, 1874-05-31
without much thought Of dlphtheria, 20, in the
East, man does not trouble himself much about

UNTIL HE HAs GOT IT.
But even the boldeht would hardly, from
village, without any medicine Mt hand, and
night. and at time when the nerves are per
l,ars more unstru1ig than at any other period of
the t'cDy-fonr hours consequently, a.. H. was g
cleroot feeling it impossible to 50 to sleep d.
recily after the noise and vexation OF the dis
turbance with our bearers.
1t WAS close upon o'clock then, and the
moon shone brightly at times through the t}eecy
clouds, that were gliding swiftly actoss its disk,
before the force OF the northeast monsoon. One
OF our torch bearers had vanished, and the other
had allowed his torch to 60 out. from careeas-
ness or fright, but this did not so much signify,
~ there was sufficient moonlight for the bearers
to see tbs road that is to say. 1t g. rutty track
through the jungle could with any sense OF pro
priety be termed road. 1t "as beautiful
ba1ntoo jungle that We we're travelling through
nud for long timo / gaye myself up to watch
ing, with much interest, the graceful, waving
clunrs OF that gigantic cane, as We rasaed them
slowly; the bearers stumbling and kicking their
war over ruts aud stones with doleful Efo's1ls,
and grunts tull Of misery thought to myself,
Wnal \ fine place for pea-fow' We nauat be Ill;
and then recollecting that pea-fowl aud tigers
are not uncommonly found together, began 10
wonder il there were
ANT OF THE srn1rEp GENTRY
proT1lng i'll the forest for, although tho word
! Jungle ID here used in the common ecccptatlon
OF the Indian term, which embraces everything
| arborescent, from tho mishticst forest to the
most Insignificant brushwood, it was. in fact,
| bamboo forest no were in, with forest glades to
the right and left Of the road, and having canes
| OF extraordinary gir:h and loftiness. even for
! that part Of India. Smoking, and looking out
Of the palanquin window. IN ths faint hope
| Of discovering some Wild animal crossing
| hare almost unconscious1y got pretty
| good idea Of the road, for I remem-
bered it generally distinctly enough afterwards,
| when I had to travel it under less comfortable
| to be seen OF tho kind MAS looking tor. jock
| ais raised their unearthly CIT now and then IN
the rcccsses Of the jungle, and the groat horned
| owi fitted across the road from ono patch OF
| bamboo to another; but Of tigers there was no
| sign, which ras just as we'll. considering that
| We had left our guns aud rlhes at kindly, wait
| ing our return, aud Lad not even pistol be-
| tween US. It was bard to get any information
out of the bearers regarding the character Of
| the road, for they spoke Telegu, and had bat q
and besides this they were auly. so that, having
t.led to get some information from thom in vain,
| I gare it up az bad job, and throwing away the
| end Of my cheroot, composed myself to sleep
| again.
| / don't think could have slept moro than half
| an hour when / WAS awaked, this time By, the
| renewed clamor Of the bearers, who, crowd1ne
| about the door OF my palanquin, which they had
allowed 10 lAll roughly Uu tHb blo!A&. SAaItoAoA
all together with surprising volubillty and OK
citement. At first, han-asleep a. was, co'nd
| not make out what they wanted; put HAen 1
| gathered that my friend Waldron
WAS SEIZED WITH CHOLERA,
! I was alarmed indeed, and crawled cut Of the
| palanquin as speedily as could, to render him
| assistance. The bearers were all n frightened
| and helpless Is 3 flock Of sheep with 4 wolf in
| their midst, and could see that they we're per-
| fectly panic-atricken. On reaching Waidrons
| paIaDqup, which WAS hundred yards OF 60
| ahead Of mine, found my friend, as thought,
very ill., and, as be family assured me-, suffering
| from al the symptons of cholera. What Was to
| be done? We had 10 medicine bnt qulnine, and
| it vas vain to look for any. Fortunately. re
| had brandy. without which an 1ndian traveller
! rarely Journeys, and of this I 1nade
f! Waldron swallow considerable quantity
neat. Then I ran buck to call the
| bearers to proceed without IN instant's delay;
| but imagine my dismsy when discovered that
| thev had ono and ali disappeared! I shouted
and called without effect. There was no answer.
| I ran back upon our road for some distance At
| nv best speed. but could SEQ no one shouted
| aexin and again, threatened and entrented BY
turns, but only the trees Of the Forest for not
bsarer WAS to be seen. At last Was obliged
to own to myself that wo we're deserted, and With
friend. He was apparently wotse. ard could
scarcely speak. and yet could do nothing for
ni1u-a aud4.nlr, tho thought flashed across my
| mind that might
/ RETURN TO THE flLLAGE
NE had left, and, with the aid Of the ho.d man
and the bungalow pson compel tai1 1no;hsr set Of Of
this At once; and my poor friend, Who was BY
this time SO nervous and weak Is g scarcely to bo
able to understand what sai3, silently squeezed
my hand; gesture I accepted as an assent
There "as no time to bs isss; wrapped co. osn- M
| ket round him, and eet on upon my loholy et-
rand By the tiickering light OF tile moon
At first, was too much engroa=ed by poor
| Waldroa's pteous state to think much Of my
| surroundings; and had gone over perhaps half
The distance that divided us from the last stage
| we had left, when became painfully aware that
I WAS in very awkward rredicament rlJself
! 1t was tEa. part Of the road where the bambcos
grow thickly, and was passing great clnAter
| Of canes whose fc:thery leaves obscured the
| light, when trippcd over stone, aud fell hat
on the road l was not much hnrt-only my
knee bruised bn in gstting up ss4n ito to brus'' n9
! and a. iulescribablo sensation OF awe came
| over mo At what saw in my tracks: There
was
TIGER FOLLOWING NE.
1t first would not belIeie 1t; Teasoaed Win
| myseif th&t such circumstance was impossible.
/ - an nervous, tired, anxious, and have, per