Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-14
Written sor TIE EvrSrSo srAz.
A TCSSLE WITH A TIGRESS.
By WIN. T. HORNADAY,
AUTHOR or Two YEARS N IHE JUNGLE
copyright. 1851

am very thankful 70 say that TINS adventure
Old not IAN to the lot OF yours truly. for should
have a sorry time OF IL getting on without my left
arm About nine-tentns OF all the fatal "acci-
dents" that occur In bunting dangerous game are
directly traceable 70 DAD judgment on the part Of
the hunter and the tendency OF rash men 70 ''bte
on more than they can chew" man Is a fool to
nre az tiger grizzly unless be Is sure that he
knows where 70 aim, certain that he can hit where
heholdS A man VINO IS bad shot, or who carries a
gun he cannot depend upon, or has nerves. had
best not monkey around dangerous game, except
when he has position OF advantage. Even bad
shos IS safe he Is careful not 70 attack when the
chances are against him. Sometimes too, It Is
wise for even good shot TO let theiganae 90 by.
know one able hunter who, after hunting bear
steadily for several weeks. had the good sense TO
let gang OF eieren grizzlies go by him without
even nring shot. He was good shot and he had
asharps 40-l2o. but he knew enough to let that
procession OF claws and teeth go by.
sometimes, however, the best hunter gets caught
foul BY some ferocious tiger or grizzly bear shot
through the heart at close quarters but which
still has energy enough TO chew and claw him TO
death before IL falls dead remark on the utter
fmpoSslOi OF always guarding against such en-
counters 20 q young Eng.ishman once met led
him TO relate snrtlng instance Illustrating that
point
We met at the OAK bungalow at Etawah, in the
northwest provinces OF In0ia- He was In the In
dian civn service and was on his way TO Madras
whittier he had been ordered TO do famine duty.
He was about different from the stonily- staring
Englishman who had stopped In the bungalow the
eadaver. The gentleman OF the day before had
elected 70 stand on his dignity because he feared
thai my pay might be less than ''rrpees four hun
be rich enough Tor his blood. believe he was an
acting assistant deputy collector OF a small dis
trict- But the next man was exactly the reverse
in nfteen minutes after he had absolved himself OF
the dust or travel we had exchanged cards IN
structed the old presiding genius of the bungalow
that we would dine together, and launched forth
into conversation with the unspoken feeling that
after the morrow We might never meet again. IL
Is one OF tine penalties OF travel that he who
deFs must part at once and forever from new-found
friends he would gladly retain for all time.
MY Enghsnmans maine Was Adams and he was
Jolly good fellow, even though his pronunciation
lid smack broadly OF the queens English, and was
even a trlfe cockneylsh. But besides this he bore
smother hall mark which attested his nationality
the love OF sport-and as water finds It's level our
talk went straight 10 game, guns and the chase.
As the empty dessert dishes were being removed
b offered me 'cheroot" (by process OF barbaric
rsversion the cigar In India becomes a cheroot,
III L. for himself after IL had been declined
with thanks, and led the way TO the lopg-armed
rattan chairs on the verandah. As soon as he
was comfortably settled made haste To draw him
out, Tor you know it is always just after dinner
mat Sportsmen and also statesmen do their most
agreeable talking
"And 80 ye haSn't bagged a tigah yet. eh?v he
mo. and what's more, I'm afraid I never will
Ny route don't take me into any good tiger coun-
Try, so FAR as can learn"
by Jovel" he exclaimed with half-whispered
emphasls "if ye could but take a run down TO the
district was In two years ago. Talk about shikar
thea '' -'' "A1' 'A' - VIC H-0 H0" anu
Now. reader, a word In your ear. The very
Morss way 70 educe good narrative from gen.
uf1e sportsman Is 10 say: "Tell US about some OF
your adventures" IL generally shuts a man up
lighter than an oyster. But II you beat about the
and ask questions as II Tor Information, / viii
stand treat II the most tacturn traveller that ever
pour out oils choicest treasures, II he has any ar
your feet DO love story OF an actual expert
ence, especially II the narrator does his prettiest
70 make IL graphic, and II you are Of like mind my
little pointer viii serve you well Sol promptly
Inquired:
'.By-the-oy, Just when do tigers give birth to
tneir CUBS, and bow many do they have at q
timer"
They bring forth their young any time from
April TO November; you'd be Liable 10 run on some
now IN the Gwalior district, where 1 was They
may have two, three or even four cubs I'm one
h hsser' put oelve three Is the commonest num-
BAH got hold OF pair OF cubs once, but paid
so dearly for tue blansted little Deggars that /
didn't enjoy keeping them. and soon Sold them on
10 man down Bombay way
Ssic ], well, should think tiger cubs ought to
De cheap In India, II anywhere. What did they
wen, those two little Deggars cost me-but I
don't Ike 10 tell just what they did cost me-the
fact Is, found them In the jungle"
me just what the lair was IKE, and how old the
cubs were, and how in the mischief YOU MANAGED
10 get them and get away with them before the Old
(Not . bad leader that, thought to myselt)
well said Adams, knocking the ashes or his
Don't re know II was regular .yrinlns' tricK~i
might even say blarsted Iool's and not be very
as ne %ale hs SEE idr was az s9s ms
was e 81 1ss and was burning 70
! had bagged tiger or two with fine new Double
creech-loader had got out from home We knaw
sno wiz. I'm plenty Of game about was spending
shot, eyether, Tor that matter, and for a while /
LED an awfully Jolly life was stationed In little
ever stationed there the shooting mad not been
spoiled There were plenty OF deer and bear and
Si,a pig an about, and tigers, TOO, within TWO
hours rlde OF the town But they were rathah
hard 20 md, We're the tigers except In the hottest
ana dryest weather. for IN the rainy seas n there
Was almost Impossible to put them up. They
got plenty OF game TOO, and SINCE they didn't XIII
many cattle they didn't give fellah much OF a
snaow In the not weather used to have a beat
no" and then along the SOane Rvah. where the
leaves were stlL Or and the tigers came 70 1--we In
the shade neah the watan IL was a chahming
place 70 beat Tor tigers, and had some rare soors
there. ! made s5me good bags, TOO. now and
then" ~
But you were going to tell me about those
cubs, suggested. ~
True enough, true enough. Well, / got those
Gus o. regular luke fe knaw, used to go out
saootins every chance i got, and even when
couldn nave a regular 60 at tiger used TO stalk
an about tne jungle potting spotted deer, bear,
Used 20 take along my gun-bearer, end pick up
Two or three people On the way 10 carry 10 wnateya
we gagged Ny gun-bedrer was a Jolly good chap
70 take along. for ne was born shikaree (hunteri
anu hau natural love for a gun. he TOOK care OF
my guns and when we went out always carried
my spare gun right at my heels, 10 hand 10 me
aitef mad nred both barrels OF my rfre In case
nado't time 10 reload His name was Junot ana
ne was one OF tbs gameiest fellows ever saw
Jolly lucky Tor me that he was, too,D added the
narrator, paranthetically.
We'll, one nne Afternoon in June took 1unyi
and drove out In my trap about miles or - ror a
pit OF nunt. We picked up three villagers and
hired them 70 go with US, left the trap Al rheir
village. and struck into the jungle we badnt
more than got started when one OF the natives
said:
'.How much viii the sahib give me II show a
tiger '"0"
-'BJove,' said i. and I'll give you ten rupees II
you do Can ye do it:'
without another word he took The lead ana
followed close on his heels. We struck inio the
thickest part or The jungle and went ahead TO fnd
tiger. We crossed hills and nullahs and went
through jungle thin and jungle thick all the time
On the Watch for tiger. We went or 4 miles I
s0ppose ana Tue perspiration was beginning 70
come out pretty Lively, but still that native Kept
gong on as II he never would get there. At INST
were hunting tiger, and ies some splendid shots
~ Deer 90 by, but altah a time IL Degan TO look
aosuru AT lahSt said TO Jungi,
~ DO In the deuce ever went hunting tigers Ike
tnis osiores Hang me II understand IL at all
I've ha!f mind that this fellows a iupattc'
Jungi laughed a little and shook his head and
SAID: 'Don't know, SahiD'
had nall a mind 10 turn back but by and
W ,. sno IsLCw came plump on the fresh pugs
the brute had crossed Inolst BIT or srounS IN inc
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