Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-05-15

day OF II, and try II VT could not Sc
cure at least one wild buffalo, which
would furnish us with a dish of COX tail
soup for dinner.
But first let me tell you about the ii
ger. He had heen making depredations
among our live stock for some nights,
when one day syee-one of the men
who had charge of the horses--was miss
ing. We made search for him, and at
last found bloody tatters of his clothes
in the jungle.
He had evidently fallen prey to the
man eater" The monster must there
fore have Judgment meteG out to him.
| determined to hunt him to the death.
The next day, accordingly, Assem-.
bled my neighbors, and mounted on the
backs of three elephants, the party set
out. My shikaree, or native hunter, had
already found the whereabouts of the
tiger, and we soon reached his lair
There were no fresh tracks near il, SO
we knew he must be still at home. We
arranged our elephants in triangle, one
on each side and one in front. The one
on which my companions, Sims and
Bard, were mounted, was the tallest, and
the tiger caught sight OF them first.
He Immediately erected himself, and
made ready to spring. Sims took quick
aim and fired, but the ball went over the
animals head, and we heard it crashing
through the thick jungle beyond
The next instant the tiger was on the
head of the elephant, who gave tre-
mendous yell, and turning suddenly
aside, managed to throw Sims off,
Then | fired, and Upton also, ON the
other side, but we were too much excited
to take good aim, aud our balls did no
execution.
The tiger now made another spring on
the elephants flank, and this time its
claws not only tore the thick skin of the
animal, but were planted in poor Bard's
shoulder.
Sims, who was seated Just in front of
him, at once took up fresh gun and
placing its muzz'e in the tigers mouth,
fred both barrels.
The beast fell back dead. Bards
clothes and skin were hanging in bloody
tatters from his back. Still if Sims had
not shown such presence of mind it
might have been much worse. As it
was, we sent Bard back to the STATEN on
one of the elephants, where the doctor
soon made him comfortable, but we were
in no mood to give up our hunt, and as
there were no more tigers about, we went
in search of wild buffaloes.
The shikarees knew swampy piece of
ground where these animals were almost
always to be found, so we followed their
lead through the jungle and chupra.
On arriving at the spot, we saw five buff
faloes standing in the mud, and vainly
trying to defend themselves from the at
tacks of the mosquitoes. Our elephants
treading on the thick grass made no
noise, and we hoped to approach quite
near to our game.
Before we were close enough to fire,
however, three of the buffaloes caught
sight of us and filed off into the Jungle,
whittier it would be useless to follow
them. The remaining two were heifer
and its mother.
We managed to get within short dis
tance of these, when the old one took
notice Of US, and began to move off also
IN side direction towards the jungle.
We supposed we had lost our sport.
But Upton, who was ON the first ele-
phant, too excited to be cautious, slipped
down to the ground and went in pursuit.
Bent on securing at least one animal, he
foolishly fired at the calf and killed it.
The consequences we're as might have
been expected. The mother buffalo at
once turned in the greatest fury, and
lowering her horns, made rush toward
the murderer of her young.
We felt as if there was no help for
poor Upton. We did, indeed, fire on
the approaching animal, but the distance
was too great, and the slight wounds in
fiicted only infuriated her still more.
On she came. leaping, and the next
moment her horns would pierce our CON-
rade's body. He had however, one bar
rel of his gun undischsrged.
We were somewhat surprised to see
him coolly bend one knee to the ground,
aud resting his elbow on the other, wait
till the buffalo was within few PAGES
till he was, as it were, face to face with
death.
Then he fired, and the same instant
sprang on one side.
The buffalo rushed past him, aud then
rolled over dead. The ball had rene-
trated her brain.
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