Connecticut western news., 1888-10-17

clang, and the vaunted monarch of the jungle, after spriuging into tho arena with a snarling sort of roar, began cir cling around and arou, d it in ominous silence, with hi, eyes fastened on every movement of the stallion, who coolly kept revolving in tho centre, as on a pivot, head down and heels invariably to tho foc.
 "Djeridgowkas way-D jeridgowkss pet trick" chucklel the rajah, 1ub- ping his jewelled hands together. IS ,hib Colonel, in two minutes Nadg- kas satil skin will bo in red riubonsw
 Tho tiger was, for vcry truth, ." prodi y, cvsa for those days, when larger and fcrc,r prisoners were made than now. Ho was four foot tall at the shoulder, precisely eight feet from tip to tip, and corresponding.y propor- toned, with ferocity that was at that tin, proverbial throughout India
 Round and round prowled tho mon- stcr with no moro sound than would have been produced by the footballs of a kitten.
 Suddenly there was an exulting roar, the large striped bulk seemed to fly up into tho air as though hurled by spllags, and he was seen to launch out toward the white stallion as if pro ojected out of a cannoa's mouth.
 But lightning-like as was the attack, it was couatered by movement as electric and as effcc tive on the part of the equine hero.
 There was white, whirling sort of flash, out flew the glisteuing steel-shod heels, striking the tiger in the chost while yet in mid-air with the force of a catapult, and hurling him back with a resounding crash against tho wooden wall of the pit tillit fairly trembled.
 The rajah frowncd, whil, Mahsla's soft fac, correspondingly frightened, and the bronze face of Mohun slowly relexed into smile as he drew he1 slight fl ,ure yet more reassuringly te his side; tho entire British contingent at the same time bursting into a sh out that rang and rcver berated over the shriller pau lits of ths native onlookers much like the hoarse praying of battle horn ov,r the squcakings aud csamor- ings of the fl .es and kettledrums.
 "Another thousand on Nadgkar cried Pom dexter, excitedly futterine two fin gers at the potentate ia betting book fashion. "A whole lac of rupees, if only had thcml What says your Excellency2"
 Djampudra-H -Hassan composedly nodd- ed his assent, and the wager was TO corded.
 'It was Djeridgowkas first miscal- culation; hls impatisncs overreached it self" he said, stroking his beard once more. "Watch him now."
 Apparently but slightly injured b! his repulse, though panting slightly, th tiger had resumed his silent, watchfu circ.1ngs of the arena, seemingly witt no moro want of confidence in himsel than if they had not been in the leas interrupted.
 But the stallion was now seen to hav changed his tactics so far that, while re suming his pivotal gyrations, his head in lieu of his hindquarter,, were nov presented to the froat.
 Another breathless interval of sus pense, followed by fresh burtliuz spring on tho part of the tiger.
 But it was countered even moro cun ningly and effectively than before Crouching and gliding under tho fyia black and yellow bulk, much as gaz.lle might crouchingly evade lam mergeyers hurtlia, swoop out flow th glistening heels again at just the rigf instant, this timo bringing up with tr' mendous impact on the monsters flank so that when Djcridgowka's revolut tiou were resumed, as they were almost in stantly, it was with sullen, half-gasp ing air, and with perceptible linn that betokenei more than trifiag in- jury to his hips. @
 Another thousand to five huadre on the white stallionr' vociferate Poindc xter yet again over tho many voiced applause. 'Is it Q go, your E, cellencya Or go you three to oner'
 The Rajah's Oriental composure ha deepened into something moro tha Oriental glumness; and his cruel ga, roamed from tho tiger to the little b gum-now radiant--with smoldorin
 ierceness of dissatisfaction; but h
 nevertheless, inclined hi, head ma jest
 cally, and the third additional bet w
 registered.
 But again and again was the tiger
 spring repeate1, and with no potter su
 cess, save that On one occasion one
 his mighty forepaws managed to fetc
 the brave steed a long raking strol
 along the loins, ripping hi' skin in
 strips and staining his silv,ry coat wit blood.
 It was now foregone conclusion tn } Nadgka would be the victor. The En lishmen roared themselves hoarse; ev,
 tho natives yelled their unrestrain, , delight, in spite of their royal maste ) disploasure; while little Mahala fair , clapped her hands and bounded in b scat at the side of her stcrnvisaged pr tcctor
 l But Djeridgowka, though plainly d pirited, had as yet suffered no positiv | lx diaahlinn in iuru and if waa nnick