The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-18

and chocolate for those VINO liked sucn |
things. and grog for the others who liked |
something stronger. We drew our chairs
round the fire, and Mac began the cam
paigu.
II say, Fairlegh, any tigers about
here %
40, yes 1 replied :" "Iots. Here's
Doolan won't believe it, he says"
No more will l. Now look at here
now, we've been through miles of this
wretched scrub that lines this dhirty Ould
water coorse We calls road, an sorry
fut have l seen. An they tell ye ould
wOmen's tales o. man-aters at ivTy turn.
It's as much an imposition as the whole
cOunthree is-an' that, be the phOwers,
is the naked truth
But there is a man-eater on this
ghaut, Fairlegh, is there not 2" asked
Mac.
Certainly he may be thrOttling some
poor wretch at this very moment TOR all
we know"
Thin why doesn't he come out to
ghintleman wild gun in his fist, who
doesn't care a rap for a whisker of the
dhirty spalIeen. instead of breaking the
skulls of these black naygurs that's got
nothin' in 'em after all-nOthing at all,
at all! But what's the use of talking
I'd bet a tin-phOund note agiu a brass
button chat I'd go through the length
an breadth of the land, and niver see
one"
"I'll bet you Fairlegh shows you one
tonight 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, = I don't know
about the certainty but if Mr.. DOolan
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 tiger tonight ?'
Who knows? But the moon is
bright we can find out by seeing"
Well, get out the guns.
The skikaree set to work in syste-
matte way, which showed he was accus-
toned TO such nightly movements, and
we could see the Irishman's eyes follow
ing him.
Is it going out tonight ye name ?"
he asked.
e" Certainly, if you wish it."
And what would ye be afther adding
whin ye're out"
90, we will walk along through the
forest to the foot of the hills. There is q
cart road through the jungle, and as the
moon is bright we may get sight of one
of the animals you are desirOus of see
ing"
An it's trapesing about in the jun
giles all'night you would be, whin it's UP
| in the mornin' and fall in before gun-fire,
wild the colonel a-swearin' at ye2
afore we're out O. bed. Now look at here
now, Larry DoOlan's the boy for a tiger
or any other haste in broad daylight, but
he'll be hanged if he's going to give VI
his nights rest for one +"
4" But, DcOlan, you've got bet on it
don't show the white feather, man ! D
| cried the others.
| Don't ye talk about white feather
TrOtter, or yell have to answer for it
! bedad Me 0ncle, Terrence Doolan rest
his sowl! has drilled holes in Phayniz
| Park throguh more men than we've got
buttons on your jacket, me bhoy.
That may be, and Terry DoOlan
your venerable uncle of drilling motto
riety, would have been delighted at the
opportunity offered to night of drilling
another hole in royal tiger so brace up
old boy, for the family credit.
& Now, now, now, look at here now
n!hAAjHpr, it's jokin' ye are entoirly, ISM
1t, iwhln ye talk of goin' afther SAVAGE
bastes at this toiIIru " nishuI "
mo, " replied. am not joking.
so often 90 out on fine moonlight nigh
that you see my servants make no ques
ton about it, but get everything ready
at few moments notice that is likely t.
be required. l daresay some of you
friends here will go with us.
Ill u, IL
and poor DOolan was hustled cut with
gun stuck on his shoulder, looking a pei
feet martyr. l was half sorry l had len
myself to his humiliation but though
that very likely the lesson would saw
him from much trouble in ate
life, for very often a good snub at tn
beginning of ones career, if we'll de
served, does one lot of good.
Well, as we went along, those mis-
chievOus lads told wonderful stories {
tigers sprirging out of thickets upon tn
travellers, and how they reared t
brighten their prey, and quite worked u
poor DOOlan's feelings to the highes
pitch. As we approached the wOOde
part of the road | enjOined strict silence
and made DOelan walk ahead with me
! the others followed. Every night-ja
that flew up made him jump; when q
, last, in the gloOmiest part of the rOaC
we heard a most savage bubbliDg sort {
,, grOwI or roar, very familiar to my ear
+; but electrifying to poor Paddy, VIII
stopped short and exclaimed:
90, be the phOwers, what's tbat?'
Look out, Larry, there's a tigt
coming :" whispered Mac.
Another roar.
90 blissid Moses, we'll all be kilt Ell
toirely Look at here now, Meeier, Il
: paid for food for pOwther an bullets, bJ
> it amt iii my commission for to be ate
by wild bastes like knacker's horse,
, Just roight about face. o, the saints /
wild us % CAN awful roar.) "Let m
. go, Mac; stay, an be aten av We will
Mother o Moses come along, Meejo
like dacint body, do now p'
I Here another roar and q bang in til
a air from my gun. which was followed b
a demOniacal explosion from the came
put the finishing touch to poor DOOlan
tOrtitude; for he turned and bolted u
4 the road, calling on all the saints to pr,
= tect him, whilst we fired off a salvo j
: the air, and nearly died with laughte
> | never saw Larry DOOlan sgain. fl
" the regiment marched early, and m
7 camp moved in a different direction
But l heard from Macpherson a yes
/ after, and he said that Paddy was de-
more bearable, and whenever he was il
. clined to be Obstreperous in his old wa
!, an allusiOn to the KOraie tiger general
7 brought him to his senses.
His COUnhymen are not often
. cowsrdly," l remarked.
= No, nor was DoolaD a coward in II
! main. believe he was a fairly pluck
: man, and has since done good service
!! the field; but it was rather trying
y his nerves to be taken out at night to
!, Jungle road, and made to listen to awfl
n rsars by what he supposed was a savas
tiger. The whole thing was strange