The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-02-14
Tiger Chase BIZ Dabo0ns.


Tiger Chase By Baboons.s
+ The following account, of tiger chase
is extracted from the North Lincoln
Sphinx, q regimental paper published at
Graham's Town. The writer, after al
luding to his sporting experiences OF all
kinds, and in all quarters Of the globe,
declares that he never witnessed 50 move
or intensely exciting a chase a. thas
about to be described
Not long ago, spent few days at
Fort Brown, small military post on the
banks of the Great Fish river, where my
friend w. was stationed. One evening,
as my friend and were retnrning home
after somewhat fatiguing days buck
shooting, we were startled by hearing the
most extraordinary noises not far from
Us. 1t seemed as if all the demons in
the Internal regions had been unclaimed,
and were amusing themselves BY trying
to frighten US poor mortals by theirl hor-
rid yelling. We stood 10 breathless ex-
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pectation, not knowing what could pos
sibly be the cause of tLis diabolical row,
with all sorts ofstrange conjectures flashed
in our minds. Nearer and nearer the
yelling and screeching approached, and
presently the cause became visible to our
astonished eyes. Some three. or four
hundred yards to cur right, upen the
brow of = small hill. a spotted leopard
commonly called in this country tiger.
though much smaller than the lord Of the
Indian jungles came in view, bounding
along with the speed and energy of des-
pair, while close behind him followed an
enormous pack Of babeons, from whose
throats proceeded the demonaical sounds
that had, few seconds before, SO startled
us. Our excitement in the. chase, as you
|. may suppose, was intense. On went 1.-THE
, tiger, making for the river, the balloons
following like avenging demons, and evil
dently gaining ground upon their nearly
exhausted foe, though their exultant yells
seemed each moment to Increase his ter.
tor and his speed. They reached the
, stream, the tiger still a few yards in ad-
5 vance, and, with a tremendous bound he
. cast himself into its muddy waters, and
made for the opposite bank. The next
, moment. his pursuers, in admirable con.
fusion. were struggling after him, and as
the''tiger (now fearfully exhausted) clam
bered on the land again, the largest and
strongest of the balloons were close at his
heels. though many Of the pack (the old,
the very young. and the weakly,) wers
struggling in The water. In few mo-
ments all had passed from our sight be
hind the brow Of the opposite bank: bu,
their increased yelling, now stationary
behind the hill. told us that the tiger had
met his doom, and that their strcng arms
and jaws were tearing him from limb to
limb. As The evening was far advanced,
and we were still some miles from home.
we did not cross the river to be in at the
death but, next morning. few bones,
and scattered fragments Of flesh and skin.
showed what had been fhe tigers fate
On our return home we were told by
some Dutch gentlemen that such hunts
are not uncommon when a tiger is rash
enough 10 attack the young balloons,
which often happens. All these crea.
!, lures for miles around, assemble and pur-
sue their enemy with relentless fury to
bis death. Sometimes the chase last,
for days; but invariably closes with, the
destruction of the tiger-a striking in.
stance that the idea of retribution is no,
confined to man alone.
+ ~"The following letter was written