The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-01-02
The 9s,l,onat.
FRIDAY...........J JANUARY .. 1895
rERIIoUs ADvENTuRE,

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In 1545, when, as youth he frst
attracted attention. He was not re-
markable for anything except scraw-
nlness, being small Of stature, lean
and clay-bank color, the result per-
haps, OF private meals of or the Chin
ney clay. But as tho time sped by
he became q hero Ia that then Wild
country; At least he was hero In one
sense. The family with whom he
lived resided not Ear from the Alapaha
swamp. Once he and another boy
were sent to the swamp to feed sow.
When within q short distance Of It q
large tiger sprang out Of the bushes
and brought Stewart to the gronnd.
He fell on bis face. and then the
tiger seemed to be In 40 hurry to kill
him. Indeed, the,brate was.engaged
Just then In watching the other boy
aeelng In Che direction Of the house.
Being satisfied as TO the direction the
other boy took, the tiger then took
Stewarvs head In It's mouth and close
cd on II, but Its teeth Isl.pped over
instead Of penetrating the skull. IL
bit the boys skull several times with
the same result, and the boy, with =
presence OF mind wonderful In one
30 young, did not once finch while
the beast was tearing huge burrows
through his scalp. The tiger, after
holding It's nose noar the boys face
an Instant, as II listening II he was
breathing, seemed satisfied that he
was dead, and hastily covering him
up with pine straw ran hurrled!y
after the other boy. AZ soon as the
tiger was out Of sight Stewart spraug
70 his feet, and taking wide circuit,
ran with all the speed no could CON-
mand, and tidaliy reached the house
10 safety. Tho other boy reached
the house some time before the tiger
came In sight Il. and the brute, see.
Ing that ne was TOO late, hurried back
to his first prey.
II Stewart had novel while the
tiger was biting his skull, or II he
had bFeathed while tho beast was
listening with his nose close 70 hI.
face, no would have been torn into
fragments; bat the boy, having heard
OF many OF the psculiarltles OF this
ieFocious beast was prepared TO profil
by the knowledge.
Assoon as the boys told of .hell
wonderful escape, three neIghbors. al
resolute men, determined 10 hun
down and kill the beast. They has
one muskst and two huntIng-kniyes
Taking . favorite deer-hound, the,
proceeded TO the swamp. whsr
near IL they saw tho dog take IN,
trail Of the tiger and enter the bushes
In q few minutes they heard howl
and then all was quiet. They kne,
that the dog had been killed. Halt
ing, they made a solemn compact /
stand by each other to. the last. The
they entered the swamp, the ma
with the musket In front and III
others close behind, In Indian flls
the front man with ibis musket read
and the ether two with theIr knIy,
drawn. They had not proceede
moro than fifiy yards 10 the swan
when the front man was felIed to q
ground. The tiger seemed to drt
out Of the clouds upon him. He 4.
, on his back, and the beast tried
seize his throat with his mouth, b
/. ne threw up his arm aud that men
Der was seized instead. In mome
the second man seized the muske
and placipg the muzzle close 10 d
, tigers side fred the load of buksh
through its body. Il still held
. hold. Clubbing the gun, no de-
the animal three powerful blows
the head,and sim It did not release
yictem. The third man then thrs
himself upon the tiger and cut
: throat. Then IL Iosened It's grip a
expired on top OF It's vIctem. III
animal measured twelve feet from Il
end Of his nose to the tip ef his tall.
A few years after the above occu
renee, Stewart while feeding q can,
mill, had one OF his hands cauxI
and drawn. in between the rollers III
80 badly mashed that the hand and
portion Of tho arm withered. Lat
on as he was Ia the field at worl
when thunderstorm came up al
ne was struck BY lightning, ard Il
for dead. He came to, however, al
was all right In a few days. BY til
time ne was old enough TO take un
himself wife but the parents OF h
girl did not favor the alliance.
they decided on an elopement !
those days even, hero could r
married without shoes, so hs starte
for his future wife, succeeded in ge
ting her from the house, and the hal
py pair were on their way to ii
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