Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-23
A De MON TIGER.
He Was Ghssty white and Stone Blind.
Bot Terrible.


The great Jhoot demon. described by
Colonel Bowlong IN his narrative OF adj
ventures in India, was q tiger whose ways
we're as mysterious as his raveges
were terrible. says the Sheffield Tee
qrnph. He could never be bagged. He
killed every sbikari, native, or European,
who tried it, This truculent beast had
never even been seen. and as he never
mangled body but only sucked the blood
through an orifce made over the 1ugular
vein the terror or the great Jhoot demon
inspired is not surprising. he never forced
a door, vet he got into house after house.
Two subalterns went out for him and next
day were found dead like the rest
One with his last strength had managed
10 scratch the words: Look out tor q
L." But no amount OF conjecture
could solve the riddle of these words. A
famous shot, who once for wager shot
100 tigers in twelve months. met the same
fate. He. too, left 9 creepy and myste-
rious message-the letters A M Then
the Colonel went TO meet him. lie built
himself an ambush and watched.
just az the full light OF the moon fell
upon the stream and illuminated the sur
roundings there was an almost lnaudible
rustic of leaves close behind me, ana,
turning on the instant, | saw a little
gray-brown paw very cautiously putting
aside the twlgs OF nv shelter, and behind
the paw | could discern two small green
eyes attentively regarding me.
ga lungoor.' | said TO myself, as II van
ished from wow. II monkey! That's what
the lads and Dick Culverton meant TO tell
us and by George. there's mischief mere.
Moved by O sudden inspiration, for when
/ cannot to this dav account. FASTENED
from the shelter and assembled the adJoin-
ing tree. had scarcely time 20 set my
self comfortably upon one of the lowest
branches when saw the lungoOr return
ing. followed by the mOst repulsiye loOk-
ing monster my eyes had ever beneld.
You talk, Snapper, OF your tiger belng
NANCY; this one was absolutely naked,
nude as a nut. bald az bottle. not hair
anywhere-a huge, ghastly. Glabrous mon
strosity-a very Callban OF tigers, as org
as a bison. and as long as croco-
die. As the CHASTITY creature cropt after
the monkey he followed the slightest
curve of his guide with the delicate alacrity
of needle under the influence OF magnet.
The adroitness displayed DY the tiger was
suddenly converted lntoasubIect or horn,
fed wonder, tor as the brute approached
the ambush he turned his hideous face up
10 the moon and could see that his eyes
were Of dull dead white, without light,
intelligence. or movement. The creature
was stone blind. For all that he evident
ly knew cor thought he knew what lay
before him. for the saliva OF anticipation
was cingiag to his wriDkled jaws like a
mass of cleaning iclcles.
The monkey. when 1t had come within
jumping distance. giving low signal cry,
made one vigorous spring into my late
shelter. alighted upon my camp-stool and
sprung cut again on the other side. He
was instantly followed by the tiger, which
fell like an avalanche upon the stool.
crushing 1t to matchwood, and OF once be-
gan TO teel about on all sides for his ex-
pected victim.
Now was my chance. Beneath sne in
the broad light of the full moon lay the
demon of the moot. l aimed steadily at
a deep furrow between the huge shoulder
blades and held my breath for the shot
At that moment the keen eyes of the
monkey caught sight of me and the little
animal uttered shrill note OF warning,
but 1t was too late my finger was upon
the trigger and | fired both barrels In
quick succession"