Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-10-20

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Castle Doolan to a cotter's shcbee
that he doesn't"
What do you say, Fairlegh 20 aske
Mac.
Well" | answered, 81 don't kno,
about the certainty but if Mr.. Doola
will venture out with me we may com
acros. one. We will see what my silks
rec says. Here, Moula, do you shin
there is any chance OF a tiger tonight .
Who knows? But the moon i
bright we can find out by seeing"
Well, get out the guns"
The skiGaree set to work in a syste
matte way, which showed he was accus
toned to such nightly movements, ant
we could see the Iri5hman's eyes follow
ing him,
Is it going out tonight We name? )
he asked,
Certainly, if you wish it,
And what would ye be atther ADDING
whin ye're out"
90, we will walk along through tht
forest to the foot OF the hills, There is {
cart road through the jungle, and as the
moon is bright we may get sight of one
OF the animals you are DESTROYS Of see
ing"
An it's trapesiug abou! in the jun
giles all night you would be, whin its uI
in the mornin' and fall in before gun-fre
wild the colonel a,swearin' at ye1
af0re we're out O. bed. Now look at here
now, Larry DoOlan's the boy for a tigel
or any other haste in broad daylight, but
he'll be hanged if he's going to give W
HI. nights rest for one :"
But, DNolan, you've got a bet on it
don't show the white feather, man u
cried the others.
Don't We talk about white feather,
Trotter, or yell have to answer for it,
bedad Me Oncle, Terrence Doolan rest
his sowl, has drilled holes in Phaynix
Park throguh more mel than we've got
buttons on your jacket, me bhoy.
That may be, and Terry D0Olan,
your venerable uncle of drilling motto.
riety, would have been delighted at the
opportunity offered to night of drilling
another hole in a royal tiger so brace up,
old boy, for the family credit.
" Now, now, now, look at here now.
MeejGr, its jokin' We are entoirly, isn't
it, .whin ye talk of goin' afther savage
bastes at this tonne o night -
No" replied. am not joking. !
so often 90 out on a fine moonlight night
that you zee my seryants make no ques.
ton about it, but get everything ready
at a few moments notice that is likely to
be required. | daresay soma of your
friends here will 30 with us. "
"l 5, we'll all 60" shouted the rest
and poor Doolan was hustled cut with a
gun stuck on his shoulder, looking a pei.
feet martyr. | was half sorry ! had lent
myself to his humiliation but thought
that very likely the lesson would ave
him from much trouble in after
life, for very often a good snub al the
beginning Of ones career, if well de-
served, does one a lot OF good.
Well, as We went along, those mis-
chieyOus lads told wonderful stories Of
tigers sprirgiDg out of thickets upon the
travellers, and how they rOared to
brighten their prey and quite worked up
poor DOoIan'4 feelings to the highest
pitch. AZ we approached the wooded
part Of tho road ! enjoined strict silence,
and made DOelan walk ahead with me.
the others followed, Every night-iar
that few up made him jump when at
last, in the gloomjest part OF the road,
we heard a most savage bubbliDg sort of
growl or roar, very familiar to my ear
but eleCtrifying to poor Paddy, who
stopped short and exclaimed:
80, be the phowers, what's that
LOOK out, Larry, there's a tiger
coming" whispered Mac,
Another roar.
80 bliisid Moses, we'll all be kilt en-.
toirely, Look at here now, Meier, I'm
paid FIR food for pOwther an bullets, but
it amt III my commission for to he aten
by wild bastes like a knacker's horse, 30
just loigAt about face. 0, the saints he
wild u.s. Gan awful rosr.) "Let me
go, Mac stay, an be aten av We will.
Mother o Moses! CONF along, Meeior,
like a dacint body, do now !"
Here another roar and a bang in the
air from my gun. which was followed by
a demoniacal explosion from the camel,
put the finishing touch to poor DOolan's
tortitude tor he turned and bolted up
the road, calling on all the saints to pro-
tect him, whilst we fired of a salyo in
the air, and nearly died with laughter.
never saw Larry Doolan again, for
the regiment marched early, and INV
camp moved in a different direction.
But heard from Macpherson a wear
after, and he said that Paddy was a deal
more bcarable, and whenever he was in.
clined to be obstreperous in his old way
an ailusion to the Koraie tiger generally
brought him TO his senses.
His counIymen are not often 50
cowardly," remarked.
No, nor was DOolaD a coward in the
main. | believe he was a fairly pIuckv
man, and has since done good service in
the field but it was rather irving to
his nerves to be taken out at night To a
jungle road, and made to listen to awful
rears by what he supposed was a savage
tiger. The whole thing was strange to
him, and was not, as he expressed il, "ip
his commission, "-Londo0 ,Noe;nt,,