New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
TIE HUNTING LEOPARD.
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FTOnl or Indian Stations.
| think il was here that | witnessed the only
instance ever OF the black buck being ron into and
killed by the choctsh, hunting Leopard Many con-
slider this low kind OF 81 ort but think Is qulie equal
to partridge shooting besides beng beautiful sight
shall tberefre descrlOc rs well as can what saw: On
9T.iyn. with my friends. the place Of me"ng IN To
Jungle found few rough ard ready looking natives
III charge OF three carts rather small two wheeled
platforms drawn by bulIocks. On each vehicle eat, in
an erect attitude beautiful leopard strongly chained
and with a his eyes, similar 10 those used for
hawks We soon under way and driving toward
the herd OF anteJpes which could bo seen grazing In tho
distance and which had been marked down beforehand
There dhcuy In getIihy tho carts 10 Wtih 70
yards the deer. Then Que of tue chbctahs Inc male
was unhooded and set free. Its departure from the
ghGrTy and Its slOn III choosing the most covered ne
open plain or rushing ou It's prey were 80 lslan
and raj ID a. to Lc quite marvellous II seemed
to vanish from the cart and appear simultaneously hhf
way oTard the nno BLACK buck II had singled out for
attack When at aloat thirty yards from the unss-
pcious troop they suddenly became aware o tDe dealy
er they In. Ono and all sprapg INTO Tho air with
gavanic hounds and 10 doubt expected TO escape easily
by flight But the hunting cheeta is, suppose. for u
hunGsd yards by far the heetost OF all vipgess LngS;
throng which scattered wildly and anc stricken In all
directions us their leadsa line black buck-was struck
agony the deadly cigics Of MS beautiful and roont-
lcss foe We an hard 1e could, and were soon
Nellie l,i i.,.n nl Tor the buck was raralyzed by
fezr-bis starting cyebas and diiated nosrils alOno
gave evidence OF life. The chcet'l Oh the other hand,
with spread out over the PROSTATE form OF his
victim seemed TO strain every nerve III pressing his
buried In it's delicate throat ne continued the process
stranguation He was very m0tionless. tut bis eyes
that became Intensified as his keepers rushed forward
and seized the deer by the hind log The brute now
grOwled ercely, and, tightening his clutch looked so
Extremely that far from euvyDE those
who were In sGch close proximity TO him. But they
kne their trade. With long sharp knife they cut tho
ceer's throat and caubcd the warm blood 10 srVut
t0rrents into the Of the hnt wid EoasC, whose
whole frame now seemed 10 thrill with eesaey. One OF
tho operators In the mesnw he caught quantity OF
tie life stream In wooden bowl and forced the
stcamiug fluid under the very nose OF the excited
Isouar who quitting his hold at egan TO lap with
ayity wnile engaged In this process the leather hood
was swiftly clapped over his eyes and the cellar with
two chains attached, was adjusted round hts uGcb
Willie this was going on third man had cut OF one OF
held close to the bloody chalice, which
emptied than the brute seized the moai '- provided
with a vice like grip. Each chain was .slrd by u
different man, who 10y keeping apart 80 the ether
remained taught kept tho eOpar, them in snclT
A way that neither wtuiH TeicL Df LIS claws or
teeth Their the third i1di,dua aLO had retained
his hold Of the shank bone of the leg OF venson. gently
brought close up As soon lle beast felt himself
against the edge OF his familiar chariot he spaug
lightly npon II and proceeded 10 dsnolsh his suCculen
iOyou at his eQse now inspected the carcass OF the
deer with yisv to asccrtnlnbg, II possible how the
chcetah had been able inStanaGeousy 10 strike down
such powerful animal Immediately on getting up with
IT, at onco observed single long deep cash in the
But / could not imague with what weapon the leopard
had been able to inhct this very strange looking wound
for the cheetah has foot llko dog ana tis claws
are not rctracte. Turning then 20 the beast II sat
on tho cart inspected II closely aud saw th6t the dew
claw which IN tho dog appears such useless append
age is represented IN this brute by terrible looking
talon exactly suited to tbs innicton Of such gash.