The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-23
An India jungle story,

A gentleman, tiger hunting in the
jungle of India, gives the following de-
sciiption of thrilling night scene he
once Witnessed. A woodman, he says.
had been killed by tiger. While
beating up the jungle, we came upon
the body. knowing that the tiger
would return for its prey at night, l
insisted that the wocdmans body
should lie there, while and my Indian
servants took up our positions to wait
and watch for his coming that ] might
shoot him.
1t must have been ten o'clock, and /
was doing, when my arm was grasped
by Chiniah The moon was shining,
and looking round, | found Chiniahs
teeth chattering, and his face as pale
as corpse. The other man, with his
hands over his face, sat trembling |
then looked in the direction where
Chiniah's Mortified gaze was fixed, and
l, too, was taken aback. The body of
the woodcutter was slowly moving to
and fro, the arms and legs occasionally
lifted up, while no agent was visible.
1t made my blood run cold, and / felt
a sens alton as if cold water was being
poured slowly down my back along the
spine.
The comfort ons continued, and |
knew not what to make Of them.
Did l not tell you. sahib," whispered
Chiniah, "how wrong it was to sit up
over the body OF a Hindo? We should
have carried him to the village and
had him burnt. but now we are all
dead men; he Wis arise presently, and
kill u.s."
Hold your tongue you fool ]
replied. The dead do not come to
life again in this world; there is some
trick being played uron us"
Here iackal came along the ravine
and out into the open. and approach
ed the corpse, but getting within q
few yards, put his tail between his
legs, and with frightened cry of
the iackal. ran for his life.
will You believe me now, sahib ?"
said Chiniah.
l was getting nervous. The body
moved backward It's face before hid
den was now exposed. There was not
sound My two followers had sue
cumbed l believe they had fsintel.
Watching intentlv, / saw glide across
the chest of the dead man the head Of
an immense rock snake. 1t was wider
than a large plate across, and its
tongue was licking the corpse all over
The mo ements of the limbs We're now
fully exl lained.
Ny feelings Of horror disappeared
The movements of the snake were in
audible, but could see the disgusting
process of covering the body with
saliva. We waited patiently, feeling
assured that the tiger would make his
appearance, and | was curious to know
what view he would take of this in
Engagement on his prey.
After fully two hours work, the
snake opened his horrid jaws, and be-
gan 10 swallow the body. head fore
most. Now python's teeth are so ar
ranged, that once anything enters his
mouth, it cannot be rejected again.
! Gradually the head and neck disap-
peared Then there was q terrific
roar, and huge object seemed to be
hurled into the moonlight, and we saw
that If was a tiger at full leap. The in
furiated brute dropped directly on the
/ body OF the woodman, aud seized the
/ python By the back OF the neck.
! Instantly the snakes huge body. in
! circumference e4ualing a mans, and
nearly thirty feet long, wound round
the tiger. IN quick, convulsive move
ments, and we could hear the bone:
being crushed one after another.
The roar that the tiger gave at the
first squeeze was appalling: but be
lore long the roars turned into means
! the means into gurgling sound. and
! gradually they too ceased, while tbs
/ contortions of the snake continued fol
] over an hour