Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-02-20

The following account oI . tiger ehast
Is extracted from the North Liacola sphs.
Ha<. Fegimsus&i paper pablished At Gra-
hams Town. The writer, after alluding
10 his sporting experiences Of oil kinds,
apd In all quarters Of the Globe. declares
that he asyer witnessed so novel or sr-
teasely exciting chase a. that about to
bs described q. aa ...E ssss
HNet long ago, 1 spsnt few dsys al
Fl. Brown, small military p1&t on the
banks Of the great Fish riyeg, where my
friend w. was stationed. One evening al
my friend and we're returning home af-
ter sosnawhat fatiguiag days buck
shooting We were startled Ay hearing the
most extraordinary noises not far from IL.
1t seemed AZ IL ali the demons in the In
formal regions had been unclaimed, and
were anasing themselves by tryiag to
frighten us poor martals by their yelling.
We stood in breathless expectation, MOI
knowing what could possibly be the cause
OF this diabolieal row, with ali sorts of
strange eonjeesures flashing in eur minds.
Nearer and nearer the yelling and sewsaeh-
ing approached, and presently the cause
became visible to our gstoaished eyes
Some shres or four hundred yards TO our
right, upon the brow of the kilI, aapossed
leopard, Commonly called in this ssaakTy
= tiger, though much smaller than the
lord Of the Indian jungles) came in wiew,
boaudiag along with all she speed and en-
erey Of despair, while close behind hiap
followed an enormous PACK of baboons,
from whose throats proceeded the dems-
niacal sounds that had, afew seconds be-
fore, SO startled Us. Our excitement In
the chase. as you may sappeae, was in
tense. On went the Tiger, making for the
river, the b2boons following like aveag-
ing demons, and evidently gaining ground
upon their nearly exhausted Zoe. thoagh
thair exultant yells seemsd each momsnt
to increase hia terror and has speed Thsy
reached the stream the tiger still few
yards in advanle, and, witt q tremendous
bound be cast himself iafo lie naday wa
saEs, sod Eaade for the Opposite baak.---
fhe next moment his pursaars, in adni-
raj confusion, were struggling after him,
and as thetiger know fsarfufly exhansted)
clasnbeaea nn the land agaia, the laEgast
and strongest of the baboans we're close
upon his heels thoagh many Of the pack,
(the old, the very young and the weakly,
we're struggling IN the water. In few
muEnents all had passed from our sight
beAind The bros Of the opposite bank, bat
their increased yelling, nos. Stationary
behind The hill, told Us that the tiger had
met his doom, and that their strong arms
and jaws we're tearing hin limb from limb.
As che eyening was far advanced. and we
were still some miles froa hone, We did
not eross the river to be ia at the death !;
bat, next morning, few bones, and scat.
tered fragments of flesh aad skin, showed
what had been the tagss's fate, On oar
return home we were told bs sams Dutch
gentlemen, that such hunts are not an
common whena tiger il rash enough TO
attack the young baboeHs, whieh often
happens. All these creatures for miles
aroand, assemble and pursue their eaemy
sifh relentless fury 10 his death. Some
times the ehsse lasts for days but Il in
vaziabiy closes with the aestguasson Of sha
sigeE--a striking instance thai the retEi-
button is not confined TO man alone"
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