New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-24
4 NIGHT IN INDIA.
TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OF A WOMAN.

TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OF WOMAN.
From The London Queen.
l was staying last year IN a very wild part Of
India, at a small and uafrequented hill place 70
which we R' up nom s o Rs oSe hight Z
bungalow my hostess having gone down to the plains
A little girl, aged five, and an ayah were sleeping
in M room Like most Indian bedrooms, there was
room. In this bathroom we had tied up the mos, mosS
precious Of our dogs, TWO pggs and ther ia'eH
seemed to have been dreaming for some time o.
confused noises, when suddenly awoke 70 md tire
lght OF the lamp which was gimmerng in the room
and terrified and must have broken their chains TO
ge loose. me OF their terror was not Tar 20
were heard comirg apparently, from the bathroom.
and the noise of these increased until one was re-
NV 1 - time the aSah was awake and the child
CRYING / sent the former hurredy 70 call tho men
veranda which went partly around tls pu t
But usual In any emerSelcy, especlaly II tneIo ~
no sahb on the premises these dutful servants were
Meanwhile the goSIs were getting louder 9decD and "a
pushed, violently that thought every hhule tne
wild beast, whatever it was, would Walk or Tatl@r
and tbe bathrOorn-merey curtains about foot OF the
ground This is usual IN India to allow FOR the ice
Circulation Of air one lives in dIaught there:
When heard that the men were not outside, sent
the sy0h of 10 THAR huts (oT godownso as Ihey are
called TO rouse them up they were tlere Then fo.
lowed terrible few minutes OF waiting, which seemed
like hours had 20 try and comfort the child, VINO
was dreadfuly frightened the dogs were san risnin9
wildly about the room their quite stiff and erect
with fright and in the Intervals between the mdeous
grOIs the feeble sQueaIs and whlnes OF the puppies
were heard. The elder pugs seemed 20 De driven wiz
between desire 10 20 to their offspring and the terror
Of approaching that dread sound. TO escape from when
they had almost broken their nechs. DOGS seen I'd
know by instinct the danger they are IN fantilers
look upon dogs their most SaVprv lOfse anu I'll,
smell them aar OFF. Hence the visit OF our nocturnal
The ayah returned, and this time with the men.
! To get to the bathroom they had 10 come thrOusii
with a huge spear which, however, did not sem 10
lend them much courage. A more sorry specVscle }
never sawl They were actually trembling ~ seems
the growls, and when spoke - thsm lhe!T Voees
shook. My heart sank when l realized that ms vas
all I had 10 depend 90 In the shape o. man anu .
/ protector I asked them what they Thought the an
bur they could not tell exactly what-mOst prODaDly
a tiger or a panther. I tmidly suggested that they
should aud zee, or anyhow make ny auHance
the door whence the noise proceeded ms tney 90
cOrGingy did utteTing the most uneaIthV yelIs anu
a sort Of war cry. This was done, va. tGd px
the avah 10 frighen the beast away, and frighten IL
they certainly did for when they got up % the door
and listened nothing heard but hurTed crash
Ing through the brushwood, which grew almost ~
70 the bathroom door ana eo a9"h % t"f y uttYT
as well az the latch and bolt huge stone or ooulisF
had been placed up aslinst the door, ana !, "Ss rs
that had savet n The enormous srshs'I Ud w ~;
the door, but lad been poveress 10 entirely move the
boulder WITH a little more time and perseverance
IL would undoubtedly have 3'compIshcd tlIs 80
[ and perhsp,-EthOut the timely warning o. the dogs
should have Invoke 10 ind panther az large Ia my
bedroom FOr a panther i turned out 70 pc; tlo
brute left IT. f3Otma Ks on the sandy SOL rond ABOUT
the shkaes were all agreed that they we're the marks
Of panther