The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-07-29
tFrom Appleton's Journal
TRUMPED BY A TIGER.

MY GEAR Eversley, what In tn
world have you been doing with your
self all this morning ?" cried Fred
Sandiland, Esq, resident collector o
ii. b. Ms Province of Wellesley ant
Penang, as his friend sauntered slow
ly into the breakfast room---a long
low apartment, as the fashion of
bungalow demands, its walls huns
with antlered stags' heads and huge
buffalo horns, stands of rifles, guns
rods, and all the equipments dear to ,
sportsman, while the Chinese mating
on the floor was Uttered with skins o.
various animals; deep French lattices
opening on two sides upon broat
verandah, shaded by many clusters oi
lessamine and passion vine from thi,
a step descended upon n sloping lawn
somewhat burnt by the heat of an In
dian sun. but inclining gently till il
met the cool waters of the strait that
separates Penang from the mainland.
Across the water-dim and blue in the
MONDAY haze rose the distant noun
tains of Quedah. while nearer fringe
of betel and cocoa palms lined the or
posite shore. The jungle had been
cleared in the vicinity of the house,
leaving scattered groups of palms and
wild shrubs, to relieve the eye with
their rich luxuriance of leaf.
kate" resumed Sandiland, turn
ing to his sister. who, seated ut the
foot of the table. had raised the lovli-
est pair of grey eyes i'll all India, rs
Eversley entered, greeting him with a
cold Good morning, has been more
than half inclined to leave you to
breakfast alone"
Il beg your pardon, Miss Sandi-
land, but trust my game bag may
recommend me to mercy" said Evers-
ley, quietly seating himself, and be-
ginning his breakfast.
II had no idea it was so late, but,
after couple of hours capital sport
among the snipe, Banda, the shikarra,
found the tracks of tiger; We follow
ed them down to the waters edge,
where he appears TO have crossed to
the mainland"
Il have not heard of one on tho is-
land for the last three yeAfs, SAID
Sandiland.
"Once npon time We used to have
them frequently, but now the jungles
are too much shot through"
u would advise you, nevertheless,
Miss Sandiland," replied Eyersley.
"to be careful how you extend your
walks unattended; neiehbors of this
description are not pleasant.
"Thank You, Captain Eyersley-f
have no doubt tiger would be an un-
pleasant companion but am not ut
all afraid of meeting one near Soonda.
May / give you another cup OF tea?-
No well, then, will leave you and
Fred to finish your breakfast and che
roots together"
Whats the row. Jim, between you
and Kate? / bought you and she
were going to get on together capital
~, and yet at the end of six weeks you
both appear more crushingiy polite
than ever"
Eversley was lighting his cheroot
from the joss-stick on the snantel-piece;
he smoked quietly for minute before
he answered.
II don't mind telling you, Fred
old fellow, though you know / am not
q good hand ut confidences-the long
and short of it is that I'm in love with
Ka-your sister"
"Small blame to you. She is the
prettiest I'd the best girl in the Pres
idencies, and you know, jim, there is
no man / would rather see her marry
than yourself. but / can't see how
your being in love with her accounts
for the excessive politeness between
YOU" and Sandiland put his hands af-
fectionately on Eversley's shoulder
The two friends looked at each other
for a moment, and then exchanged a
iquiet grasp of the hand.
"Well," said Eversley, "I'm afraid
I've made an awful ass of myself,
Fred, and spoilt my chance of doing
so; bu. / couldn't help it, and so the
other night while we were smoking
down on the rocks in the moonlight,
the whole thing came over me. l felt
if Kate didn't love me, should never
love another girl, and l told her SO"
"By Jove but you have queer ideas
of your own about loye-making, Mas
ter jim. Dc you suppose a woman is
going to accept you because you sud
denly discover you are in love with
her, and blurt out a proposal like a
snapshot at jungle-fowl? My dear
boy, half their fun is in discovering
we love them. Now l don't believe
Kate has bit of nonsense about her
still, you won't find any woman will
ling to give up the prescriptiye rights
of her sex; her love must be sought,
not demanded. But what did she
say?"
"She made most dignifed courte-
sy, and thanked me in the iciest
of tones; but was afra d that she
would find too dangerous rivals in tt
gar shooting and pig-sticking, to ven
ture to entertain my proposal. blum
dered out that I would give up every
thing"
"lhe deuce you did! Come, that's
better
''But she quietly put stop to it all,
and wishing me good night, swept in
to the house, leaving me more desper.
ately in love than ever"
Sandiland broke into a laugh. "My
dear old Jim, I don't think your case
is hopeless, if you only manage il
rightly. Let me give you some nd
vice"
ssThank you, Fred, all the same as
if took it, but I'd rather not. I dc
not know much about women, but I dc
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