The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-03-20
Ny First TIGER Hunt

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.ELe ll -4e ueg I.r.ll. 'u -r strength a.
tll- 0firi.u. lr --l- q me--r--rr 90 g-k Air.
Richard. a Ts-...r who lived essen lii--- uL. On
-l.l o. with ans hands Le could -la-e. and -....
za-ae- 90 Hunters -- were .u .i- locality. o.
assist ID Letting t-e jungle
ca tire at-e-al1u ~ go next dry -le scouts -
t--r-l. -ayi-- that r-re-- bad He-u seen enter
IN g gar below tie summit .i q ll-. about ice
-.-=- IL On eZl-iua-i.u &C gre -a.a-t-- - We
certain ta-- t-e .---e -s- there conceded NJ
time v-- Leg 10 getting gle ie--.-- - --e-. and
starting t- ths -r.-.
The rr-,. wa very -aieE. 1rI r- he s-ea-er
Ta-- .t tae way We had O. walk Iu Indian r.e.
Tie low ground Wa -FlmTy- anu cJverel With
iauiar i-7Te-. and tle higher. Etsr and Uueer-
tain. Ne reached tie pot .g=- - tie moon mad
risen.
= little way aj.,e where ve were. the ground
wls very Tskv and llsEcl dangerous Tie zap
T1intrI uGt - thc collie below the summit ot tLe
bill seemed covered with stone. tab gas. thick
bu-he-. and -;umry t-ee-. on boxing closer we
could ju=t see q cave mouth. IN front Cd: which
wa q hinge boulder. = narrow was tht T1--l-l
into the cave. that before one could have cot iaIr-
iy within u q -tT1ke 81 tic innate Jaw had she
been there. would have iaii him -i.eat forever
To f-oe our TTrv Zoo the narrow den was Mt 90
be thought o.. Setting the ieater- o. watch be-
low. we carefully assembled the hillside until
within twenty faces oi the Grye. when. cruuCaIu-
behind tie huge boulder. We waited with CONS
pointing 10 IL direction. while one u tie >als--
Te-- iu..a5ei the CRY Of kii-
l. wl- % 10 TGrEr-e- TIE tiger was either
away. 81 Ly asleep -lr--i wi-a fed in some
dark recess 10 tie cave. We must have >rcnr an
hour III trying q .i-a,cn u. caN Lcr eUt. with
~ success
AZ l.--. Fairfield declared lie wound - c-wagi.
il q lookout v-~ Scr- g. prevent sU-l rise t-ym
ae-lal- 1I-a--- yl-=c4 GU 80 g. t-i>- ana l
went With Fl...-l.
Af,1uc=n- cautiously. ve c-cr; behind the
plants lyer tEc r.ts> 90 -re entrance % tie cave.
AMI s- q m-me1; listened. N.:hin- couli bc
beard.
IN Stepping forward. Fairfield slipped. and
caused % .-w lose stones O. r-i inside tie den.
Tire sound WIS followed h- o low whine and
zg1at,ai1. os Ire -rr.h. ! confess ;hat for mo-
mllt ! wished my>.l. miles away. From q assure
10 tire upper end ol tie cave there came q distant
sound Of breathing. though scarcely SIch - q
large beast would have made.
Going forward about six yards. and taking q
POSITION right ia fTOU- %. the passage, we waited
until one Of tire -Aik1rccs. under cover o: our
guns. creT: q LITTLE way forward, and cnjcayOred
- ascertain what was really within.
=. Bggian rqhip' Saint. Bachafa Inn - Iii
.rcss gone. Sir bat the young l. here y he cx-
clIim,d and On working our way up the passage,
we found TWO cubs, about six weeks old, living
together amongst a heap Of bones.
70 drag the little beasts out and leave the place
before tie mother returned. was accomplished
satisfactorily, although tie whclps struggled,
scratched and biz with q fury which aStJni-hcd
me. The shikuucc- took yrcm IN charge. and
plncing them in Il hollow further mp the lii. pre-
pared themselves to receive tie mother on her re-
turn.
Our intention was to shoot her before she
discovered her loss, which we knew ~Ould drive
into a reckless frenzy. The coolies numbered
twenty. They were directed 10 proceed % u part
u the jungle some distance OF. where. il was
thought, TIE tyres lay ~ wait They were t.
beat ~ tire direction %! the cave until the beast
seen OF heard returning. when they might
dist.
Fairfield and one Of tle hunters stationed them
selves 20 the entrance o.! the cave. behind . bouid-
ready % fire on the fret sight # tire animal
head. Richards and /, with tie other shikaTee.
remained a iew yard, to tire left, facing the d-
lcet.yu 90 which. n frightened by the Lcltcrs. tie
tIZEe-- would approach. There SO sat, watching.
II was p full hlur before the sound ~ tie beat
CO. wa- heard. For q while II was faint and
Irregular. but suddenly tile &. Confronting grew
.,uiar and louder, denltiu. success. and continued
! should say. halt au hour IN unlbIted yigIr,
the sharp crack Of ride sounded through
tie iungle-eit.er the warming signal. or q rash
attempt - bring the game down Ircuaturciy.
We had al been ga tire I!ert. and wee now
IDuliy -. IT. e few Imcuts the keen ear Vi the
-iizlrec caught the sound u "a rapid movement
in front ~ -. Then there was q rush, and q
crash Of branches. and q gigantic ti..es- -psaug
IntJ the rock ~ the cave mouth.
In a second. three barrels were discharged. and
Lcr lack from tie entrance with an APPALLING
-yar. y yollcy Of slug followed. though
however. the litie beast was by 10
means brought DOWN. In am instant she turned
- bay. and with flaming eyes and cleaning jaws
rushing straight upon Us, when -Ee was sent
earring back again By tic contents Il the remain
ug barrels. Not Yet ~di-comit,ei. she turned To
cave mouth. when her quick eve detected
Fairfield AM the =hiEarcc behind the boulder.
md, with a Will shrek Of Jain and rage, she fell
upon them.
To rush in with knives and axe was the work
" q moment: but the planter had been seized.
iui Wa borne down in the brGtc's grip: willie
BIZ companion blind with blood and fury. had
thrown himself Ola the ,igIc-- and dealt blow after
with his broad CDJrs knife, wherever i;
would pierce.
We ilined hin, but IL was long doubtful who
bad the mastery. TIE brute turned nlS upon
now upon the other. and ~ the meantime
i,iu. !IccIateI ia all directions. How long
9 lasted / know not but there came % Iau-e.
mi the struggle was over.
Fairfield lay myti1nle--. with torn arms. and
IT. light hair and face Covered with blood a huge
fixed . biz shoulder. his hands mauslci. and
,ue lcg under the carci--. Across the body Of
.Le tiger lay the -Likarcc. -tiil clutcliug the han
lie 90 liz knife. An axe was deep in tAe brutc'-
Iead-tle work OfIJchari-, who, with tie others,
at breathe BY the BODY, looking tcrrOT-strickcn
nj sIeccLic-s.
On RECOVERING. from the shock, we cxtricatci
Fairfield, aud a- gently as I1--iblc laid linn upon
bed hastily prepared with every garment we
.Iuli spare. Tie iu-eu-Illc -hIkarec was then
aid at he side, and the Others -et out for Assist
nee. Richards was not much hunt. neither was
but. a. far a. wc could Judge, Fairfield and h,
pmIauipn. il not dead, seemed T. have but little
iEr left.
II was Ia-t midnight before tire doctor reached
he Place. and ly that time tire patients were SELL
ih.c. but unable @ move. ON examining ths
be expressed himself satisfied that. al
hDuzh both cases were serious, huIy- might Doe
.aieTtainci li recovery
he wac right hut % was fall two months be-
90 ci,ac. Fairfield or the shikarcc could 80;
bout e. t-eir work again. This was my hr-t
iT-t tiger hunt.
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