The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-02

capped through the easement. Az IL
was, the brute eontcnted himself with
standing directly over my body, aud
giving utterance to series of terrific
roars, such as might well have made
the stoutest heart in my position quail
with fear. Did some instinct dimly
apprlse him that he was in danger Of
losing his prey-that the dainty din
ner OF man-fesh which he had made
his own SO easily, and over which he
had luxuriated for the last hour or
two, dwelling In imagination on tho
delicious feast to comc-was about to
be spirited from him? BE that as it
may, the tiger was quiescent no long
er; the crisis of my fate, either for
salvation or destruction, was evil
IDENTIFY ut hand.
MIN was safe by this time; 7 had .
glimpse of her whito face as the
Breton nurse hurried with her past
the window, and could now afford
to turn my mind to the consideration
OF my own danger; and truly NV
prospect of deliverance seemed at
that moment faint one indeed. The
uSer suspicious were thoroughly
aroused. He had now taken to walk
ing round and round mc in al I'M.
bending circle, shifting Mt me from
time to time, and growing to him
self, while / lay with shut eyes, simu-
latlnS death as closely rs possible.
Suddenly he stopped in his walk, and
tell back pace or two from me; and
ut the same instant there burst from
liis throat Il loud snarling yell, half of
rage and half of fear. The cord
hooked on to the ring by Min had
been pulle,! from outside the window:
the sheet OF green baizc had been re-
moved from before the chcval glass,
and the startled beast, turning at the
sound, saw reflected therein another
tiger and another man. With him to
see and t" act were one. His tail
iaSlcd his sides once or twice as he
stood gazing for moment at this in
tr'der on his territory; then, still
snarling vicionsly to himself, with
contracted body, and all his huge
muscles Inivering with excitement,
iic worked his way backward almost
t" the door, so as to give himself
more room for his spring; then all at
once cnrving his body into an arch,
and bringing ais grinning mnzzle
nearly to the ground, he shot over
me like u fash of yellow light, aim
ing straight at the reflection Of him
Self III the glass. Carried by the
immense impetus Of his spring. he
shot clean through the glass and the
wuod work behind it, coming out on
the other side, bleeding, and partially
stunned, and quite rs much fright
cnrd, suspect, rs either. But at
the first sound Of shivcrc,l glass, and
before the scared beast had time to
Recover his presence of mind. the
door behind me was suddenly opened,
and my two good angels rushing in,
srizrdme rs lay, and witha strength
which ut any other time would have
aat"nishrd themselves. they lifted nc
lightly mp, and swung me ont of the
room. 1t WAS the work of a moment.
laura's bold device hal succeeded.
inI | was saved
The rage Of the tiger was some
thing fearful, when he found out how
he had been tricked. and that his
prey had really escaped him Later
on IN the day came the caravan-peo-
PIE, from whose custody he had es-
capped on the previous night shortly
after fccding-time, and in such q
Inlct fashion, owing to one of the
Keepers laving impcrfcctly fastened
small grating at the top Of his den,
That his departure was not discovered
till daybrcak. He had subsidized into
q fit OF sulks by the time the keepers
reached Maison Girls, and neither
coaXing nor threats could stir him
ont OF the corner in which lie had
taken up his quarters, and there was
no keeper bold enough to venture
INTO the room to him. Ultimately,
he was captured by means of tempt
ing shin of beef fixed in IN iron cage.
which he was obliged to enter before
he could get at it, and once inside the
cage, his liberty was gone. I was
very i'll for q long time, and nearly a
year elapsed before my arm and
shoulder were sufficiently recovered
to enable me to rse brush and pallet
again. The scars I shall carry with
me rs long as I live.
Chambers Jomun.
Tow Nof;oo