New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-14
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The following account of a. tigcr chase Ii a
4tractea from the North Lincoln phinx esisaels
tai paper, published at Grahara' $ " Fhe
writer, after alluding to His sporting sseEsaAees
of all kinds, and in oil quarters oi the tsss
clares that he never witnessed 50 n6sal aE
" exciting chase that about ta ne aasnrE6s
Not long ago spent a fepF days ut ors Q,
small military post on the banks ok The
river, where my friend W. was sfati1 ned
evening, as my friend and were ra1slrn5ns hate
after d somewhat fatigning fay y bucA we
were startled By hearing the most exs
noises not far from M. y seernad asSak aalsShs
demons in the Internal regions bad been
and were amusing themselves e tTgins 81 grlHassn
US poor inortals BY their harrid yelling. We sfga0
in hreathless expectation, not kneyslEB ~ ssss
could possibly be the cause of this h0lsg#5 r9
with all sorts Of strange conjee hAshasg aesosa
our minds. Nearer and nearer the yeiitr Nkkk
screaming approached and presently tae eanse
became visible to our astonshed eyes aonle ssess
or four hundred yards to our right upon tls arux
Of small hill, spotted leopasld
called ia this country, tiger,
than the lord of the Indian came ln
bounding along with all tho speed ands seneEEy ai
despair, while close behind hina followed ah
NOUS pack Of babooHs, from whose snrosts pre-
ceeded the ienloniacal sounds that lias u, 2eE secs
ends before, so startled us.
Onr excitement in the chase, as you may Su
nose was intense. On went the tiger faak Tor
The river the baboons following like aYeDging de-
mons, and evidently gaining ground npon tnef Y
| nearly exhausted foe, though thar exnitin8 Teiia
seemed each moment to increase hs sesseE aaa
speed They reached the stream, the tager etltt
| few yards iii advance, and With n tFeMaenN9ns 81
| bound he cast himself into is muddy waters asE
made for the opposite bank, WE nexs Ia1Iaehs
hjs pursuers in admirable confgsions were aesuss1
eling after him. and as the tiger tnoW feaffu IF e
hausted) cIambered on the land again, ths sarAsst
and strongest of the balloons were close At his
heels, though many Of the mack DO olsis tq very
young. and the weakiy.1 were still straggiag lg
the water. In few moments all had passed sEtAa
our sight, behind the brow Of the opposite nApF
but their Increased yelling, nov stationary hanlna
the hill, told us that the Tiger had Hnet
and that their strong arms and jaws we're n9Y
tearing him limb from limb. An the assnlpg M
far advanced, and we were Still some miles fF0Ea
hone we did not cross the riRev Eo ne m ~ tAs
death; but, next morning q fsE bones and se@Ea
tered fragments Of Eesh and skin showaa whef
had been the tigers fate On our return rome sgs
were told by some Dutch gentlemen ~ 4S SUCH
hunts ave not uncommon When a sssass ss s l9aA
enough to attack the young bapoofs glaiclI elsata
happens. All these creatures, for miles afalslles
assemble and pursue their eTleE1Y elssA
fury, to his death. Sometimes tho ela8e laSts t1r
days, hut tinyariaby elesDs Wis the
of the tiger--a striking instanca ssas the has ef
retributiye Justice is not conined5o nle laza
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prominent metropolitan hotels gas sagsa nssAs
fies many OF them, which like Ed taEa Gut
tles watch, are seyeelIed hys fesg aud asd Bit
none, !, III any portion of the gorad alYsa. Y ae
sends us the subioined 81 IN kiqllY nslSe tlqla
is both appreciated ana feeip ptaea8e igg
aas FrsAgr ElASl sa als nns stE1sls AZ R9sss
clerk he tells Us that he has 0eessan % leoE gyeE
not a. few suiitar letters and egeE8
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uphis yonng 5nan aeeI1s fil le fgaEs q hsl2 i5s
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and ha wishes to see LIS seEllis ae flasS %
E9aust us know hita, ie as 0ase ctlsss ena
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