The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-07-25

yelping dog to whom really owed my
life. although the Madrassee boy de-
clared that his deity had made the dog
bark,
Comedy and tragedy go hard in
hand in Hindoo tiger hunts. An anus
ing example of the former is given by
traveller. A tiger had been wounded,
but although one OF his hind legs was
broken il made its way into patch OF
high grass and hid there. Guided by
the Bheels, the elephant entered the
grass patch for the purpose OF driving
out the tiger. The cunning animal al
lowed the party 10 pass, and then
sprang at one of the Bheels, "a little,
hairy, bandy-legged man, more like
satyr than a human being The Bheel
dashed 70 the nearest tree, and, owing
TO the broken leg of the tiger, was able
TO climb out of reach. Finding himself
safe, the Bheel commenced a philippe
against the father, mother, sisters,
aunts, nieces, and children OF his help
less enemy, who sat with glaring eye
balls fixed on his contemplate little
enemy, and roaring as IL his heart
would break with rage.
AS the excited orator warmed by
his own eloquence, he began skipping
from branch TO branch, grinning and
chattering with the emphasis of an en-
ragged baboon, pouring out torrent OF
/ the most foul abuse, and attributing to
the tigers family in general, and his
female relatives in particular, every
crime and atrc city that ever was or
ever will be committed.
Occlsionally he varied his insults
by roaring in imitation of tiger, and
at last, when ftirly exhausted, he
leaned forward till he appeared to be
within the grasp of the enra3ed ami
nal, ended this inimitable scene by
splitting in his face Sometimes the
tragic element prevails. In one Of
these too numerous instances q man
eater, which for six months had been
the terror of the neighborhood had
been traced down, and was seen to
creep into a ravine. The beaters were at
once ordered off, as they could not be
of service, and might lie charged by the
tiger, which had already been rendered
furious by the wound. Unfortunately,
these men are in the habit of half in
toxicating themselves with opium be-
fore driving the tiger from its refuge,
and one of them, having taken too
large a dose, refused to escape, and
challenged the tiger, drawing it def
antly In moment the animal sprang
upon him, dashed him to the ground
with blow of his paw, and turned at
bay. After a series of desperate
charges he was killed. The hunters
then went to the assistance of the
wounded man, but found that he
was past all aid, the lower part of his
face, including both jaws, having been
carried away as if by cannon-ball.
The terrific effect of the single blow
indicates the power of the limb which
struck it. Had the blow taken effect q
few inches higher, the whole of the
head would have been carried away.
By similar blow q tiger has been
known to crush the skull of an OK 80
completely, that when handled the
broken bones felt as if they were loose
in bag. The wonder at this terrible
strength diminishes when the limb is
measured. The tiger which killed the
foolhardy man was 10y no means a large
one, measuring nine feet five inches
from the nose to the tip of the tail; yet
the girth of the forearm was two feet
seven inches. The corresponding limb
of a very powerful man scarcely exceeds
foot in circumference. / have not
had the opportunity of dissecting
tiger, but / have helped to dissect q
lion, which is possessed of similar pow
ers, and was struck with wonder at the
tremendous development of the muscles
| of the forele0s.