St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
w. G.. KENTZEL, Editor.

ed (thc tiger was dircctlv on NV riSh
while the road stretched straight ava,
in front of mel. The noise 1 mad
reused him: he looked up. and ther
after deliberately stretching himsel
came leaping with long, gracef,
bounds over the rank grass and rock
which separated him from the roae
He did not seem q bit angry, but ev
Identity wished to get a nearer view &
such an extraordinary object
Forty yards, however. l thought wa
quite near enough for safety. TIL
tiger was in the road behind me now
SO ! pulled myself together and begal
to quicken my pace.
Would he stop disguised after th'
first hundred yards, and give up tn
chase, or would he stick to it? quite
hoped he would follow me. and al
ready pictured in nv mind the graph,
description would write home Of my
race with a tiger.
Little did l think what q terrible
race it was going to be. looked be.
hind me. BY Jove! he was sticking te
it could notssjudge the distance; but al
any rate was no further from him than
when we started. Now for q spurt!
l rode the next half mile as hard as
could, but on again looking round
found had not gained n yard.
The tiger was on my track, moving
with q long. swinging trot, aud going
quite as quickly as was.
For the first time I began to feel
anxious and thought uneasily of the
ten long miles which separated me from
safety.
However, it was no good thinking
now; it was my muscle and iron stecd
against the brute could only do my
best and trust in Providence.
Now there was no doubt abeut the
tigers intention; his blood was up, and
on he came, occasionally giving vent
to roar which made the ground tIem-
BILE. Another mile had been traversed
and the tiger was slowly but surely
closing up.
l dashed my pouch to the ground.
hoping it would stop him for few Sec
onds; but he kept steadily on, and
felt it was then grim earnest.
l calculated VIC must be about seven
miles from camp now, and before /
could ride another four my pursuer, l
knew, must reach me. Oh, the agony
of those minutes. which seemed to me
like long hours.
Another miic passed, then another.
] could hear him behind me now-pad,
pad. pad. quicker and quicker, louder
and louder. turned in my saddle for
a moment, and saw there were not
twenty yards separating US! How
the brute looked, and how
terrible! His huge tongue hung out,
and the only sound he made was . con-
tinued hoarse growl of rage. while his
eyes seemed to literally fash fire.
1t was like some awful nightmare,
and with a shudder bent down over
the handles and few on.
As ! now sit quietly in my chair
writing, I find it hard to analyze the
crowd of memories that went crushing
through my brain during that fearful
ride. saw long-forgotten events IN
which had taken part rise up distinct
" before me; and, while. every muscle
was racked with my terrible exertion.
my mind was clear, and my life seemed
10 pass before me like one long pan.
)rama
On, on, on; the slightest slip. I knew.
would be fatal; . sudden jolt, a screw
.iving. and l should be hurled to in
'taut death.
Human strength would not stand |
much more; the prolonged strain had
old upon me, and felt it would soon
'e over. My breath came in thick |
obs, mist gathered before my eyes
was stopping; my legs refused TO
move, and thousand fiends seemed to
'e fitting about me, holding me back,
'ack; q weight like lead was on my
hest; l was choking; was dying.
'hen few moments, which seemed .
lfetime, and thcn-crash-with . roar
Ike thunder the tiger was on me. and
was crushed to the ground.
Then heard shots fred, a babel of
,en's voices. and all was blank.
=
After many days Of unconsciousness
nd raging fever reason gradually re-
1rned and learned the particulars of
" deliverance.
A party of officers had started with
iikaree Tor native hunter) to . trap
'hich had been prepared for the tiger.
goat was tethered on the outskirts of
le jungle. and the sportsmen had
arted to take up positions in the
ees near to wait for their game,
hich the bleat of the goat, in the
illness of the night, would speedily
ave attracted.
They were talking of our coming BIZ
'cle race as they went along. and ex-
,cted every moment to meet me on +,
y return journey. As they passed a
ump of bushes came in sight, about
quarter of q mile in front of them, ,
hirling along in . cloud of dust
hich HID my terrible pursucr. They
on, however, saw my awful danger. 4,
ne huge brute. mad with rage, hurled ,
self upon me just as we reached them.
My friends stood almost petrified
lth terror and did not dare to fire; .
i
ID accustomed to face sudden danger !
all kinds in the hunting field, sprang
lickly to within yard of the tiger, !
ID. putting his rife almost to the Z
finals ear. fred twice and blew its q
aims out. just in time to save my life. q
vas drawn from the palpitating body |
my dead enemy. everyone present ,
lieving it was all up with me.
Making litter of boughs they car :
ID me into the camp. where lay for .
my weeks lingering between life and q
Journ4L r
ScareeroWs.
are q misnomer. for they \
mt scare crows. A dead crow hung /.
by the feet will scare some crows.
doubt females, of q superstitious :,
n of mind-but it won't keep OF the <
my agnostics among them A farm =
once had a shepherd dog who. at the :,
mmand to go down and keep the =
'ws out of the corn field, would take !.
arge of the field and keep out every 1,