Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-23

any distance nor driven by elephants or
besters. She would not kill tied buffalo.
nor would she 90 back to q corpse IL once
disturbed. She became at last so bold
that abe would In open daylight carry of
men and women when cutting the crops In
the terrsoed fields, stalking the unfortu-
mates from above and suddenly spripging
on them
The terror of her ferccity spread through
the country. The villagers left their
homes for safer regions, and no wonder,
for the writer found on one occasion o VII
lsgs seemingly deserted. but In reality In
state of siege, the inhabitants being afraid
to draw water from q stream O hundred
yards from their houses. Work was coR-
mencing In the forests, and in o short
time the tigress learned to stalk the sound
OF an axe, and made many victims before
the forest Was proved to be even more dan
gerous than the fields had been. The
method of attack adopted was 90 sudden
as to prevent any possibility of escape, the
blow dealt 50 deadly as to render even q
cry for help impossible. The victim was
dead and carried of before his conpAn-
ions knew what had occurred. The mos,
strenuous efforts were made for her de-
struction-poison, spring gups. and dead
falls were Intellectually resorted 90, any
number of bufsloes were tied mp at night,
and many time the fresh trail Of O XIII
was taken up in hopes of Obtaining q shot
AZ the ngress, but with no further result
than that of recovering q mApgled or half
eaten corpse. During january and Fehru-
ary this tigress had killed fifteen 10 TWEEN
ty more persons, and at hast q 6le Of SOL
diers were requisifioned to see what force
could do to remove this horrible animal,
cunning having been found of no avail.
On being killed she was found to be Q
young animal, in perfect condition; the
pad of her left forefoot had at one time
been deeply cut from side TO side, but had
thoroughly healed, leaving, however. Q
deep scar, which proved her presence
wherever she rosmsd.
The-writer mentions one instance In
which two oowherds, living In g small
cooking their food In the evening when q
tiger suddenly sprsng on one and csrried
him on. His companion infimidsted the
animal with shouts and threats. and Euo-
oeeded In making him leave his victim.
Carrying his wounded companion into the
hut, the man closed the entrance and
waited for daylight. But this he never
ssw, for, after a time, the tiger, embold-
ened by the increasing darkness, returned,
and, forcing his way into the hut, carried
of the uniniured man, who was doubtless
doing all be could to prevent tbe tigers
approach. The other who wss frs. seized
died of bic wounds and of terror the next
day, after relating ths story to those who
hsd found him. 'Of the man eaters
have known. none have been old or de-
orepit animals, driven TO feed on human
beings because they could not obtain other
food. They lived In q country full of
game and where cattle were plentiful; but
they had lost their fear OF man, and, trust
ing In their superior strength and cunning,
had no difficulty in satisfying their hun
ger. At the same time they seemed to re-
cognize that an armed man was dangerous,
and that they must be doubly on their
guard to avoid falling into q trap. 1t is
this apparent knowledge of man and his
habits, amounting In some instances al
most to reason, thst renders 8 man-estiDg
tiger so terrible