Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-02-22

ing that tho uan nad been attnc ;ea DIV
u jackal, seized my heaviest gun and
ran down the path toward the river.
The low brush hid everything from my
sight, until had reached point bout
twenty yarls from the river, and there
saw something that made inc tremble
with fear
There on the bank Of the river lay
poor Anthony, and by his side, licking
the blood from her paws, was big tig.
ress. For few moments the sight fair.
ly iroze my blood, md then u sense Of
personal danger and the thought that
should he the next victim. filed my
brain. Up to this time forgot that I
had u ride In my hand, and then came
wild desire to try my skill, with tho
ugress rs target All thought of
what the result would be should I
shoot and miss or only wound tho big
mnn-cater fed from my mind rs saw
tho terrible brute pick up the body OF
the servant and, after taking a few
steps, put II down again and eagerly
lick the blood that flowed from the
wounds made by its sharp, cruel teeth.
AS gently us possible drew back
the hammer and raised the rife 70 my
shoulder, and taking aim directly nj
the tigrcss' ear | pulled the trigger.
AS the report rang out II seemed to mo
rs II score of hungry tigers sprang at
me from every rock and bush, but this
passed away In an instant, and after
rcloading the rifle took q look at tho
tigress. She was still stretched beside
the body of the man, but the powerful
limbs were motlonless. and the head
was resting on tho mans thigh. Tnat
l had killed the animal at tb. iirst shot
never entered my heed, and | sent a
couple more shots into its body rs fast
as could, but the first shot had settled
the business.
Upon making sure that the animal
was dead turned TO walk back 10 the
tents, when heard the scream OF a
tiger cat, which seemed TO come from
some brush short distance up the
river. am very foolish to say Il, but
don't think n dozen tigers could have
frightened me then, and at once
started toward the spot from whore
the cries came. At FIRST | could SEQ
nothing, but after close search, dur
ing which | took care not to venture
too close to the bushes, | caught sight
of half-grown tiger cub crouch
ing In the grass and cycling me ns n
waiting for me TO get little closer. |
was then rather too close for comfort,
and quickly raised the rifle and fired.
"The cub was facing me and the bull
let glanced from its forehead and only
partially stunned It, The tiger dropped
to the ground Hat aud then rose TO It's
feet, but instead Of rushing for me, Us |
expected IL to do, II began to wall,
away. This gave me II good show at It's
side and fired again. The tiger fell,
rose md then tried to rush at me, but
Its strength was gone, and before II Ind
taken dozen steps It sank 10 tho
ground and rolled over ON Its side.
The noise of the shooting was heard
by my husband, who hurried back tc
camp, wondering what was the matter
Learning from the other ladies that
had gone out alone aud that the shoot
Ing had taken place down near tn,
river, he hurried down and met me OF
the way. lie was fairly Mortified wheI
! pointed to the dead cub and coul,
hardly believe his eyes, but when
told him the mother had killed poo
Anthony and that her body and tina
of our poor servant were lying on tn
bank of the river lie was speeches
with surprise, lie took me back b
camp, end when the other gentleman NJ
rived with Capt Hays aud the story o
my encounter with two tigers wa
told II was decided TO brcal camp a
once and return 10 the sanitarium.
Poor Anthony was buried, and tn
tigers were skinned and the trophies
with heads and claws attached, wer
sent TO Madras and placed on exhibI
ton. Tho notoriety | gained was any
thing but pleasant, and made mo sorr,
that had ever learned TO handle ride
after that got an invitation to joll
every hunting purity got up In that par
OF the country aud was bothered h
death by newspaper men, who woul,
persist In having mo tell tho story
dozen times n week.
six weeks after bagged my tiger
], while out with party got up by tn
sultan OF Ilydernbad, bagged q hand
some pan ther and spotted deer. and
few days after received u check TO
one hundred and fifty rupees as n BOUNTY
for killing the tigers and the panther.
San Francisco Examiner.