The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-04
FROLiC WITH TIGERS.
A Dogs Playful Meeting With Two Nh
Eaters IN an Indian Village.

A Dogs Playful Meeting With Two Nam
Eaters IN an Indian Village.
''There wero few cowardly cur dogs
in tire village, but none of these had
been molested by tho tigers" said Cap.
tain Kineardin. late of India. "One of
them took great liking to me, and
when mounted to tho platform TO
begin my watch he lay down at tho foot
of tho tree. Iscolded at him and threw
three or four broken branches at his
head. but he refused to 60 away. 1t
was balmy evening. with plenty of
stars but no moon. One could have
seen man moving many rods away. if
he kept in the open, but it was very
dark under tho trees, and the grass in
the openings was two feet high | was
close to tho hut from which the man
had boon dragged, but had not kept my
watch long before realized that it was
great chance if caught ths slightest
glimpse of the expected visitors. There
were so many dark spots below me and
the foliage so Obstructed my Wis on that
/ had good mind to descend and seek
for some other position. However, J.
held on, and by and by the village grew
quiet and my vigil became lonely one,
indeed The villagers were in happy
frame of mind, believing the man -caters
rs good AS dead or driven TO some other
district, now that wo had arrived.
Some of them even neglected to drop
the brankets hanging at their doors.
'lt had come to be ten O'Clock, and
was wondering il dared to light che
root, when l heard the dog before me
whine and move about. Next moment
lcaught sight OF two dark objects steal
ing across the open space toward the
foot of my tree, and realized that the
tigers had come. The dog ran out to
meet them. singular rs it may appear,
and then occurred familiar scene.
You have seen q mastiff stand still in all
his dignity while n puppy scampercd
around hlm in play. Well, the tigers
the cur ran around in circle and tried
his best to get up frolic. They at first
growled in menacing way, but as he
continued his play they grew better-na-
tured, and aftcr few minutes all three
were in for frolic. l could not see as
distinctly rs l could have wished for,
but made out the movements very
well. Tho tigers jumped over the dogs
u dozen different times, and OH three or
four occasions dropped their tails and
ran away to let him pursue them, but
always coming back to the same place.
| softly cooked my gun for u shot, but
they were SO constantly ON the move
that dared not risk It. Our object
was 10 bag one or both, instead
of driving them away from the
neighborhood by :. general alarm. The
play continued Tor quarter OF M hour,
and ceased then because q child in. u hut
near by cried out in its slocp. The
tigers changed their domeanor in an in
slant, and low growl warned tho dog
that the frOlic was at I'M end. He did
not want it SO, but scarcely had he re-
newed his efforts when ono OF the beasts
struck blow with its paw and laid him
dead on tho grass. Then both stood
stood stock still, listoning for the cry to
be repeated. They werc silc by side.
broadsde to me and not hundred feet
away but in tho darkness 1t was a
chance shot. i pulled trigger, and tho
report of tho rifle was followed by u ter
rible growing and snarling and tho
sounds OF claws ut work In tho grass.
The natives were out In moment,
shouting, screaming and blowing horns.
and rs soon rs their torches We're allght
descended from my perch. One OF
the tigers was rolling over and over on
the ground and nltcring sounds OF rage,