Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-26
TIGER HUNTING IN DUDE.

| Marion CraWfOrd's somewhat marvellous,
but delightfully."- told oriental story, "Mr.
lsaacs." The persons are, as he describes
Westonhaugh) a reigning English beau
ty, with dark eyes and wonderful blonde
hair Miss Westonhaugh, sister of
john; young Irish nobleman Uord
Steepleton kildare); Persian million
aire (Mr. Isaacs, otherwise Abdul Hatiz-
ben-Isak) portly and elderly English
Revenue Commissioner (Mr. Currie Ghyr-
kins, uncle of the Westonhaughs) and a
Yankee newspaper man paul Griggs,
who tells the story. Kildare and Isaacs
are both enslaved by the beauty of Miss
Westonhaugh but Isaacs is the favored
sutton:
In Isaac's tent l was pulling off my
turban, all shapeless and crumpled by
the long day, while Isaacs stood discon-
solately looking at the clean guns and
unbrOken rows of cartridges which Narain
deposited on the table. The sun was very
low, and shone horizontally through the
raised door of the tent on my friend
rather gloomy face. At that moment
something intercepted the sunshine, and
a dark shadow fell across the floor.
looked, and saw Il native standing on the
Threshold, salaaming and waiting to be
spoken to. He was not one of our men,
but common ryot, clad simply in dhote
or waist-cloth, and Il rather dirty turban.
'kya chahte ho?" "What do you
want?' asked Isaacs impatientgy. He
was not in good humor by any means.
swift thou deprive thy betters of the sun
light thou enjoyest thyself:"
"1'he sahibs face is like the sun and
the moon," replied the man deprecating-
ly. But if the great lord will listen
will tell lpim what shall rejoice his heart. -
"Speaky unbeliever," said Isaacs.
"Protector of the poor. You are uy
/ father and mv mother. but know where
there lieth great tiger, an eater of man.
hard-hearted. that delighteth in blood"
Dog" answered Isaacs. calmly re
moving his coat. 1.-THE tiger you speak of
was seen by you many moons since: what
do you come re- me with idle tales for:-
Isaacs was familiar with the native trick
of palming Off old tigers on the unwary
stranger. in the Hope of reward.
"Sahib. anL NO liar. | saw the tiger.
who is the king of the forest. this morn
| ing" ISaacs' manner relaxed a little. and
he sat down and lighted the eternal Gig
arctic.
''Slawe." he said meditatively, ''if it is
as you say, will kill the tiger, but if it
is not as you say. will kill you, and
cause Jour body to be buried with th8
carcass of an OK aud your soul shall not
live The man did not seem much
moved by the threat. He moved nearer,
and salaamed again
sit is near to the dwelling of the sahib,
who is my father, said the man. speak
ing low. 1.-The day before yesterday he
destroyed Il man from the village. He
has eaten five men in the last moon.
have seen him enter his lair and he will
surely return before the dawn; and the
sahib will not refuse me the ears Of the
man-eaterr that | may make a tt,lu, a
charm against sudden DEATH
Hound. if thou speakest the truth.
and | kill the tiger, the monarch of
game. | will make thee.a rich man; but
thou shalt not have his ears. | desire tbs
jdda for myself have spoken, vail
thou here my pleasure" The gyot beui
low to the earth, and then sqHatted By
the tent-door to wait in the patient way
that IA IIindoo can, for Isaacs to 90 and eat
his dinner. As the latter caMe out tel
minutes later, he paused and addressed
the man once more. "Speak not TO any
man of thy tiger while | am gone, or
will cut of thine ears with II pork katie.
And we passed ON.
The sun was now set and hovcriug il
: the afterglow, the new moon was follow
ing lazily down. i stopped moment Il
look and was surprised by Miss Weston
haugh's voice close behind me.
} ''Are you wishing by the new moon
! Mr.. Griggs?" she asked.
: "les," | said Il was. And what wer
= you wishing, Miss Westonhaugh, if
may ask lsaacs came up, and pause,
= beside us. The beautiful girl stood quit
still, looking to westward, Il red glow %
5 the white-gold masses of her hair.
"Did you say you were wishing fo
something, Miss Westonhaugh? he ash
ed. ''Perhaps | can get it for you. Nor
flowers perhaps? They are very easil
got"
"No-that is, not especially. wa
wishing-well, that tiger-hunt migi
last for ever and | want a pair of tiger
re ears. My oldayah says they keep off ev
Y spirits and sickness; and all sorts {
Of things"
d; 81 know; it is curious idea. | SUI
- pose both those beasts there have To-