The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-26
A TIGER A RAILROAD TICKET OF
FICE.

The Hindoo clerk of railroad Office in
India has made remarkable official report.
He begins the communication with a petit
ton for 1.-TWO guns, required for our protee
ton against tigers one of which was killed
in my telegraph office at three O'Clock, 'and
then goes on to explain: Il have the honor
to inform you that no sooner had the mixed
train from Calcutta crossed the point No.
1. than we saw tiger about three yards in
length and two yards in height, come run
ming from north to south along the fencing
and enter thick bush just opposite the
point No. IL This breezy definition of a
tigers dimensions, in which the length and
height are given in yards, is a delightful
touch. but the clerk was not daunted by its
size. for with great difficulty and research
found the native gun at the village, and,
after gang of men had amassed, tried
to turn him out of the bush and kill him.
| succeeded in turning him out, but missed
the aim of the gun at half past eight. :"
That the sportsman should have thought to
see the exact time when the gun went off
would make it seem as if its going off at all
were considered great feat. However,
the tiger did not seem to regard it with
much attention, for we read that it went in
to another bush about twenty-five yards
off the front of my office Business now
called off the assailants. mo. up train
came along and had to be attended to, after
which office details kept the staff busy I'M
til 1.-THE departure of No. 4. down train. "
But the tiger all this time remained in the
bush. cody waiting, as it were, for the
commencement of the second innings. The
game was reopened by our Hindoo sending
some of the Villagers to reconnoitre the
bush and holding council OF war. Before
this was concluded up came mo. mixed
train," and the noises that the engine
made when drawing up at the station up
set the tigers equanimity, and 1t tired to
make off down the line. But unfortunate
ly for it there were now three Engllshmen
ON the spot--the guard and driver OF the
train and the Post Office Superintendent
who happened to be travelling by 1t. On
learning what was the matter they cut off
the animals retreat, which the clerk and
Villagers had apparently been attempting
to expedite, and made it turn. With men
on one side and train ON the other. the
tiger was for moment puzzled, but-to
continue the natives letter-s'he all of a
sudden jumped over the fencing wire and
entered my office, and jumping over the
ticket cupboard took seat thereupon. l
got the doors locked up Immediately, not
allowing him to come outside again. The
country gun was ready again, and the
Post Office Superintendent took it; and
since there were no bullets here at the
time, four copper coins, broken in to six
teen pieces, We're all loaded into the gun
with gmpowder. During the interval the
tiger twice took walk over the booking
office counter, but seeing no way out again
took his seat ON the same cupboard And
here he was shot ''by the Post Office
Superintendent with gun prepared as
aforesaid" The letter concludes with a
repetition of the original petition: This
is a regular jungle, where we have got
nothing to protect ourselves from such
wild beasts generally frequenting amy
| office. l therefore hope you will kindly
arrange to send me the two guns and
oblige."