Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-09
THE DAILY PRESS.
ATIrer KIIIed hr Rahoons.

The following account of tiger chase is
extracted from the North Lincoln Sphyn1, .
regimental paper published at Grahams
Town, Cape Of Good Hope. The writer,
after alluding to his sporting experiences, of
all kinds, and in all quarters of the globe,
declares that he never witnessed SO novel or
intensely interesting chase as that about to
be described:
Not long ago spent few days at Fort
Brown, a small military post on the banks
of the Great Fish River where my friend w.
was. stationed. One evening, as my friend
and were returning home after a somewhat
fatiguing days buck shooting, we were star
tied bv hearing the most extraordinary noises
NOT far from us. 1t seemed as if all the de-
mons in the internal regions had been un-
chained, and were amusing themselves by
trying to frighten us poor mortsls by their
horrid yelling: We stood in breathless ex
recitation, not knowing what could possibly
be the cause of this diabolical row, with all
sorts of strange coDjectures flashing across
our minds.
Nearer and nearer the yelling and scream.
ing approached, and presently the cause be-
came visible to our astonished eyes. Some
three or four hundred yards to our right,
upon the brow of small hill spotted
leopard commonly called in this country
tiger, though much smaller than the lord of
the Indian juDgles, came in view, bounding
along with all the speed and energy of de-
spair, while close behind him followed an
enormous pack of balloons, from whose
throats proceeded the demoniacal sounds
that had few seconds before SO startled US.
Our excitement in the chase as you may
suppose, was intense On went the tiger,
making for the river, the balloons following
like avenging demons and evidently gaining
ground upon their exhausted foe, though
their exultant yells seemed each moment to
increase his terror and speed They reached
the stream, the tiger still in advance, and
with tremendous bound he cast himself
into its muddy waters and made for the op-
pOsite bank. The next moment bis pursuers,
in admirable confusion, were struggling after
him, and as the tiger, now feartully ex-
hausted, clsmbered on the land again, the
largest and strongest of the balloons were
close at bis heels, though many of the pack
(the old, the very young and weakly,) were
still struggling in the water.
In few moments all had passed from ouI
sight hey ond the brow of the opposite bank
but their increased yelling, now stationary
behind the hill, told US that the tiger had
met his doom, and that their strong arms
and jaws were tearing him limb from limb
AS the evening was far advanced, and we
were still some miles from home, we did moi
cross the river TO be in at the death; but
uext morning, few bones and scattered
fragments of flesh and skin showed US wha
had been the tigers fate. On our return
home we were told by some Dutch gentle
men that such hunts are not uncommon
when tiger is harsh enough to attack th
young balloons, which often happens. Al
these creatures, for miles around, assemble
and pursue their enemy with relentless fur
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days; but it invariably closes with the de
struction of the tiger-a striking instance
that the idea of retributive justice is not con
fined to man alone