The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-03-06

was wonderfully "tigerish" one(--A
grassy level of few hundred yards,
fringed on the upper side by q long "trip
of thick jungle which ran over tho brow
of the hill into the neighboring valley,
and bisected by q deep stony nullab,
high banked, and doubtless filled by
foaming torrent in the wet season, but
now boasting Of only the smallest tricklo
OF white water, finding its way amid
disproportionately large bed Of sand and
loose boulders. Proceeding cautiously
10 the deep gloom of The jungle wc saw
the dead tody of the slaughtered cow,
lying in full moonlight, and most strange
and"uncanny"it looked. But our native
guide, whispering that we wers already
late, now glanced round, and selecting
neishboting tree, signed TO us that we
should climb into IL. Nothing 10th
for the shadows of the jungle were
fsarfully dark aud tho tiger was, as my
comrade said in my car, "overdus"-
we we're speedily aloft and safely perch
ed in the hollow Of n deep fork, COM
mAnding a go:d Wow of the dead heifcr.
Or rifles loaded aud arranged, We
proceeded 70 brace our nerves TO an
iron-clad calm, while enjoying the con-
trast Of bright white light and deep
shadows on the plateau before our eyes.
But the suspense Of waiting soon be-
cAmo very hard to beAr-eveiy rustic
in the jungle, every chirrup Of cricket
made us grip our guns under the i'm
preston that the enemy was Mt hand.
Royalty, however, at home is not TO be
hurried, and the bcas. took bis own
time.
THE OLD suIKAREE TELLS 4 TALE.
The "old Shikaree" tells good
story of this midnight watching, which
also illustrates an Indian superstition.
lie asked bis native hunter on one oc-
caaion whether it was true that hs had
sat UP for tiger by tho body OF a man
who had been killed. The native nodd.
ei, and 10 u whisper, stealing a glance
along tho margin Of the jungle, pausing
to listen now and thea for few tec-
onds, said it was in tho hot weather Eve
years ago, aud he had gone home 10 his
village in Mysore with some rupees
saved, aud ii rifle. Ha bad been idle
for few days, when news came one
morning to the head man that woman
had seen fakit stricken down by q
tiger no. mile trvm his door. From
what The woman told tho tiger was rec
osni1ed as a well.known man-cater. one
tha. had long been tho dread of the
lonely stretch Of road he haunted, ths
beast being supposed to live protected
By the souls of people he had killed.
Novsftheless, the hnntsman determined
to shoot him il possible said his pray
ers, and loading lis qua With two bull
lets, when evening came went out alone
10 avengs the poor pilgrim. IL wa'
such a night as ours, with bright moor
aud no sound any where, and he soor
reached the spot aud climbed into 4
tree directly over the dead body, which
was lying horribly mangled and torn
with its face downwards, in the grass
az was not afraid" said the shikaree
but l longed for the tiger TO come, ant
| I had not been in the tree for ten min
utss when some peacocks at roost in tn
jungle began to chatter and cry, thu
showing he was moving. A very littl
while longer and he stole out o. th'
deep shadow as silently as the moo
energes from behind q cloud, creepin
forward to begiU his meal on the bod
in the grass below. | made sure
killing him aud only waited to FIR
until he came a little closer. Wha
I'm going to say, sahif, you will nc
believe, but it is as true as that | al
here that when the tiger had arrive
within ten yards of the body and m
finger was just pressing the trigger, th
dead man slowly turned himself Over
aad raising one Of his shattered arm
pointed to mo for as long time as
would take to count ten, whereupo
the tiger with deep growl bounds
back to the jungle.
For moment or two my heart wi
as cold as the dew on to birrel OF IN
Chandahar rifle, but soon the bloc
moved again and I was more tina
ever determined to shoot the..tiger
spite of the spirits that seemed
care for him. Twice more, sahil
did the lean, NANCY beast come OF
of the jungle all kungrJ for the feas
, and each time the horrible mangle
{ fakir sat up and pointed at me in II
bright moonlight. At last when tn
, tiger had gone away the third tim
/ I came down from the tree. and Wi
+ the hunting knife which hung at n
belt cut two strong bamboo pegs, al