The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-01-06
HUNTING THE MAN EArea.


A Cunning Brute, Before which Peopl,
Are -Coineiy All Tragedy
An old man eater develops an amount
Of cunning which d simply appalling. Il
never remains for any length Of time ii
one place, but incesantly travels from
ono village TO another, COnccalbhg itscll
with the utmoA art, carrying oil one ol
tho inhabitants and Immediately making
its way TO some distant spot A singlt
tiger has been known " IatalyzV d I'll,
angular district oi s7-,c forty miles ii
extent, Tbs natives feel themselves
poweFless. Their only renl hope lips h
the European, whom they despisc and
abhor as IN unbeliever, hut respect fol
his powers, Mounted ON trHinel clcphantI
and guided by native truckers, mostly
belonging to the Bheel tribe, the English
hunters tist discover the bOayt in it.
hiding place. A man eating tigrcss Ind
been tracked for four days ~ tho Bheels
and ut last "harbored, " AS tile party
approached the tigrtss charged them ulit
then NtreGtcd to the thicket, Tho ClC-
phant was taken through the cover, hui
thetipesslhad slipped ont.
oninaklng d cast" to discover tlit
lost track fresh footprint VI tiger wal
seen ovr that Of tile elephant. Again d
circuit was made and with the same tc'
suit. Completely puzzled, tho Blccl wal
about to start of on foot in search of the
track. when one Of the hunters llappeneI
to look hack and Saw the tigur crouching
behind the elephant and scarcely visible,
Tie crafty arinlal had been creeping
after the elephant, waiting for an oppor'
tunity Of pounOing on the Bllcel as soon
as he left the shelter. Had II not been
for tho casual glance by which tho posi-
ton Of the animal was detected the do
vice would have been successful, As Il
was, the hunter placed a bullet between
her eyes MS rho was watching the Bheel,
whom she instlnUtively knew 10 be the
real element Of danger to her. Tie ex.
ultation Of the little man mny be con-
Ceived.
Comedy and tragedy go l,and in hand
in these hunts. An amusing example Of
the former is given by the same traveller,
A tiger had been wounded, but, al,
though one Of liz hind legs was broken,
1t made It's way into a patch of higE
grass and hid there. Guided by tllC
Bhecls, the elephant entered the gus.
patch for the purpose Of driving out thu
tiger. The cunning animal allowed tn,
party to pass and then sprang at one ot
the BhcCls, "a little, hairy, handy leggct
man, moro like a satyr tllNn a human
being" The Bheol dashed at the nearcs
tree, and, owing 10 the broken leg Of th'
tiger, was able to climb mt Of reach
Finding himself Enfe, the Bllecl "com
menced II philippiC against the father
mother, sisters, Runts, nicces and chil
dren Of his helpless enemy, which 81
with glaring cyelalls fixed on his con
temptblc little enemy and roaring MS /
his llelrt would break with rage. As tn,
excited orator warmed by his own elo
quence, ho began skipping from
branch to branch, grinning an,
chattcring with the emphasis Of Al
enraged balloon; pouring out a tor
rent Of tie most foul abuse and attrib
uting to the tigers family IN general M,
his female relative in particular ever
crime and atrOCity that ever was or vi,
be committed, Occasionally he varic
his insults by roaring in imitation Of III
tiger; and al lust, when fairly exhausted
he leaned forward till he appeared to b
within the grasp Of the enraged animal
and ended this inimitable scene by Spittin
in his face. Rev. J. G, Wood in Goo
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