The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-10-17

thing and praised that, and laid down
law ike Chief Justice, and all the time
my little friend Mae was winking at those
who were let into the secret, and chuck
ing to himself with delight
Dinner over, most OF the party, includ
ing the victim, adjourned to my tent,
where there was 4 bright fire, and coffee
and chocolate for those who liked such
things, and grog for the others who liked
something stronger. We drew our chairs
round the fire, and Mae began the cam
paign.
Il say, Fairlegh, any tigers about
here 20, yes, | replied; "l0ts. Here's
Doolan won't believe it, he SAYS"
No more will l. Now look at here
now; we've been trapesing through miles
OF the wretched scrub that lines this dhr-
~ ould wather coorse We calls road. an
sorfa fut of one have | seen. An they
tell We ould women's tales of man-aters
at i'ry turn. It's as much an imposi-
'ior as the whole counthree is-an' that
be thesphowers, Is the naked truth"
But there IS a man-eater on this
ghaut, Fairlegh, is there not:" asked
Mae
Certainly; he may be throttling some
poor wretch at this very moment for all
We know"
Thin why doesn't he come out 10 a
ghintleman wild a gun in his fist, who
doesn't care a rap for whisker of the
dirty spalpeen, instead of breaking the
skulls Of these black naygurs that's got
nothin' in 'em after all-nothin' al all, at
all, But what's the use o talking2 Ia
bet tin phound note agin brass button
that I'd go through the length and
breadth of the land, and never see one"
I'm bet you Fairlegh shows you one
to night If you'll go out with him." said
Mac.
Castle Doolan to cotter's shebeen
that he doesn't"
< What do you say, Fairlegh?" asked
Mac.
Well" | answered, Il don't know
about the certainty; but if Mr.. DooIan
will venture out with me we may come
across one. We will see what my skika-
rec says. Here, Moula, do you think,
there is any chance of a tiger to night"
who knows? But the moon is bright;
we can find out by seeing"
''Well, get out the guns"
The skikaree set to work in a systemat-
ic way, which showed he was accustom-
ed to such mighty movements, and we
could see the Irshman's eyes following
him.
Certainly, if you wish it"
"And what would we be afther doin
whin ye'er out"
90, we walk along through the 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 its trapesing about in the jun
giles all night ye would be, when its up
in the marnin' and fall in before gun
fire, wild the Colonel a-swearin at yez as
ye're not dressed afore ye're out o bed.
Now look at here now, Larry Doolan 5
the boy for a tiger or any otter haste in
broad daylight, but he'll be hanged il
he's going to give up his nights rest for
oner
''But, DooIan, you've got bet on it;
| don't show the white feather, man !" cried
the others.
Don't We talk about the white feath
er, TrOtter, or yell have to answer for it,
| bedadi Me oncle, Terence Doolan, resi-
his sowl has drilled holes il Phaynix
Park through more men than we've got
buttons on yer jacket, me bhoy."
That may be, and Terry Doolan,
your venerable uncle of drilling notorie
! ty, would have been delighted at the op
portunity offered tonight Of drilling an
other hole in royal tiger; so brace VI
old boy, for the family credit"
'Now, now, now, look at here now
Meejor, its jokin' We are entoirely, ISM
bastes at this tonne o night?"
NO l replied, Il am not joking.
so often go out on fine moonlight night
that YOU gee my servants make no ques
ton about it, but get everything ready
at few moments notice that is likely
to be required. | dare say, some of you
friends here will 60 with us"
Well, as we went along, these mis-
chievous lads told wonderful stories OF
tigers springing out of thickets upol
trayelers, and how they roared to fright
EN- heir prey. and quite worked up pooI
/ Doolan's feelings to the highest pitch
AS we approached the wooded part 0
the road [ eujo:ned strict silence, anC
made Doolan walk ahead with me, TIL
Others following. Every night-jar tina
flew up made him jump; when at last
in the gloomiest part Of the road, W
hoard a most savage bubbling sort o
grovl or roar, very familiar to my ears
but electritying to poor Paddy, wht
stopped short and exclaimed:
90, be the phowers, what's that"
'Look out, Larry, there's tiger com
ing" whispered Mac.
Another roar.
20 blissid Moses, we'll all be kilt en-
toirely! Look at here now, Meejor, In
paid for food for powther an bullets, bu
it amt in my commission for to be atel
by wild bastes like knacker's horse, s
Just roight about face. Q, the saints b
wild us!' Can awful roar LET me &c
Mac; stay an be aten av We will
Mother o Moses. come along, Meejor
like dacint body, do now
Here another roar and bang in tn
air from my gun, which was followed b
a demoniacal explosion from the came
put the finishing touch TO poor Doolan'
fortitude; for he turned and bolted u
the road, calling on all the saints to pre-
tect him, whilst we fired off a salvo i
the air, and nearly died with laugh
ter.
| never saw Larry Doolan again, fC
the regiment marched early, and m
camp moved in different direction
But [ heard from Macpherson a year a
ter and he said that Paddy was jet
more bearable, and whenever he was il
clined to be Obstreperous in his old way
an allusion to the Koraie tiger general
brought him TO his senses.
"His countrymen are not often ;
cowardly," remarked.
''No, nor was Doolan a coward in Il
main. | believe he was fairly pluck