The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-07-13
A NIGHT WITH A TIGER
Ro.ng tho Thrilling Adventure o,
Two Bachelors la India


H. entering the drawlEs-roofa tAsr' wcr'
two doors TIA. must be- iufuc In flllii-
IN. house Itself was ell t4sh.ar-ti
lane AMI many sahiei oHr, siaHdia.
quite aioue GHd solitary la . .I .f-1l'
earirn. a.! Tue widows lad brca Cd. -'7l
AID tho izlnGsic- shat sHd srt1fyl
i.u.n tho outside; Tho i4i;y grass biirl' "a
the piazza lad bsca 10 Jed up ~ 2 I.s as'Al
IN another blazing morning called ~ itrii
refreshing shade
TIC id.5alitg vas near that part m Do.
GriiA c4iley! the sundcfn1rds, ihfl-i- 81 -H
TIE Gaur-s c-rsals ~ branch - %
pru-cals tie s-. /. lausflalh 70 crooks .ui
fsv-rs. ~ i4aEic aHl aiafrznt water. To-
Hir4t wa ITfIrNHr Aro' Bat q ',i'. ~
iirfu vs. heavy lEus r-pallr 2slAEs, tH-
misty fsia, so. p H ~ countries = 9 i-'F
.ecfiy ratarli sd-l srrro.
Iw-at ia'a tI.rdH4al b. what nav
b. c4Ile, tle ll-a..t ~. asiii'- iato tt. llrZ
Hr4a.ur .roaal ard rr.anrr cHo % the two'
tie other. isr izrftr iTttlyai' ''1'af1nhi'
Gated with th.s auc b. great folding oo1rs
q .ali and white The back dr-ss.lF ron
rsts ycry tau 81 fgruliarc. rather ino1n'
s.Eiruily 20 A. vas carrying az arm
fai % books. aa1 ia my disru Easud hand a
helrs-sT- iantsfa, proccc!'-i with io!or.
abe soczrity. though slowly, but Thea %
rrur.r knew tic room. Eaa euuli have
r9a- 10 my dczunailou Ia The c,rk What
struck mo - haih c1rioas ast iTrliAilro
wa thc fAacg fiat no room ss.s4ri Ct
i-.r--led t.,aa eFr- with he fur-i,srf. darS.
- { sLlanc,l .s-1apai fall4t1fr. ilai lad
ten u -ac % taz'sh the grad p--a2 The
sar.aas .rilriss .ll<ed - uignf hEi been
dr.s.od about Tho ru1ua- fo1sln'Y tic
,l.rEn-ss zb-ove aud srogEi ne lelfrt TIC
uir.irt4. anyway thcy - tle a!4.rafancc
o! l.sln. teen Gradually spread toward
sr- center az the ron. rurHi n heavy
szd .o,ii table T. was This table fhat
r!,soi 80 So n ! walked Trry slowly.
.---slJ D1o.4.u | al lot VISA 20 spIi To
t-oass that IA sf-ent the last boar Ia collect
izr. I'D parity bcc-asc d an gHar-'7ni-
At.s karEih.s f-oiia. ia, lad CONE over nc
1,ii. part o; Tho hou.c wa gate slr-.i' Ia
sisei Il war sslcE - 81 49, .yrii.ls. Ay
~ ihsr had passcl ne on Ia way up
fla r.. having a-rn al day o. Madrrfors'. and
a. iasbt br.us urui bal gao 20 bod. Thcrr
WEIR yurv few ttslrs D. oil. A. the house
was practically q ono siHFisl ono. r.fuDi1r
AL full - ..as'e., having been ugili aul
alde4 ~ ~ various times; hero 1ad ihrfu
Httlr Ata.rc-sss STRAINED u4t lr-.,4ius 9"
l1aE paa.sg-, AMI UNEXPECTED ca.ps1..ri'.
the haea drawing rom cor hsef Dfclri
f.om . Adr q Git Of i've sfa.rs. ~
and an overturned uusir stand, 1
STOOD tuil Tor second. locking for a
clear passage and thereby hpidIur
tie lantern ugh and well he font ~ lac,
Esi J~usci amid tho complete silence that
rrirn.d an Immense tiger slowly crossed
tho path of iigAt, turning on me two burn.
irS yellow eyes, cleaning Ike vivid -.
r-,f-s. | stood thor, IA siif.uoi terror and
heard my heart urai. It. mouth wa. Loose
~ paricd aud running with saliva. 80 vide
was u hanging dpcn ~ the corner. that the
scrrsioi edges o' the lower lips were
plainly visible T. cared with . sicadfaat
look Of such rriuuing cruelty. such con
scidus mal..'uity that II TO- ny blood and
turned NY lim5s 80 stone. This description
Of sight aud feeling wa. ~ course. tho i'm.
precision Of onr vivid conception condensed
by minutes agony.
The tiger crossed tho india mating of
the room with a nuiscic,s swinging gait. a,
u appeared u hayg p. - from tic obscur-
ity near tho piano. ~ Il vanished into OBJ.
security b-ydni-iisi h., oltsd1 the path
way Of the lantern light ! stood perfect.
~ immovablc. sill clltching the books
with nay lcit arm. r'li h1ldlag tho lantern
before me stIIi gazht o. the place II had
crossed, and apparently forever seeing
tda, awful look up9n th9 tigers bread face
4. seemed ~ n my eyes saw the face,
though my mind h1I rapidly ss ggcstcl tho
ftightful PROBABILITY thai tho tiger was be-
hiua inc. At the same time. by some dual
mental process, h. was holding out hope
that the animal Ind passed through the
great folding doors into tho dark room I O.
youd. have no remembrance at all of my
mind debating tho next action | pursued +;
1t seemed just an Instinct INDUCED la by
the body upon It's own account and for IT.
gts.,
laid the books very carefully down with.
on, making the slightest unncccssary NOISE
or disturbing the hand that held the Lam
tern. and then raising with slow effort one
OF the heavy little chairs that blocked my
passage, | silently swung II on to my
shoulders and held its1 that II covered nay
head. thea turned slowly sIdowi-c with my
mind impressed with tho necessity " keep
ing my lantern as fur as possible behind
no. This struck mo Mt the time Us clever
and OF unqucstiouabc Importance IN say.
ing my life. managed to walk gently
out OF the room. ! suppose had been In
Ave minutes, but it seemed like weary
hour.
As closed the door and locked 1t ms
brother unexpectedly came down the pas
sage and passed me on tho little stairs; h,
waa rather in IA hurry.
"(Sodfrey," called after him, "do 70,
m ind pulling the front door to IN the large
drawing.room as you 20 byi" 1t seem,
strange now. but 1 could think Of nothing
else to say then, and / sand 1t slowly aut
quito naturally.
He nsscnted and disappeared, and I, with
out noticing it at the time, took in the chnii
again and with my lantern assembled th'
short flight Of stairs, and proceeded nlont
the passage to my own room, walking slow
Iv and uuardedly The mind had evidently
been 30 shocked that 1t had not recovcre,
IL. dominant sway over the body. upul
reaching my own room put the chat
carefully down and sat upon It, the Ian
tern bad placed on tho table at the sam