The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-11

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i;rcn n the Indies. perhaps. sir. eh?
and knows tho ways 81 tho beast? But
ere. you TWO had better stand aside
now, case my lord gives as the slip
again.
"but You are never going TO face him
loose In tho roDin?- said Bob. as the
men were about 10 ascend tho stairs:
9 u you DO. youIl have 70 shoot him.
] s~uppose;'
.'shoot him-Lor' bless YER. not a bit
Of IL Why. a animal like that's worth
two hundred pounds sterling cant nf-
ford 10 kill him. May be we'll Just
blow OF . biz 81 g~unpowdcr ia his
face. 70 give him q BIZ Of a scare like
nothing more
What will you do then? How will
you catch him. was the natural in
qniry.
"Oh' you leave that to as. We knows
all about that. Well soon bring him
70 reason. lie knows a.. We tames
'en. don't yer see. by the hcyc. Lor'
bless yer' heNl be in 1 awful funk when
he sees us: and zen % one he'll come
out as quiet a. the lambkin he swal-
lowed II be won't wen soon hamper
him SO as hc won't have no ca olcr.~
he j. not very savage, then. / sup
poser said Bob.
-'Ain't he, though cried the man.
II reckon he'd soon show you the diff
ference. Not ~sayage.-I do like that
And up the stairs went the three keep
erS
Bob and the groom watched them
from a respectful distance. They bold
~ entered the room. closing the door
after them. and for some time nothing
happened within sight. There was a
loud growing at first followed by a
deep. savage roar. and then the report
81 a pistol. After a considerable time.
however, the men emerged slowly. half
dragging. half carrying the mighty
monster. smothered with the net ana
bound with the ropes and chain. When
the two spectators Of this sensational
scene turned their eyes for a minute to
the lawn. they saw that the van bad
been driven right in through the stable
yard. across the grass. and was now be-
ing backed by its attendant to the foot
Of the stairs. In another two or three
minutes the unwelcome intruder was
dragged and lifted down the stairs. He
did not seem 10 offer much resistance
indeed. he could not-but he continued
70 growl fercely. and when q whack
from n or the crowbars fell upon him
MS roar seemed to shake the earth.
The blackboard. or flap Of the van was
lowered on 70 one Of the steps, and
y eSently the beast was thrust and
huddlcd into a great iron cage which
the vehicle contained. and which was
then closed.
Bob say he hardly knows ho~ the
awkward business was managed. 50 ex-
citing was the spectacle. But il seemed
- him that the beast was completely
cowed and terrified. making little Or
none 81 the resistance one would have
expected Fear j. The potent agent by
which alone those accustomed TO the
work manage the denizens Of mcnag-
cries The captors in this case. how
ever. did NOT escape without some ugly
scratches. to use the mildcst term. and
and bleeding and seemed to be severely
injured. And no wonder. How the
capture was effected at all is the real
wonder.
The whole household was astir BY
this time. The keepers were given
some rcfreshment. the injured mans
arm bound up. and. though he seemed
10 make light Of the hurt. IL evidently
caused him great pain But be de-
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Of thing. and merely c~ondescended TO
explain that IL was lone BY a smart pat
from the tigers paw. shortly after
the party departed. and the unwclcomc
guest was driven 70 the wild-beast show
al Reading fair. the proximity Of which
festivity accounted. Of course. for his
presence in Bob's room. II was a
strange and awkward experience. you
will admit; and as mr. sons story ends
here | need only add that an examine
tion OF the apartment proved hat the
capture had not been effected very
easily. The furniture was greatly dis
arranged and the signs Of a tremendous
scrimmage were apparent everywhere.
while bones OF the luckless lamb were
! found under the bed. A to that
strange sense OF depression Bob re-
fcrrcd to. hardly know what TO
think. Some people would say 1t
was due to q mysterious kind Of
electric influence Produced BY the pres
cnce Of the beast: precisely as certain
sensitive temperaments declare they
can always tell when a strange CIT Is in
a room. even without seeing it, Bob's
mother. for instance. know from ex-
pcriencc. Is so constituted and has as
tonished me more than once b. discover
ing puss hidden in = corner when no
body else had the slightest idea hat
any such intruder had entered the
house. III this be he true solution Of
the lads state Of mind. he has probably
inherited his sensibility from his moth
er. and in that case we must suppose the
feeling 10 be a vague sort OF warming
given by nature Of the presence OF
danger. Throughout the animal crca-
ton we find some such instincts on
stantly aroused. and naturalistS will
tell you they are part Of the defcn>es
with which the weaker creatures are
armed against the strong in order, in
fact, that they may give their enemies
q wide berth. For my " part ! am
inclined TO believe that tho odd. close.
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