The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-03-17

steps, put 1t down again and eagerly
lick the blood that flowed from the
wounds made by its sharp, cruel teeth.
"As gently as possible drew back
the hammer and raised the rifle to my
shoulder. and taking aim directly al
the tigress' ear l pulled tho trigger.
As the report rang out 1t seemed to me
as If a score of hungry tigers sprang q,
me from every rock and bush, but this
passed away in an instant, and after
reloading the rifle took a look at the
tigress. She was still stretched beside
the body of the man. but the powerful
limbs were motiopless, and the head
was resting on the mans thigh. That
had killed the animal at the first shot
never entered my head, and sent a
couple more shots into its body as fast
as could, but the first shot had settled
the business,
Upon making sure that the animal
was dead turned to walk back to tho
tents, when I heard the scream of q
tiger cat, which seemed to come from
some brush a short distance TIP the
river. 1 am very foolish to say it, but
frightened me then, and ] at once
started toward the spot from where
the cries came. At first 1 tctsld see
nothing, but after a close search, dur
ing which / took care not to venture
too close to the bushes, I caught sig hit
Of half-grown tiger cub crouch
ing in the grass and cycling me as If
waiting for mo to get little closet i
was then rather too close for comfort,
and quickly raised the rifle and fired.
THE cub was facing mo and the bull
let glanced from its forehead and only
partially stunned it. The tiger dropped
to the ground fiat and then rose to its
feet, but instead OF rushing for me, as
expected it to do it began to walk
away. This gave me a good show at its
side and fired again. The tiger fell,
rose and then tried to rush at me, but
its strength was gone, and bsforc it had
taken a dozen steps it sank to the
ground and rolled over on its side.
THE noise of the shooting was heard
by my husband, who hurried back to
camp, wondering what was the matter.
Learning from the other ladies that
had gone out alone and that the Shoot
ing had taken place down near the
river, he hurried down and met me on
the way. He was fairly Mortified when
I pointed to the dead cub and could
hardly believe his eyes, but when I
told him the mother had killed poor
Anthony and that her body and that
of our poor servant were lying On tho
bank of the river. he was si.eechlcss
with surprise. He took me back to
camp, and when the other gentleman ar
rived with Capt. Hays aud the story of
told it was decided to break camp at
once and return to the sanitarium.
Poor Anthony was buried. and the
tigers were skinned and the trophies,
with heads and claws attached, were
sent to Madras and placed on exhibit
ton. The notoriety l gained was any.
thing but pleasant. and made me sorr.
that had ever learned to handle 4 rife.
After that I got an invitation to join
every hunting party got up in that part
of the country and was bothered to
death by newspaper men, who would
persist in having me tell the story a
dozen times a week.
six weeks after bagged my tigers
I, while out with a party got up by the
sultan of Hyderabad, bagged hand
some pan ther and a spotted deer, and d
few days after 1 received check for
one hund red and fifty rupees AS 4 bounty
for killing the tigers and the panther. =
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