet were more deeply
the sand than those Of the hind from
te ext Fa light be carried I'M his month whereas
I'D We observed that tie mark OF the hind feet are
gsststaly HE plainests u little further on per
cegsd 8 urge patet Of dry blood round which the
ales " pn1zing and from the marks in the sand
ii lssleN that HE brute had lain Down the body oil
Iaent, in order nerhaps To Get
4 better gFipe. Presently, g we distinctly heard
slilg llSe the gnawing Of bones accom-
passled bg low anarls and gr0wls. Inoticed Chi
slealisssyes sparkling with excitement, as he lay
Asaning to the onlinoas noises and the conynsiye
Sssss he MADE at the few bristles which adorned
ia Ia <afSd Il fs4 %S4Ja1 E
lIsiS mind.
81 q % Sword was speken, thong saw The eyes Of
7sn gang W ere ful lowing my movements. This
ssss nos however, the tiger himself, but d couple
gi dackalla nannching and tearing the flesh from
a9Tsa victim he had notql;te deyotred and whom
aae mad le}t in his den. This was evidently the
Elseatolab of the rnan.eater, for counted from
;siEnlla and remains of halfeaten bodies, about
@Weng8rIhres lctlms of both sexes, as we could
sss tF oln the hair, ceIhes, broken bangles Iarrn
asssl nd god and silver ornaments belonging to
lsassve women e picked up two massive silver
to his last victim, whose fresh
3asiaans hlbiled marks Of tattooing which were
Feeegnlzed Nv one one of the villagers who was
saiIh ss. We also found two gold E teekas," Of
Aleek ornaments " Ech mark the married woman,
RIl "A knifs which the dhoby assured us be knew
as having belonged 10 d posf-rnnrer who had been
KILLED about a month before'
As 1ne8 niger Was NOS at home, and could not be
Eos ~ 9y Inc usual means, the hunter actually dis
aasHes ttss ole o. his fayerite postmen. To
the mail bHgs on their shoulder an itI, ring
with pieces Of metal ii attached g irlakne iiiia
sifs aioase as the man runs; Which gives warming Of
ssAle pf She post to- any crowd that might
A9e 9hssSnetng the path. allowing them time to get
slAs At Ais way, Having broken off the ring fast
ieq lL 90 my belt SO as TO allow it IT, jingle al
and, arslling myself with short doIble
Eills NY Westey Richards, brace of pistols and n
lssl ge slekar knife, made Kstimah lead the way
aseWil the read towards the place where the man.
ssss tsr ggas said 70 ilfk.
lsse hunter thus voluntarily becoming give
naits gees upon this quite unparalleled expedi.
ton alone. The sun had almost set as i proceeded
aiOHtly d6wn the road, and although / was per
= teSty COOL and as steady as possible, felt cold
crops Of preparation start from my forehead as
approached the SPOT where SO many victims had
llaen ssetifred. passed the rock, keeping well
oa slIs lookout, listened carefully for the slightest
sound and remember feeling considerably an.
Mayed ny the cliirpiHg made by couple of little
agt1ala 1tdian nightngalesl that were fighting in
2 9tsI elose TO the roadside. Partridges were
eztssIls lqpay 70 each other an around, and as II
3lassea me water course, saw O jackal skulking
pfong 5ts bed. Istopped, shook my iingng affair |
stEa tisfeien several times IS went along but to
mo purpose
ase ending the opposite side of the rayiie I |
Mise lilke the cracking Of dry leaf
haAlsed aud turning TO the left fronted tie spot
seaice sllanghs the noise proceeded. | dis
Assivfl saw increment or waving Ia the high
az q pFdetlipg was making its way towards
sae Then 4 heard ID Loud puFring sound and saw
llpS tSy bug laelzs ards and forwards, be-
Hana 8 81 VI sesR bush and long grassi ab0atj
stghs e. ten PAGES me, and little Ia the rear
Us was = iiqaE moment, but felt prepared.
sEatpea hAeks couple Of PAGES, in order to get a.
aellea, Ras sfitt action probably saved my life
1sf the brute sprang into the middle
~ asEng bout six feet from the place