The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-02
TOLD BY 4 TIGER SLAYER.
Thinks No Moro of Killing Man Eaters than
Yankee Boy of Woodchucks.

Thinks No Moro of Killing Man Eaters than
Yankee Boy of woodchucks.
For years Frank Leyburn has been known
as the tiger slayer Of Annoy. There is not
a village along the coast Of China, no mat
| ter how remote from the great centres OF
population. to which his fame has not ex-
tended. With him the killing Of the great
man eaters who infest the jungleS is looked
| upon as a pastime, and he has shot them
under almost all imaginable circumstances.
He arrived I'm this city on the steamer
Gaelic. en- route for London, and 1t was
early In the afternoon that he strobe into
the California Hotel. He wrote his name in
big bold letters across the page OF the regis
ter, and lost no time In plunging into bath
tub Later he emerged from his seclnsion.
looking rudy and muscular. He looked more
like the ordinary globe-trotter than the slayer
OF tigers whose name is known throughout
the Orient. In appearance he is tall and
| robust with closely trimmed white beard
| and keen gray eyes. long loose hitting
| sack coat OF gray tweed was buttoned about
| him, and a brown derby hat was tilted back
far enough upon his head to show that be
| Is growing slightly bald His feet were IN
| cased in shoes OF russell leather, and he car
ried in his hand a heavy cane, which he
chung 10 tenaciously as be strobe rapidly
| along
"Oh YES" he said In gruf tone when
asked about his experiences as tiger hunter,
| IL have bagged good many OF the beasts
| in my day but there Is nothing remarkable
| about that. With us. don't you know, II Is
merely pastime. and we hunt the tigers
| for the sport there Is IN 1t. Why, bless my
| soul | can see no reason why any one should
care to hear about tiger hunting. With MS
ii is ordinary sport, Just as deer stalking
Is in America
After ALL" he continued. as he grasped
his cane more firmly and planted his feet
very wide apart, the tigers OF China are
not nearly as ferocious as those CT India,
but they give q good deal Of trouble TO the
natives at times. When one OF them gets
a taste Of human blood he at once becomes
ferocious and is never satisfied with any
other diet. They become transformed into
what are known as man eaters, and they
hunt human beings as a cat does mice.
Take big man eater, for instance,
and he il pretty sure TO make his lair In
Jungle close 10 a native village, avoiding the
larger towns and always on the alert 10
make victim Of some luckess human being
who may fall In his way. II is his habit
10 Turk about the outskirts OF the settlement
concealed in the edges OF the jungle. and
await his opportunity 10 seize victim.
Moonlight nights suit him best At such
time he is extremely vigilant. He prowls
about until he gees some belated straggler
In the streets. This is the opportunity for
which he has waited for hours, perhaps for
days There Is the fash Of a heavy body
IN the moonlight cry OF terror. brief
struggle. and the man eater Is on for bis
lair in the Jungle bearing tho helpless body
CT human being in his massive jaws.
Months later. II may be, the bones are found
In the dense underground.
n 10. ~
1 had already some experience In hunting
big game. and wanted TO kill tiger. One
day while In the cohnrng house of our firm
at Annoy, two natives came In In an ex-
cited frame Of mind to tell that a man had
been carried off from a neighbortng village
the night before by a man eater This was
Just the opportunity / had been waiting for.
Taking out a heavy express rifle which |
had brought from London with me. / took
the tive natives 10 act as guides and started
out On reaching the village | found every
thing in an uproar. The natives, who are
timid were parslyzed with fear, and scarcely
dared 10 venture out Of their houses unless
in the middle Of the day.
II had already learned something about
the habits OF the man eater and knew Just
how 10 go at II. From inquiry among the
natives i ascertained the exact location Of
the lair of the tiger. and for a small COM
penSafiOn succeeueu III securing the ser
vices Of coole TO guide me to the place.
Starting late IN the afternoon. we made
our way slowly through the jungle, and just
about dusk reached the spot. Now, the night
is the best time 20 bag man eater, for he
is then asleep. and may be shot before he IL
aroused Knowing this had brought with
me bul'seye lantern Before night had
set in fully I got everything in readiness.
and waited until II grew pitch dark. Having
in the mean time located the exact position
of the lair, ] left my guide, who by this
time was almost terror stricken. behind me.
and on nv hands and knees crept through the
Jungle. nv the cautious use of my lantern
/ found the lair. Turning on the light was
n little startled 10 discover the huge beast
curled up and sound asleep. His head was
resting on his paws and squarely facing me.
AS | prepared 10 level my rife at him. he
stirred uneadiy Turning the light full upon
him. he raised his head. but before he was
Thoroughly aroused i sent ball from my
ria, crashing through his brain. BY good
fortune / had struck him squarely between
the DYES. There was a feast Of rejoicing
in the village when ! returned with the
skin