Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-07-17
NEST OF TIGERS.

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that could be found, in order to supply
the demand arising from the failure O.
the American market.
Brown, Jones & Co., footed all my
bills, and l must say that L enjoyed my
trip.
should have enjoyedit much more
but for the intense heat Of the weather
This caused me much distress in thC
middle of the day, and at such times
have been compelled to halt and repos'
under the shade Of the stately Janyaa
bv the borders ofsome roadside tank.
My bearers made no objections t(
these halts, but, on the contrary, en-
loved them. l was travelling by dark
as it Is termed in India, having relays
of bearers to carry my palanquin from
village to village.
This method Of journeying is one o
| the most luxurious in the world, as thC
motion is so easy and gentle as to dis
pose one to sleep. All the comforts yoI
can need are carried IN the pslanquin
The only Improvement on it that
know of is the Nile-boat, with its luXu
rious cabin; ora rich mans yacht. Both
these arc very expensive luxuries
wherens dart travelling is as cheap as
railway.
After going about FOX some time Oh
lie Great cotton estates, and buying
many valuable crops for my employers
at favorable credits, began to think OF
returning homeward. l was stoppin
at the time on some estate Of Mr..
one Of our best customers, a rich
Scotchman, who had immigrated to
India to start cotton-farming, and sue
ceodad well, like BIS countrymen all the
world over.
MIR. insisted that l should stay
week. now that our business was
done. and he would show me some
sport. knowing that week more o.
less in my departure would make but
little difference, sine my cotton was on
its read to Calcutta. accepted his in
yitation, and passed a very pleasant
week. shooting the multilarious kinds Of
game that tlrongcd the neighboring
iungles.
Outside the cotton fields lay narrow
| belt ofwood towards the south, separat-
| inc Airs estate from the patche'
oflice. and the pad'ly fields Of the
neiehboring ryois. These fields stretched
/ fJr the nexttwo hundred yards, anC
were tnen:iost in the thick jungle, the
home Of wild hogs, pca-lowls, and yari-
GUS other winged and four-looted game
IIarcs and foxes were plenty, and my
host bad two Or three braces Of magnifi
cent English grayhounds, with wblcl
we enjoyed splendid sport.
was also shown the native Indian
sport Of hawking, practiced with th'
Indian percgrine falcon known as thC
Ja1rce; where the lead-colored stork, The
crus. with his crimson head and neck
was chased down and killed by a hawl
half his size.
shot humorous peaeocks and black
breasted nonkens, and went hunting
the wild boars,or "pigsticking," as it is
now termed in India.
/ Ihad many risky adventures, out OF
which luckily came scot free, both
with hogs and snakes; but the climax
Of all was one morning, and which
came near costing me my life.
l had started from the house abou
an hour before daybreak to reach a Ger
tam tank about five miles of, where
was informed that game was very plen-
uful. as the tank was a regular watering
place.
Mr.. -'s chief chjkkaree, or hunts
man. went with me as a guide, aud
was warned to keep in the open ground
and avoid the jungle, as the place was
very "tigerish."
Young and ardent as l was, 1t was
the chosen wish of my heart 10 sec
tgor-a thing had not yet succeeded
in doing in the daytime. Thinking
that l should probably meet one com
inc home from his nocturnal stroll if
arrived early enough, took my Henr,
iridc along with me, resolved to bag ont
if possible.
had Knocked over too many grizzliei
On the praines 10 be afraid Of a sneak
ng tiger.
was destined, as the sequel vii
show, to have surfeit OFFICERS; and i
it had not been for the aid OF my trust,
repeater" l should now be telling NJ
story.
Mohammed, the shikkarce, stole sOftl,
along by my side in the gray dusk o
the morning, bearing bis long match
lock on his shoulder, and as noiseless a
a ghost, with his bare feet. a tulOar
or curved sword, as keen as razo
hung by his side, and he bore at hi
back a bundle of-what do you think
Why, skyrockets.
"What in the world do you wan
with these rockets, Mohammed'" ask
ed curiously. "Do you expect +
scare the beasts of the forest out Of thei
wits ?"
"Sahib shall see," replied Moham
. med, quietly. "Sahib tell Mohamme
take good care OF Sahib, this morning
He 20 very dangerous. Tiger much an
gry if disturbed at tsleep. Sahlb get ca
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