Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-07-24


that the latter would not move. I tlpu
tried to open the breech to use the
barrel had fred, but found the lever
bent back SO frightfully that nothing
! could be done. just then tie animal
bounded away with roar shall never
forget. To my horror aul deepest re-
greet found my poor young friend
whom | had placed Cor safety in the
tree, had fallen victim to this brute.
| rushed toward Immediately, and with
the assistance of my maistry was carry
ing away the poor young fellow, who
was lnsensible. when the tiger charged
again! Having no weapons to protect
ourselves with, we dropped young
C. as quietly as we could, and ran
to tree twenty yards off. The animal
came up to G -, srnelt him all over
walked round him, roaring and lashing
his tail, and then sat down beside him,
wishing, no doubt, to make meal of
him; but his broken jaw, which was
hanging, must have prevented this! l
did not know what to do Here | was
helpless, not a weapon available; all the
heaters had bolted, and the sun with a
vengence was blazing on my bare head.
| was feeling faint, as / had only Just
recovered from an illness which had
weakened me much. ] at last got des-
perate, descended from the tree, and
ran on TO some ten heaters who, with
my servants, We're upin trees These
| collected, and fortunately they had
two tom-toms with them; took one of
them myself, and heading the heaters,
we walked toward the brute, making
devil of row. He could not stand
this, and sneaked away into the Jungle,
We then rushed on, picked up the
young man, and were retiring when he
again charged out of a BUSH The
poor young fellow had recovered cen
selousness and begged me not TO leave
him! When found the animal coming
at us again, / tom-tomed and shouted
diabolically, and my staunch men and
the beaters did the same. The brute
charged up to within about twenty
yards of us, stood, reared at us, turned
tail, and boltedl We then ran with the
young fellow some half-mile, until clear
of the jungle, and then stopped. lily
'Greener' the young man had up in the
tree, and this was damaged also. You
would like to know how the poor young
fellow got into the brutes clutches.
We'll. after was knocked over, the
infuriated brute was so stunned ard
blind from the effects of the shot that
he ran at the tree after rolling over with
me, reared up against it; and was
graphing with it when young c.
thought that he was climbing the tree
to get at him, and instead of firing got
80 paralyzed and frightened that he lost
all hold, and fell bang into the animals
embrace and was mauled frighttully
with the claws, and had his spine broken
I believe. When I recovered myselt,
and he was rearing up against the tree,
l might have shot him dead easily if
my rifle had been seryiceable, and thus
perhaps have saved the poor young
fellows life. When we got away
sufficient distance we gave G. some
water, and carried him into camp, TIVE
miles off My poor wife was in fright
ful state, for as soon as ! got to the
tent door l sweoned away from ex-
element, fatigue, and the blow ] had
received. The blood was flowing from
my ears, and had two ugly scratches
on my neck and arm. My wife nursed
the young man first, cut his coat and
shirt open, washed the wounds,stailnch-
ed them, and then applied strips of
sticking plaster. The poor young fel-
low was conscious to the, last, and
thanked my wife several times; took
some nouiishment and We had every
hope of his still getting over it, but his
arms and legs were paralyzed, and six
hours after the accident tetanus set III,
and he breathed his last We had to
take him in thirty miles to bury him,
and sad nights march We had. l
could hardly sit on my horse. :. After
burying the young man I started at
once for medical aid into Hyderabad,
ninety eight miles away, | am now all
right again"
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