Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-08-23

,orce which sent us In neap upon the
ground, while my horse went flying away
With a bound ] grasped Miss Reddina
ard dragged her through the briars AND
underbrush to one side before the buffalo
was upon US, and scarcely daring te
breathe, we stood there while he literally
tore in pieces with his horns and hoofs the
struggling pony.
presently the final scream OF agony
from the pony was answered by grow
which fairly shook the earth, and streaR
of tawny yellow flashed through the ali
and landed upon the buffalo's shoulders
1t was, however, promptly shaken to the
| ground, whence 1t sprang away some
| twenty feet.
SIT was now a battle royal between the
kings of the junglel
LAS the new conner, magnificent tiger,
crouched there lashing his beautiful
striped sides, and his enemy, the buffalo,
stood quivering in expectancy with his
muscles showing like whipcords. it was
picture for an artist.
II had often read of battles between the
| wild buffalo and the royal tiger, and had
intended at the first opportunity going to
see one of those splendid exhibitions that
are given in Madras with animals captured
and prepared for the struggle. But here
was enabled to see an exhibition OF skill,
activity, wonderful strength and surprising
intelligence which ] had never hoped for.
1t was impossible to escape through the
tangled briars 80 we had to stand Waiting,
and held my rifle in my hand, prepared
to use it upon the victor at the close of the
conflict.
"After facing each other with flaming
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CLEAN Of tawny yellow and the tiger was
on him again. This time the buffalo had
stopped to receive the attack, and with the
rapidity Of lightning raised his head as the
tiger came through the air and caught
him through the fore leg with one OF those
long, sharp horns. Holding him suspended
for n moment he shook the monarch of the
Jungle as TERROR would II rat, but the
horn pulled through the flesh and skin Of
the tigers leg, and the latter dropped to
the ground, With n rebound like rub
Der ball the tiger was back upon the head
of the buffalo, tearing great seams in the
tough skin with his keen, sharp claws
and sinking into his enemy's flesh teeth
which seemed able to cut through triple
steel. Yet, with grasp of teeth and claws,
which 1t looked like nothing on earth could
EtltuSt VI lOOSeiit thc ii'oShihNehe SsASh6oeh
of the buffalo came into play. Gathering
himself together he shook himself like q
water dog, and the tiger landed out in the
open pathway, though he carried between
his Jaws a mass of bleeding, quiverins
flesh torn from his enemy's neck.
"Before he could recover himself the
buffalo was upon him, but only for sec
ond, as catlike bound of wonderful rapid
ity at once placed Aem thirty feet apart
again. Springing through the air again,
the tiger expected to take his enemy by
surprise but failed. With a swiftness that
amazed me in so heavy a creature, the buff
falo bounded backward just far enough to
catch the enraged tiger upon those sharp
prongs again, and this time he pierced
him through and through. Shaking him
till he screamed in pain again, the buffalo
tossed him into the air and was goring
him again as soon as he touched the
ground. These maneuvers were repeated
till at last the buffalo's well deserved vic
tory was won. When the conqueror finally
stood with his forefeet upon his PROSTATE
enemy and held his head erect in triumph,
my rifle sent bullet straight through his
eye, and civilized man became the victor
after all.
MISS IeUulnB was alill!pSU nySuerlcal
from nervous excitement, but soon recov.
cred, and to my delight informed me We
were within five or six miles of our destina
ton, to which we could walk in a short
time. As we were starting on our TRAMP
we heard quite number of horsemen gal
toping toward us, and when they CAM
into view and reached us we found then
party of natives who were out after our
tiger. Turning it over to them (by whicl
they secured the rupees which its scalp al
ways brought) won me their friendship
and as they had brought my own hors