Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-15

II the tiger APPEARED at tue usual spot We
bad him Ut short range We watched until
the Afternoon faded into DARKNESS, bat be did
not appear. II Be saw the figure at all be
scented the trick Then we fastened q goat
% the Tree, and took poS-=siou Of q cabin q
hundred feet away. From a window looking
out TO the north we had a fine show 70 drop
the tiger II he appeared Bur be did not ap-
pear. While AL the village slept We stood
watch, rifles on the cock. but. though the
goat kept up q continual blearing for hours,
she drew no other sudience than few jack
ais and hyenas- Next morning the bead man
said 20 rs:
As the woman was very fat she would last
the tiger for al extra meal OF two. lie would
not have JOocbed the goat anyhow. but to-
night be VII come into the village II search
Of a victim You must plan ae,, 'sdmgiy.-
In the afternoon we had one Of the families
vacste their hut and brought up the dummy
and lald it in the sleeping corner. We then
took posss-sSion Of the next cabin. oaly about
thirty feet away, and cut two openings in the
wall to command tue door Of the first The
people went 10 their WORK as ussial and re-
turned At the usual time, and everybody was
inside before the sun went down What we
through the village, Trying each opening 70
effect an entrance. and ~e bad eft this door
% that be could open IL We dill not hook for
him before y O'Clock. ami we're taxing thiugs
Easy at about when we heard an uproar al
the other end Of the village We two ran
out, but were 100 late The tiger had ap-
peared. burst In a. door by Hinging his weight
against IL, and had seized and carried OF q
boy about years old The villagers were
frantie with grief when they learned OF The
tact, and the bead man said % Us. while the
tears ran down his cheeks:
''Ah. sAhibs, but We nav as well abandon
our homes tomorrow. This Is wise and
cunning tiger. and YOU can do nothing with
him IL We do not so away, be viii eat u
up
We Quoted the people a. best we could.
and next day went about in person 70 make
svery hut sscure, Every window opening
was barred and every door provided with a
prop IL was characteristics Of the simpls
minded natives that, while thew lived in
mortal drNesd. more than half toe huts were
- badly secured that the tiger could have
sntered We had 70 wait again for the
Siger 70 get hungry. As the crops
could nov take care o. themselves for q few
DAYS, ne ordered that the villagers ke-.u
aciet and Sow themselves as little a. po<<s
DE, and two nights and DAYS were thus worn
svSy. On the afternoon Of the third day w
klled goat and dragged its bleeding body
from tie creek 70 the door Of the hut where
N ne had placed the dummy. and AZ twilight
the village was as quiet As a graveyard
The major and stood at openings about
I've teeS apart, and AZ 10 O'Clock we had 90,
no alarm He came over 20 me to sav taa;
be was dying for a smoke. and 20 ask If
deemed it advisable 70 HIGHT a cigar. when
beard q pat pat pat outside. and cautioned
him that the tiger was abroad The cum.
ning beast bad not come BY the trail We bad
prepared, bot had made circuit and struck
INTO the upper or southern end Of the village
As we AftervArd ascertained, be had her
prowling around for en- hour, sotrly trvins
every door IN succession Our openings were
on the south side. The cunning beast Ssemei
70 Be posted as 10 this fact AMI fingered on
the north side We plainly heard him push
NJ our door and rear up ana claw the bar, o,
the window, and We hardly b-eathei for teal
Of tightening him away There VA :
Tevlce under the door through which
one cOud have shovel III band. and III.
tiger got down ami suiffei and saaffei
at this opening for fully five min.
uts-. Tbsn he got up AMI remained very
quiet. He must have had tie scent Of N,
fresh 6ioOi only two rods away. bat IL wa.
plain that he bsd his suspicious We stood
81 toe cPeniues, each one with his gun thrust
out and ready 70 ire when the beast sud
1enly made up his mind 70 act. Win on.
bound he emerged from shelter and covered
hall the distance TO the other cabin. At 70.
sscoud be vent hang against the door. pushed
it In, and vas hidden from our sight before
ne bad hsd a snow to pull trigger
Take him when be cUrnss out r. whispers
the major, and both 81 u watchsd and
waited
The beast no doubt expected 10 find : VIC
tim IN the hut BE seized the dummy. ssv.
II shake, and the discovery ne MADE broke
him all up. Instead Of coming out with a
bound he sought 70 play sneak, and vas Just
clear " the opeEiEz, heal down .nd tail
dragging, when We fired and keeled Tim
over he proved 70 - an old tiger. having
lost many Of DIS teeth, out he uzs bis and
strong, and would doubtless have made many
more victims but for our interference. View
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