Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-15

be something for US to do, and in few mo. ments we are alongside of Ali Beg, who in stantly jumps from his own elephant into l our howdah. The usually calm and digni- fled man trembles in every limb with excite ment. He informs in brief sentence l that the tiger is wounded and orders 8 pur- 1 suit. But having advanced few steps our l elephant absolutely refused to go further, when Ali Beg pointed to thicket right in front of us, urging me to fire; but in spite of the greatest efforts I could not discover the tiger, which the experienced eye of the l native had detected at once. Adelborg saw the animal sneak away just as the elephant suddenly turned round and retreated. How ever, few we'll directed prods with the pike of mahout soon brought the terrified ami nal round again, and now I detected the black-barred tawny skin of tiger lying un- der low bush near by, ready to spring. pulled the trigger just as the animal was on the point of springing-at all events so it seemed to me. It was followed by shot from Adelborgs gun and supplemented by one from my left barrel, both of which hit the animal. In the meantime the other ele- plants had advanced concentrically toward the spot where the tiger was supposed to lie hidden, and in moment shot followed upon shot from all sides. The tiger attempted once more to rise, but fell immediately backward. The king of the jungle lay dead at our feeti
 When we gathered round the fallen monarch everybody had fired, and every body tried with more or less success to trace his deadly bullet. Our booty was
 fine male tiger measuring nine and 8 half feet in length.
 Shortly afterward we were told that a fe- male tiger with two cubs had succeeded in breaking through the line in a southwesterIy direction, and although the chances seemed against us, it was decided to attempt to drive little distance from where we were, around cave, whither it was assumed that they had escaped. But the attempt proving fruitless, we returned to our camp. Thus ended my first tiger hunt. had not indeed succeeded in beholding the king of the jun gle move freely and in full view, but the ex- citement of expecting every moment an at tack from the infuriated animal was in itself a keen delight to sportsman.
 We were splendidly accommodated in the magnificent tents. On one side we Swedes and midway between us stood the enormous assembly and dining tents. Although we were nearly forty miles from any human habitation, in fact in wilderness, we en- joyed every luxury; as for instance beds with mosquito nets, carpets, dressing tables, chairs, baths and every other requisite in abundance. Oscar and myself inhabited 8 tent which would have furnished ample ac- commodation for regiment of soldiers. At least one thousand men must have been en- gagged in transporting our camp to this spot, partly on their backs and partly on carts, the long way through the jungle, a striking il- lustration of how little these Oriental mag mates value labor and money when bent upon gratifying cherished pursuit.
 A little after our return to the camp the air was rent with deafening cries-wild shouts of joy mingled with the sound of drums and cymbals; and in few minutes the slain tiger is seen approaching, stretched on the back of an elephant and surrounded by all the shikarie swinging trophy over it's head. Our royal victim enjoyed all the honors of a triumphal entry into the camp.
 Dinner was, as may be imagined, con sumed in the best of spirits, and the cham pagne bottle circulated freely among us Flu ropeans, but the fear of the prophet inhibi- ted our Hindoo friends from partaking of the forbidden juice. I have, however, strong suspicion that our hospitable entertainers made up for their abstention after dinner, and enjoyed the fluid in privacy like good Christians.