The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-17

time utteriug hoarse and horrible grows.
She really appeared 70 be acting against, or
I in spite Of her volition- Her Increasing IN
I easiness was exhibited IN a writing motion
I which gave an almost serpentine u1dula-
/ ton 10 her creepl < progress. All THIS time
/ her blood-shOt, fiery eyes were fastsnsd
upon the face of the faKir. and in this
[ stra &c way the man d the Wild beast al
/ pr acued each other, while al who wit
/ n -ssed the scene stool breaJhless, watching
v hat should come Of II.
Il have been in act on and know how
| brave men look wen facing death, but
never have seen a calner. loflier intrepid
ity than was q displayed BY this naked. de-
| fen,eless man. | say defenseiess, though
when l have finished you may be inclined
TO question the accuracy of that definition.
At a events. the fakir was armed with
NJ material weapon, and, as far as l
could judge, he was absolutely at the
mercy Of the tigress. | should have said
that as he drew nearer the bees- he
clear and singularly penetrating key aud
that this sound plainly reacted upon the
tigress, making her still more uneasy, aud
al o apparently daunting her to some extent
At last tue two wers within couple OF
yards Of each other, and then thing hap
pened the mere memory Of which gives me
quite turn. Tie tigress appeared-no, l
Will uOt say dppcdTtl. lot IL WAS lLupOsSlDle
u misinterpret the pantomime-but she
plainly resolved not to submit any longer
to the mysterious influence of this audacioug
human being. Stopping shortly, she
drew herself together, raised her head high
and, concentrating all her powers.
fixed upon the fakir eyes so filed with pure
devilish hate and ferocity. so blazing with
the passion of destruction that | could
hardly force myself to look longer upon
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hatchery. But the fakir did not quail. He,
too, drew his tall form erect, and from his
eyes there plunged into the hellish ones over
against him gsZe so powerful, so irresisti-
bic, as the event showed, that the new pur-
pose OF the brute was instantly checked
How long the duel lasted l never knew.
Probably not minute, though 10 seemed
nearer an hour TO me. There the man and
beast stood at last, each rigid, mott 0nless,
each silent, Tor the fakir had ceased to chant
and was concentrating all his powers in his
eyes.
I'VE waited in agonizing suspense. Then,
though the man did not stir, the animal
did. Its cruel crest sank, its fierce ewes
lost their resolution, its savage lips emitted
an almost plaintive, whining sound, its
tawny TANKS hea we'd as though il had bee N
running, tremor after tremor passed
through the creatures body, and finally it
dropped its tail, sank slowly down and
thrus its muzzle into the sand at its fakir's
feet, as though In token of submission
Then the fakir raised his chant again, and
began TO wave his seven jolnted bamboo
wand over the beasts head. IL crouched
lower; it stretched its If out supinely.
it kept its head down and avoided
the ardent eyes which had conquered
it, The fakir sat down gently hy
the side of the tigress. Then he laid
his hand calmly upon her formidable head
and stroked il. She continued to whine
but every minute less querulously and NOR e
contentedly. The truth now flashed upon
me. The fakir was mesmeriziug her. She
was going to sleep. And so it was. In a
few minutes complete lassitude marked her
attitu de. She rolled over on her side, her
eyes closed and she began to purr. The
faklr continued his music al, penetrating
chant, and with both hands he stroked her,
now on the head and dow II the side.
Presently she lay quiet, and he put his head
upon her side as upon pillow, and keep ing
one hand upon her head. for the first ii me
turned toward us, and made signs that we
should quietly take away the poor girl,
who had been lying unconscious or dead all
this time. She was removed, and, hap PLY,
had suffered nothing more than broken
| arm.n
And what became of the fakir and the
tigressP some one asked of the collector.
They lay there" he answered, sin sight
of all the village, for two hours. Then the
fakir rose, chanted some mantrams and
made some passes over the animal The
latter reused slowly, and when she was once
more upon her feet, the fakir put his hand
upon her neck, aud in this position the pair
moved slowly out Of the village, down the
white road and into the jungle, where they
disappeared / saw no more of either, but
neither nor any of the natives who had
witnessed the fakir's performance doubted
for moment that he was safe, and that"
concluded the collector, ''is my reason for
holding it rash to denounce all fakirs as i'm
posters"
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