Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-08-29

and bis rage was fearful To witness.
His claws and teeth were savage in
their attacks, and left deep marks of
their power, but the rhinoceros SEEM
ed to understand his advantage, and
while he stolidly took the severe pun
ishing they gave, he kept his foot
firm, and watched his chance.
Suddenly, and with force that
was irresistible, he drove his horn in
to the teeming flank of his foe, and
pinned him to the earth.
There was short, sharp cry of
pain, and then the tiger lay limp and
lifeless oil the earth. The rhinoceros
waited short time, as though watch
ing, and then slowly withdrew his
horn, and looked curiously at his dead
foe.
As the tiger did not move, he turn
ed, and seeking the brook, began
wallowing in marshy portion of it.
"He is washing his hurts" said
Arroo, land will soon be we'll Shall
we go on now?'
l assented. and remounting our
horses, we continued our Journey.
Late in the afternoon We began ascend
ing the lower range of hills, and
travelled until quite late, as this was
the most comfortable time. We stop
ped at a village, where Arroo was
acquainted, and continued our jour-
ney early the next day, nothing of
note transporting during that and the
two following days.
On the evening Of the fourth day
Of our travel, we approached the vii
lage of Arroo's nativity, and as we
drew near it, noticed that an unusual
commotion filled the streets with hur-
rying and noisy people.
Fastening forward, Arroo asked
the first person whose attention he
could arrest, concerning the cause of
the commotion, and was informed
that a child, the SON of one of the
leading men, had been carried of by
a large leopard.
"Whose child ?" cried Arroo.
THE son of the chieftain, Minzee,"
was the answer.
at is my sisters" said Arroo !;
(which way was it taken ?"
The man pointed toward the east
ward Jungle.
Unslinging my rife, | sprang to
the ground, followed by Arroo.
Quickly giving the attendants or
ders to care for the horses, I told
Arroo to bid the man guide us to the
spot where the leopard had disap-
peared, and as he obeyed. followed
him.
We soon came to where we'll de.
fined trail showed the track of the
brute. A bit Of white cloth hanging
to a bramble made the trail more
marked, and here our guide grew so
wild with fear that he was Of no use.
Telling Arroo to send him back
with word that we were following the
leopard, / went on, Arroo following.
The thickness of the forest, which
was full Of matted vines, made the
light. dim, but sailors eyes are ac-
customed to working in this, and I
could distinguish the trail easily. and
our progress was swift, for our eager
ness hurried us forward, and made
light Of difficulties that at any other
time would have seemed almost in
most insurmountable.
Just as we came to portion Of the
forest where the growth was thicker
and llianos swung their pendulous
litheDess from bough to bough, and
bole to bole, we were stopped by
faint cry that seemed to come from
among the thick matted foliage near
an immense tree, whose sturdy trunk
and low and knotted branches, we're
bound about and festooned with strong
aud heavy vines.
We were not far from this, Arroo
being little behind me, and we both
sought to locate the cry. A sudden
parting of the leaves, as though a
head was thrust out from among them,
showed two eyes cleaning like Goals
in the deeper gloom of the thicket
With quick movement, brought
MY rifle to my shoulder, and pulled
the trigger, but it snapped without
result, and with the sound. the Loop
ard sprang up among the vines that
swung down from the lower branches
Of the tree, and with glitteriug teeth
shining in his open mouth, watched
me.
Quickly recocking my rifle, again
took good aim at the brute, and fired.
There was no miss this time, for
sharp report echoed through the wood,
and the leopard tumbled to the
ground, the ball having pierced his
brain.
Only waiting to see that he was