The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-05
WAYS OF WILD BEASTS.
SIR SAMUEL BAKERS LATEST
STORIES OF ADVENTURE.
Tricking willy Naa.Eater-How . Rhinoceros
Was Killed With . Sword-Exciting
Times in tho Dense Jungles Of
Indis-Dangerous Sport


Times in tho Dense Jungles Of
Indis-Dangerous Sport
The Pail Mall Gazette gives the
e>9am of Sir Samuel Bakers latest
wild beast stories as follows: Having
once made good shot at rhinoceros.
it fell to the ground and died. We
now observed fine young animal
which was standing upon the opposite
side Of the mother. ana suggested to
my famous Hamran hunters that we
should call up the camels and endeavor
to secure the calf with our good sup
ply of ropes The camels were brought
and the ropes arranged. Moses we're
prepared, and suggested that We
should attempt to mob the young ono
and then secure its legs. My Arabs
declined this plan. as they rightly de-
clared that the ground was unfavor-
able, owing to the number of large
rocks, which would prevent them from
getting out Of harms way should the
animal charge. 1t was ultimately
arranged that Taher Moor, my head
Arab, was to lend me his sword, and
that was to go first, while they would
follow with the ropes and nooses, to
endeavor to trip up the calf should it
charge past me. Taher Moor drew
his sword.
This was beautiful blade that had
belonged to his family, and been hand
ed from father to son for several gen.
erations; the cross hilt and fittings OF
the handle were solid silver, also the
knob at the end, through which the
tongue was riveted. He cautioned me
to beware of striking stone, and he
evidently parted with regret from his.
familiar weapon.
The calf was about 81 feet high, and
was standing ny the body OF its moth
or, evidently ignorant of her death.
AS I cautiously approached there was
not much time for reflection, for the
young tartar gave an angry shake of
its ugly head, emitted the usual three
sharp whiffs, and charged at me as
fast as it could gallop.
jumped quickly backward, by a
large rock, and it passed within three
feet OF me. but Immediately halted, in
stead of continuing SO far as the spot
where the Arabs were in waiting with
the ropes. 1t now turned round, and,
seeing me. it repeated its charge in
reverse. as hard as it could go. I
again jumped back, but as I did so I
delivered lightning-lke downward
cut with Taher Noor's favorite sword.
The young rhinoceros fell stone-dead,
all in heap! The Arabs ran to the
spot. Taher Moor took the sword
carefully from my hand, and, pointing
it at arms length. he looked along the
edge; he then wiped the blade upon
the body of the rhinoceros, and to
prove the perfection of his weapon he
shaved few hairs off his naked arm;
then exclaimed, with a deep sigh of
pleasure and establishment ''Mashal-
lah!' and returned It to the scabbard.
"A
The cunning combined with audac-
ity of some man-eaters is extraor-
binary. A few years ago there was a
well-known tiger il the Manila dis
trict which took possession of the
road and actually stopped the traffic.
This was not the generally accepted
specimen of a man-eater old and
NANCY, but an exceedingly powerful
beast of unexampled ferocity and au-
dacity. It was merciless highway
man which infested q wel-known
portion of the road and levied toll
upon the drivers of the carts, not by
an attack upon their bullocks, but by
Selling the driver himself. and carry
ing him of to be deToured In the
neighboring jungle. It had killed a
number Of people, and nothing would
induce native to venture upon that
fatal road with a single cart; 1t had,
therefore, become the custom to travel
In company with several carts to-
gether, as numbers were supposed to
afford additional security. This
proved to DO vain expectation, ~
the tiger seized the driver of the
hindmose cart, and, as usual. carried
the man away. In spite Of the cries of
the affrighted companions: Upon
several occasions this terrible attack
had been enacted, and the traffic was
entirely stopped.
At length the Superintendent Of
Police. Mr.. Duff. who unfortunately
had lost one arm by q gun accident,
determined to make an effort at its de-
struction. and he adroiNy arranged a
plan that would be fatal trap and
catch the tiger Ia its own snare. He