The sun., 1890-11-23
GOoD STORIES or THE PRFsKyr DlX
Iatsrestiag TAX About Tigers apa TAeir
Mablta.

6OoD STORIES OF THE PRESENT DAX.
I.ssrsst,.s Talk Asou. Tigers a.a TAeir
Habits.
OAs morning. while We were In camr on the
Boorar River. India, q native came IN and re-
ported that tiger had seized his OK. It
seemed that he had been driving the animal
before him laden with large sack OF roots.
AS they came TO the river. which was hardly
brook at that season OF the year. but
ran between banks lined with rocks and
bushes, o tiger suddenly leaped out OF thcket
and knocked the OK over At a blow. He
must have seen the man. but he paid no
attention to him. The native described the
tiger as large and powerful animal. and
offered 10 guide us to the spot and act a. q
beater. This Was o'clock In the morning
and half an hour after the tiger had attacked.
We had our breakfast. collected the beaters.
and got OF an hour later. We purpose'y do.
laycd our going to let the tiger satisfy his hum
ger. tiger who has Just begun meal cannot
be faced with the same immunity as q tiger
who has Eorzed himself. We moved quietly
down to the neigh borhood Of the tragedy and
then Chris Krss." As my native tiger tracker
had been christened. went forward alone to
make observations. He soon returned with
the news that the tiger had disappeared
with the body OF the OK. and We moved down
to the water to SEQ which way the trail led
This case furnished an instance OF the great
strength OF the dreaded beast. The OK weighed
fully 700 pounds, and yet tho tiger
had fastened to his neck and draege him along
over the rocks and gravel for distance OF half
mile. He had then turned into the left bank,
which was thickct Of wlilows We had no
doubt OF his being there, and made our ar
ranRements accordingly. took tree oppo-
site and only 200 feet away. while Capt. Wooten
went up the stream and Major Davis went
down. Tho tiger must show to the front. for
behind him was high bank. When We were
ready the bsaters made circuit to the top OF
this bank. They had several shset-iron tor
psdoes. and It so happened that the first ono Of
these dropped Into the thickst exploded so
near the tigers head that he had ono eye
blinded By the powder and shot.
With roar which could be heard mile away
he bounded out Of the thickst on to q sandy
spit, and there whirled round and round q
score OF times, as you have seen dog do whom
chasing his tail. When he finally stopped
gave him a bullet which broke his right fore.
shoulder. but he went OF down the stream on
three legs at good speed. A beater. who sup
posed my shot had finished tho beast. had
started to rscross the strsam.. He got into the
open to see the tiger coming. The boast
.
spring. but the beater took o header into pool
OF water four feet deep. and the tiger cleared
": ana as:rs e ksssa
ns S % .sS sk EsS hS Ss as
Just ause or provocation, they com mu n Gated
the fact =. at there were several others living
above the village Had We W. appeared s Il al Hs the
yilLac, and asked about tigers, We would have
for months. In the allAr vii 40 thers in u
superstition against alta king the tiger first
~ hvsn after seysai reone have een carried Sii
the tiger viii wreak a bloody revenge. In this
raj goats and a boy. and the Siiiasers decided
ss1act.i a promise: however, that We would not
moyes about by day almost as freely as By
ssEns lot lad No aes q movn
about Hou during tho day when II could 10 hsloed.
howevDr | and sent men Vi up TO to mark down he
snots most likely to be the haun,s OF the bess,s.
They reported close cover on both sides Of the
banks. " tn three or four small creeks falling
nishlne good cover. and We therefore decided
sreeted In scattered trees be.wesn thss riyer
and the villa Siiiaes e. and ., goat 1 tted t9 stake be-
thsn twsnsS Ss I s@ and S aesss .
without prick OF conscience. They seemed to
know from the outset that they were in peril.
S men 70 SS. 81. 4 hSIS into
ieet OF her without taking the nj. ''''' WV
1t was moonlight, after 8 o'clock and We
were in 3gF ess Is Mhsn hs
was but little wind, and that was 10 my fa yor
was smoking @ M my pipe and keening close
out into the m9onlieh., anu eft on end and gsze
Sh but too :r o Ro H.
down to ths earth and laid her nose on hs
tiger sppesrsd-a female, The two began ROLL
Ing over. leaping around. chasing each otcer.
and this lasted ior to ten minntes saw that II
one ,, came ny way the 1ther would, and got
my double Is oarresd rsI. ready, ,,,
the utmost -aution; They v re about ten fee!
apart and they took advantage Of every bit Of
sfs S ss st sds sa.d an ?; The nsi s
drV. s,s THs male ens dead out the
tain, whicn paralyzei her hind lets. We got
sTouna. aud It TOOK q Bullet IL The the brain to to
quiet her. My sho, had woundsd her, slightly.
killed in neightorl lo cd ali 9th srs vii Win issvs
i for stims. We had mada such a fuss over
h Masa .sR sRst 4: sts1 w.ls s suFs hs % e.
this reason. but on the very nigh! after our
IN X two other tigers entered the village and
while me carried on q goat the other Knocked
SO ,hsi it Ged to death % our , trsckers ] iound
thai these tiSers caHe from he river, but
sriw to shelter nsG, US We yya,sFsd one mi night in
night We got into rifle pit. but We saw
only q few ,jaokals: We found we must
hunt tho tiger out by daylight, and 80
We went at It Tho three Of us got into trees
along he bed OF the river, and the beaters
were sent up stream to beat down. They had
torpedoes tre.rackets. aud h,rps. and the
4 aa,panthsr or pt out Of the tnicSe! opp site me-.
He was headed up stream. aud fired in such
hurry that / only creased him across the
neck. He went on with great bounds. but did
not go more tnan 200 feet before he turned
into sno her thicket with backing Of rocks.
We called 70 the bsaters to cease their noise
and come along down TO the srot AMI dIon
slime! AMI fell into q pool of Wnter, and got
bullet # I'm the Cantain., He took cover. how
We heard terrible lhrashilg and hshting IN
the willows. 1t "ontinned tor couple
Of minutes, and then tiger and panther rolled
out into view. Each Lad his teeth fx ed into
the other and they rolls1 over and over and