The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-06-01
HUNTING THE TIGER.
XarWFIm0 Eepeeieaes of q Famous Hunter
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nearly week in the destruction Of a
man-eater, which had completely closed
several roads and was supposed to have
devoured over one hundred beings. He
occupied large triangle Of country be-
tween The rivers Moran and CANAL,
stopping Tie work Of the sleepercontrac-
tors on the railway in their course Of
construction ID the Narbada Valley, and
striking terror into breadth Of not less
than thirty Of forty miles. Having
pitched his camp in this pleasant coun-
| try under d splendid mango grove, the
captain was laid up for few days by a
sprained tendon, during which time sem
sational news was brought in Of whole
families Of tigers waiting il the river
beds 70 be killed, and at length that the
man-eater had struck down a man and a
boy On the high road about ten miles
away. He now resorted to severe reme-
dies, which after few more days per
mitted him once more to resume his
quest but in the meantime numberless
stories were told to him of the fearful
size and appearance Of the man-eater, Of
its belly pendant to the ground, and the
white moon it bore in the center Of its
forehead--o the pork butcher-like mode
in which it would detain a party Of trav-
lers while 1t rolled in the sand, and at
length, having inspected them all around,
select the fattest- Of his power Of trans
forming himself into an innocent locking
woodcutter, and calling or whistling
through the woods till an unsuspecting
victim approached and how the spirits
Of all his victims rode with him on his
head, warming him Of every danger and
guiding him to the suitable ambush by
which passenger would pass. 1t is
worth while noticing the despairing ter
rorof the people which such superstitious
and imaginary details evince.
No clearer proof could be laid before
the reader Of the paralyzing effect which
man-eater's ravages appeared to pro.
duce, when no mans life il safe for d
moment, and the whirr Of every quail
or peacock which springs up near him
seems the bound Of the fell animal which
will strike him down. All the best
shikarries Of the country together with
the landowners and many Of the ryots
besieged the camp daily. Many villages
we're utterly deserted men lived in bar
ricaded houses, and only left them when
compelled by necessity, and then in large
companies, shouting and beating drums
Al they passed along the road. This had
gone Oh for 4 year, and the country was
slowly being depopulated. Through
this desert, then, the sportsmen rode on
hia trained elephant, preceded and fol-
lowed BY baggage elephants and pre-
tected BIZ guard of police with their
muskets, and shikarries with their match
locks. Traces of The brute we're seen
here and there, but no recent ones, while
heaps Of stone showed where d traveller
had been struck down. AT length hc
reached q spot where one ~ tho party Of
pilgrims had been carried Oh the day
before, and discovered the aad relics and
blood-stained grass which Yet told of the
tragedy and pointed out where tie maa-
eater had dragged the corpse in i water
courae ii which IL remains were left III
was Ok 10 use waiting ior the tiger 70 re-
turn Ia its horrid feast, Al this one had
learned caution, and never ventured
back ID III killed. All The raat of
that day, III extreme heat, the party
beat the iungles 81 the Moran river, tue
tracken working III fear and trembling
under The sahib'a elephant and covered
by bis Fiiie 1t full cock.
Returning 20 canp At night one Of the
men spied the great squaFe footprint of
tho creature they we're searching, Early
the next morning the captain carefully
beat the neighboring water-cOugae, but
With avail. Az ha WAS sitting down
10 iast however some men brought
IA " That about \ mile and d halg
from imp The tiger bad that very Right
/ ta 4 away one ~ than ont &c the midst