Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-17

WoMAN's WONDERFUL PROV
ESS WITH A RIFLE.
Hunting Kangaroos She Tells of
Miraculous Escape From an Old
Man Eater in Madras.

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A noble lady, with curious expert
ences, enough each of itself to furnish a
separate story, talked to San Fran
cisco Chronicle reporter at the Occl-
dental HOTEL 1t was the Countess
Edele Won Amerling of Austria, who
had lust arrived from Los Angeles and
San Diego.
Three years ago the Count Won Amer
ling died, and since then the Countess
has been travelling almost constantly.
During the first year she made circuit
of the globe, and returning home, she
remained but couple of months, when
she set out on her present travels.
Since then she has spent many months
in India, China, Japan, Corea and
Australia.
81 would dearly like to go hunting
for grizzly bears in California, only Just
now can not do it," said the Countess.
"In the Yosemite, where l was before
went to Los Angeles, caught sight OF
BEAR How | longed for my Henry
rifle that used so successfully in tiger
hunting in India.
''Do not be surprised. 1 have hunted
tigers in the jungles of Lahore, as well
as lions, and l have killed dozens of
kangaroos out on the great deserts OF
the antipodes. Yes, l am very good
shot. / learned to shoot when but q
little girl, and many time, with my
husband in Austria, l have killed deer.
Tiger hunting is however, the most ex-
citing sport. The English officers III
India gave me some very good points
about them. Before came away / was
quite an expert, and had killed no less
than five tigers. Three of them were
very big ones, too. hunted in the
broken country about Madras for q
week, but only succeeded in killing an
old lion and two wolves. l was begin
ming to learn the ways of the tigers,
however, and when visited Lahore the
sportsmen thereabout took me with
them, and ON several trips | was very
successful.
'"Tigers are very plentiful there. They
oftentimes come right up to the houses.
The tigers had been attacking and kill
ing horses, so one evening our party
surrounded some of them on q narrow,
wooded tongue of land, which was
broken up by rolling hills.
"We had II lot of natives, who, with
dogs and wild cries, surrounded the
wood. The natives out on the sides
carried blazing torches, and were armed
with spears. l think the English Off
GERS who commanded the hunt favored
me somewhat by driving the tigers my
way, but at any rate l killed one and
wounded another that was afterward
killed by an officer near at hand. The
/ lnI tt-oe fo,,o ,,N,ve< ,..
and was coming right at me with his
mouth open when | shot him. Had I
lost my presence of mind, or been un
steady in my aim, / would surely have
ia len his victim. 1t was good for me
that had plenty of practice in shooting
before.
"After this l killed several tigers and
some smaller game, as we'll us a big
cobra that saw one day distending its
hood near the foot Of big tree
"The old Goness that l killed IN
Madras was very vicious. The lonesses
are really the man-eaters. They have
soft, cushiony tread, and slip up on you
from behind, leap on you and kill you.
This lioness was one that my native
guides had routed out of the Jungle.
She did not see me till she escaped
|, from under the palm trees and came
round knoll of the open. There was
baleful look in the eye of the old
lioness as she made for me, not hard
run, but with long, stealthy strides.
AS she caiue up closer | could see that
she was furious. Dogs were coming
down the palms after her, and she was
almost hedged about completely. did
MT wait fp, bn,, 10 tor oI<> A.
the distance probably Of one hundred
yards l fired. shot too low, and it
was not fatal, and then she made for
me with bound. Then / fired vo1ey
after volley into her, and when she lay
dead, but little more than ten feet
away, found that had hit her no less
than five times.
This sport was very dangerous, but
there was all the more excitement about
it ON this account. 1t is excessively hot
in India, else I would have hunted
more than did.
s'In Australia there was much sport
killing the kangaroos. Away out on the
great plains of Australia they have what
they call the kangaroo roundup--the
same as you have your rabbit roundup
here Hundreds upon hundreds OF men
! gather, and, scattering over the great
| plain, round up the kangaroos and drive
them in large corral. There they are
dispatched. To kill kangaroo with a
rife one must be very quick, or once
they are started they send themselves
through the air with such amazing
bounds that it is difficult to locate them.
''In China / assembled some of the
higher mountains by means of eight
coolies, who bore me on sedan chair.
Ny muleteer brought along my bed and
camp equipage, and my servants, among
whom was a cook, provided for all my
wants. That was very pleasant part
Of my experience. There was no big
game to be had, however, when was in
China, SO | contented myself by killing
few birds.
edo 1 always travel alone9 1 do ex-
cept when need servants. You see, all
my immediate relatives being no longer
living, have no pleasanter way of
spending the remainder of my life. Be
fore quit travelling shall probably see
the whole world, and shall crafty my
taste for hunting in the greater PORTION
OF it. What kind Of garb do | use in
hunting2 When it is not too hot wear
stout boots and strong, but not yery