Telegram-herald., 1889-06-08
REMARKABLE BRAVERY.
Bold Encounter Between al Ia
diaa and = Jaguar.

eegU.d fcf tie fail9e.ag 4leoant ~ an al
venture vita .asu4r n als of tas darz
snd g1st f.rsals Of tai codhtrY
Jsslars a. gele-i.-. 4be4I taa sse cf a
large WslL 4i or9aalsl yellow vita
bi4ek circles 4aa spots acng tue upper
parts, the SKA zra.i.l..g s1fieang down %
= pale gelsu, add arpFs,ae1laE ro white
aboa1 the be1r less and fees Tley ste4l
upan thsif prey aAe tae tBer. wllen, Ia
nereeuess ani strength, taey nl4ch re-
seIb.e. TheY are powerful enasgh o. xil
- horse aa 9x, er IS n4 .e, and carry "a Or
cr4s away tls 1-..i body alterwaru
+one ulghl- SAYS oar ultlrul.al4-, 90 - 1
lav encaared n dense forest, on The
balzef cae % tae t-.D4taries ~ tts ANA
GOA Wirh ay El.ce and f1-r negro servo ants
ara...l le. / WAS sLarLlad from uy sum
bars by suea = screech-ng aad yelling - l
prav Heavea 1 may neysr hear agalui
Jumped ~, vita my ideas al oewlderod
and coufased- Ny campfire had pretty
well xana down. bat was slll Light enough
t8sbas ue tle back, shatoWy forms Of
my attendants iaEclug and howiIng around
me Ike 40 uauy hsnts.
A soon a. / could shake nv senses to
gefaer hrr.e, ist out my vc-ce " rs very
h4ne-t pl-ca, and, in steatOrlaa tones. de-
uanie-l Llo cause of this nocturnal
tlu4lL
IA iarusr. master a iaguar among the
mules yelled every voice ln reply.
well 10 there were fc-ty iaguars, ia
stead of one, they mizhs have been scared
INTO dts hY This tImeH returned /, and 50
cease YOUR Internal yeluRgs, aud Ike rea-
soning hansn beings, tel ue ~ you know
about it.f
Nv col and apparently unexcited man
usr sooa had the eject of calming down the
frightened wretches % a common-sense de-
gree. and then learned there had been
great cgumolion among the mules-whlch
were led 50 ls % feed without escaping.
within ash0rb distance OF tho nre-aud this
disturbance was supposed % proceed from
th,. presence ~ the dreaded IaEuar In their
midst though uo one had seea him, aud
mono had possessed the courage 20 venture
thlther AL ascertain.
Il lost 20 tiu.e in seeing that my rifle,
pistols aad hunting knife were IN proper
order: aud then getting my Indian guide,
the least umid Of the nve, armed with MS
long lance, bow aud arrows, % keep BY my
side, with blazing brand. | moved eau
tiously forward % tho place where the
mules were tied. the four negroes keeping
close az nay heels. crouchlog aud trembling
with terror.
on rcnchin- the frightened animals 1
vs. any thing 0at pleased % tnd that the
suspicious of my servants were correct. and
that q valuable pack mule was among the
missing There were broad traces OF blood,
and a vvGle trail into some bushes. showing
where DO had been dragged away 0y bis
fierce end powerful assailant WAS 50
angry At The daring of the beast and my
loss. thut / should aave followed Cn, per
hans 90 nv own destruction, had not the In
dian glids taken ho3d OF 4e, and emphatic
nHv declared 4 was u4ad 70 thinS of such q
thing
Don't ysu hear the beast growing over
the carcass, lnasterP hc said, and % you
think mat nSs. when ho can see 50 much
better than yoa, that be VIII let yoI sP-
proach hln aud return ahvcf
.'And an 1 ~ lss tha audacl0us scoundrel
esr.spe. ana ha within reach ~ IA good a
ridc bal "a ever lst oGt the hearts blood Of
rs racr Vas ny angry reply. a. / halted
and listened . h.s rayenous suarls and
grovi~
Let "a hunt ham tomorrow, master,
whom xa eaa do it with 80 mitch less risk,
rerirned the Ina.an. Ny friend Cotautin,
d rreat hunter. hives within few leagues
ri here. and with e.s aoEs aud experienced
attendants De- " Do mako sure ~ ann
"A mnate.s reelection convinced m9thero
w. uotnng better 70 be done, Tor 20 attack
the animal uow. Ia tno dark, was 20 give
tlm al tuo tdfsnid3e. Aha 80 ! sn', nercu
Gotvn ms anger ~ well "a could, and
passed a weary uigRt m keeping watcn
around ahe o.. act one ot my party Ventur-
ing 20 aEuu c.sse sis eyes IN sleep.
"At the nrst o.1sh Or day idlspatchea my
guIoe m gtrs. ot ns if'Fad' cla' tlns H'ih
~ bring hm wiflout fsil. wifA al his at
teudaats ana dogs, and assuring BIN that
a. tne animal was ilI,iiiy eau slt VIVA" pay
hands nac reward
"Afier p became ugni went oui mo 'oe
tbickct. and t1crs found 2 sinad portion "'
my uuies carcass, tae felaAiii.ier nA'i'
oeee ei.. '' 90" t'' ~,
thing ~ o. a' eu' L N*.e q l-'' 'te. =.
tempt 20 traee tAe las ar .lie'' on .cu'~
irg mysFf 20 WAt ioF tAs nun 81 Aii ueeS'
There Nss sui''ii pace 'a..sa e'@s''' ol'-
- -. ,,...as t.-,..-- ,h.. ,r,,-. ana sent tae
49, q fr.r, tf.tns- vvilh Al The mules.
s, .,s ,vttsb -raa-e.d far nv own
rtlsv
aAter ny servants haI gone was left
sIrne for ssvo- raj hours. and amused NV
sa'f By 81. -ennr myself tn q ta.cser and
trr.rT ms rr,-stni ansh. .1 grcn .the vg'tlrss
fhsr ,-lrac I'M a..,ss ~ the remnant .eit by
tf- srsfre-f-r beasf was fortunate
s,-uvh 20 siif sx before the guide and
h,.-tsra as.r.arrf ann ths seeus-a fcat of
,-hs.f, I ,~a. r,rlf-e u-.sua
W. Tnssau guide returned about noon.