Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-09-24
MAN AGAINST TIGER.

The Thrilling Struggle Of Merry Half
Breed With = Ferocious Man-Eater.
1t was IN the state of Miraadeo, New
Venezuela. It was in the morning, and
was with Manuel, the tiger-hunter, on
the mountain.
do not know how long Manuel and
the tiger faced each other there in t. q
narrow path like gladiators. Itseemed
n long time. This was the test. The
tiger waited instinctively to see the
strange thing before him turn and run
away as everything else in the forest
invariably did, but greatly to his sur.
prise the thing stood its ground like an
immovable rock. The tiger was king
he had made up his mind that this
thing was not going to run, he came
forward slowly to investigate. This
was courage, even in wild brute, and
respected him for it. doubt if tho
lion or the tiger of India has this un.
shakable nerve.
looked at Manuel as the tiger came
slowly and cautiously along the path
He stood like bronze statue, with his,
spear held over his right shoulder. Not.
80 much as an eyelid moved. confess
that during this trying time was bit
nervous. This was new way OF
hunting to me, and decided novelty in
the actions of wild beast which had
not been attacked. should expect an
attack from grizzly bear after it had
been wounded, but assuredly, the bear
would not take the aggressive, as this
1.-the and beautiful beast was doing.
will acknowledge that my heart thump-
ed against my blue flannel shirt so hard
that was afraid the noise would at
tract the attention of the tiger.
Slowly came the tiger, like rock
stood Manuel. 1t looked as though the
case had been reversed, and that the
tiger instead of the half breed was the
hunter.
At length the tiger was within touch
ing distance Of the man. He looked
the bronze figure over from head to foot
and then thrust forward his head and
shifted at the mans feet Back the
great beast sprang like steel spring.
The figure was flesh and blood.
The tigers tail switched back and
forth like a fail The great jaws open
ed in snarL Quickly the beast meas
ured his distance and crouched with
quivering sinews for a spring. Such
grand courage was grand beyond all
description. 1t was matched only by
the steadfast nerve of the man.
Now came the crisis. I could see the
huge muscles heaving under the striped
skin. In another second the tiger
would leap upon his prey. In that in
slant the hunter made motion with
his left arm as quick as light itself
He tore handkerchief from his neck
and thrust it full in the tigers face.
Up went the tigers head in culver OF
electrical amazement Then the hunt.
er's poised right arm shot forward
with incredible force, and the spear
buried itself half way to the handle in
the tigers neck.
All, it was nobly done, and through
out it all, from the beginning until the
wonderful ending, the hunters nerve
never faltered so much as a hairs
breadth Before I could catch my
breath and swallow the Jumps of ap-
prehension that had risen unbidden in
my throat, the fierce beast was dead in
the path.
scrambled down from the rock and
stood beside the dead forest king. Man.
uel picked up his handkerchief and
pulled out his spear. There was faint
suggestion of smile about his impas.
sive face.
''Does the Senior Americana believer"
he asked.
HE does" I answered, and reached
him my hand in that universal brother.
hood of man which civilization can
never efface. BY the side of that dead
tiger the savage and the son of civiliza-
ton were on the one common level Of
man. There could be no difference
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