Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-06-26
A Tiger Story.

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TIE daughter of Moonda. or head mon
of the place, was afianced, in the rude nat,vo
fashion, to one of the young mea. Of the
village, aud their nuptials were to come ofF
in a few days. One evening the pirl yvitb
some OF her female companions went "a 1v,s
their daily wont, TO brook, to bathe ana
fetch water for the household Tbov LaS
been absent but quarter of an bonr vho1
the startling voice of the tiger. and the nieTc.
ing shrieks of the women. snddenIv broko
the silence of the hour, and before the rorsod
villagers could snatch their arms. the ,,irls
came flying back with horror in their faces
and IN few words announced the dreadful
tact that tiger had carried off one of the
party. 1t was the Moonda's daughter His
klnsnen rushed, but with hopeless hearts to
the rescue. Foremost among these was bor
intended husband, aud close by his side his
sworn brother, allied to him by a ceremony,
common among the people, of tasting each
others bloOd, and swearing to stand bv each
other IN after life, come veal come woe
Whllc The rest were following with skill aud
caution the bloody traces of the monster. and
his prey, these two, dashing on through the
dense jungle, sOCn came upon the object of
their search. In small open space (Which
atterwArd visited) the tiger was crouched
over the dead body of the girl, which it had
already begun to devour. The approach of
the hunters reused him. a%11 aa%..1 he stood over
the cnrGass' growing defiance at the two
@ ne". ~ DlVment an arrow from the be-
te"''-' lovers bow pierced the tigers chest.
IL struck deep aud true, but not so as lin
sporting phrasel to stop the dreadful beast,
who, from distance of thirty PAGES. came
down. with his peculiar whirlw nd, and rushed
on his assailaut. The young man had inst
time to draw his "kapper," or bb,tle AK, trum
ms SIrdle, when the tiger sezed him bv the
lett wrist. The man leaning we'll back to
gam room tor the swing Of the ak, drove it
with all the collected strength of rage and
despair into the tigers forearm, severing the
massive bones and leaving the blade buried
In the muscles. The next moment his head
was crushed within the nlonstors Jaws and
he tell dead upon the ground, while the tiger
tanned by the loss of blood, turned roupd.
and began to limp away.
All occurred so rapidly, that the surviving
comrade had not shot shaft. but now
maCdened, he ran to the retreatlng brute and
sent arrow after arrow up to the feather into
It's SIDE and back until it rolled over, diving
within few yards of the i'll fated Young
couple. The tiger still breuthed as the rest
OF the party came up. They struck off its
head, discovered the muscle by which the
forearm still adhered to the shoulder, and
with these spUils, and the mangled Lodies of
the poor victims borne on Iitters, they re-
turned a melancholy procession t., the viiuge.
The above minute details had from the
chief actor himself. stalwart young fellow.
The event had occurred not more than
month or five weeks before, and the sup dried
strips of flesh still adhered to the CHASTITY
trophy on the pole wished to have brought
the bones away but they gave some comfort
to the poor old Moondas heart. They re-
minded him that his daughter had not died
unavenged, and left tncm there.-Iouchtnq
Tigers, IN AUMe Year Round.