American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-29
Horrible Fate of a Young Hin
doc Girl.

| Inc Calcutta correspondent or the
London Sporting Magazime writes
There lived in Calcutta a lovely girl OF
II, who was engaged to man she was
much attached to; her father, however,
did not approve of the match, and was
anxious that she should marry another
man, who had proposed to her some
time before. This second lover, backed
mp by the father, was most persistent
in his attentions, and ultimately hoped
to win the girl, who, on her part, dis
liked him intensely, and declared she
would only marry the man she was en-
gagged to, and no one else. All of a
sudden the girl disappeared, and though
every search was made no intelligence
could be gained of her, nor was there
any apparent reason for her mysterious
absence. Suspicion fell on both her
lovers, especially on the one whose suit
she had rejected, for it is well known
he was highly incensed against her for
her Indifference toward him. They
were both arrested and imprisoned,
albeit they declared their innocence, and
also their sorrow and astonishment at
her disappearance. 1t was ascer-
tanned that she was last seen alive
going to the "tank " with her pitcher
to draw water, and that she had
never been seen since. On this it
was decided to have the tank dragged,
which was accordingly done. The first
time they found nothing; however, they
tried it again. On this occasion they
found something very heavy in the net;
presently they saw the huge head of an
alligator, and soon after heard a ire
mendous splash, which broke the net
and allowed the animal to escape. They
Immediately commenced making aneth-
er net of extra strength, and not one
likely to be broken by the alligator.
When it was finished they dragged the
tank, and this time they did so most
thoroughly, but to their amazement
nothing of the alligator was seen.
f" Where can it be?'' they exclaimed.
" Surely we were not deceived; we all
saw it, and yet il it was in that tank we
must have caught it.'' Some of them
proposed that they should drag the
tank from the opposite side. This they
did, and their efforts were crowned with
success. for they captured the alligator
and brought him safe to land He was
of monstrous size, and most ferocious
monster. Inside of him they found
no end of gold and silver bankies
and native ornaments; some of them
were recognized by the bereaved father
as belonging to his daughter, for they
were the same she wore on the evening
she was last seen walking toward the
tank. The grief of her friends on this
terrible discovery can be better imag-
med than described. She must have
put down her pitcher into the water,
quite unconscious of danger, when she
was seized by the monster and in a mo-
ment dragged down. Not soul knew
Of the existence of the alligator in that
tank. 1t was the only one there, and
had habit of hiding under the shelv-
ing of rock on one side of the tank.
This accounts for its not being captur-
ed when the tank was dragged on so
many occasions. How this monster
got into that tank, and where it came
from is a question for naturalists alone
20 answer. 1 have heard, though l can
not vouch for the truth, that alligators |
have been known to travel great dis
ances at night. This animal must have
walked straight through the populous
city of Calcutta to the tank, unobserved. |