Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-03-26
BATTLE WITH a T!SREsS.

An -AhTican Hunters Experience with One
OF the Fierce Creatures
Ne had gone but a short distance on
the tral OF the wounded deer when an
extra thick, cool, gamy-looking patch
OF cover N the bed of the nulIah at
tracted my attention: so. picking I'D q
large tuft OF grass, 1 hurled II in.
This was answered by loud .syyouph-
wough," and out spranp tipress- Who
was scrambline up the opposite bank
when / fired at her. She finched AZ the
shot and half fell back when I let her
nave the second barrel, yelling TO Da-
wilson to look out He heard me inst
soon enough and had only time to get
behind the trunk Of large .-mhowa-
Iree when the tigress galloped past
him within a few yards,
heard him FIRE two shot in -aDid sr,c-
cesslcn- ana sccn made nv way ND 10
HIM lie said that after his shots the
tlgress went on, but very lame: and he
hao lost sight of herat spot where the
little plateau he was on sloped down TO
some open ground covered with bushes
around whose base patches OF rumnah-
grass some three feet high. were scat
tered here and there.
On reaching the spot where the
ground sloped downward we saw the
tlgress lying under a bher-tree out in
the open. some two hundred yards from
US Davidson was all tor opening fire
on her there and then. but | would not
assent to this: and. after some arcu-
ment as to the best course TO pursue
we decided to walk up to her till within
some thirty or forty yards before firing
that Is, II she would allow Us TO take
such liberties This we did: and got up
within some thirty yards Of where she
was lying. gazing at US with her head
between her paws. and her tail sweep
ing the ground preparatory to charg-
ing
Davidson then fred. and with that
hoarse coughing roar made BIZ charg-
ing tiger. which can never be recalled
by those who have once heard i with
out a tinglinG OF the blood and 2 quick
ening of the pulse. and she jumped
and came straight at Us. the incarna-
ton of fiendish rage: but. both firing in
succession. She turned. and entered one
OF the patches Of grass ! have alluded
TO- where she stood for an instant. Civ
ing me d standing shot ! heard the
'-thud' OF nv bullet. and the next in
slant she turned and came roaring and
charging down a. Us again.
During this charge through the dry.
withered grass. she presented a most
curious appearance: and the only thing
! can liken the scene to Is to an ina@i-
nary long. fiery. wriGgling serpent ad-
yancing rapidly in a sinuous course.
Davidson gave her another shot As
she came on. and as he did 50 an old
stump OF q tree. some four feet high
and slightly ont OF her direct course.
seemed TO attract her attention. and
this she attacked with great fury. Civ
ing it Z couple Of swift. lightning-like
pats with her muscular paws
This gave Us time 10 put II three more
shots which. As they Were delivered a
only some fifteen yards distance. tuE1-
bled her over. 70 our intense relief and
satisfaction
Pelting She body we'll with clo5s q
earth and stones. 10 make sure She was
dead. we walked up TO inspect orr prize.
and We're surprised 10 find the vitality
She had exhibited We had fired twelve
shots at her. and out Of these ten were
hitS--N. Y. Journal.