Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-31

unconscious II could az least make q
last desperate trial with the whisky.
The moment thaki i touched his lips, he
struggled away, clutched his lips with
his hand and shook his head
/ believe the very fear that should
succeed in giving him the whisky kept
him alive till the poison began to lose
its power. AT. all events he did not die.
Salad was as fond Of hunting as L
Many a time we two slipped away from
camp in the gray Of early morning.
Once, Just before daylight, I was out
with my shotgun in a thinly wooded
Jungle . mile from camp upon the
shore of small lake, waiting for birds
1t was justmy luck. Because / came
prepared for birds, there was not one in
sight, bnt three beautiful antelope came
down to drink within hundred feet Of
us l locked at the shotgun in disgust
Then looked again at the antelope 1t
was exasperating. was determined to
have a shot at any rate, and in the hope
that might stun one Of them or at least
bewilder him for an instant I whisper
ed 10 Salad to be ready with his knife
and make dash the moment l fired.
Cautiously l raised the gun to my
shoulder and was pressing the trigger,
when Salad touched me and whispered:
"Wait, sahibI Look therep'
looked, and my shotgun fell At
slight angle, but little more than half
way between US and the antelope, there
crouched royal Bengal tiger. A single
glance was sufficient he was surely a
man eater. Evidently he had been on
the point of satisfying his hunger with
an antelope when he caught sight Of US
He was within an easy leap of the deer,
but was deliberately turning away and
facing us The motion startled the deer,
and they bounded off, but the tiger paid
them no further attention. The huge
creature opened his great jaws till his
head seemed nothing but a red, yawn-
ing gullet bordered by long, ragged,
glistening teeth, and with a savage
snarl he began to approach u.s.
There was no need Of looking about
for place of safety. The jungle was
sparsely wooded at the best, and the
largest tree we had passed in coming
from camp would not have borne even
Salads weight 10 feet from the
ground Salad had only his hunting
knife, nothing but my shotgun.
Zone of Us must go, sahib," Salad
muttered, without taking his eyes from
the tiger. "n we run together, we shall
both GO He will overtake US in mo-
ment Let Allah decide as it is written
in our foreheads Run that way fol
your life, sahib. Twill run this way.
Be quick, before he comes nearerW
There was no time for thought II
seemed fair proposition, and even as
he spoke the Hindoo started at the toI
of his speed away. It was useless stand
ing still or following him, and acting
upon his suggestion started in the op
posite direction.
After running a rod or two I looked
over my shoulder The tiger had made
a leap. and was just landing, already
crouched for another spring He wa!
following me!
will not admit that hoped h
would follow Salad, but / did hope tina
he would not choose me. It amounted
to the same thing.
started on for one more desperate
struggle was doomed. knew it r.
fectly we'll, yet while there is life tho1'
is hope, and I ran as never ran be
fore. l resolved to go as far as coulC
and then whirl about and give the tige
charge of fine shot full in the face. l
might put out his eyes. There was a
least that possibility to hang a desperat
hope upon, and throwing my gun to m.
shoulder turned. The tiger was no
therel Looking farther back, saw hi
tawny hide in the underbrush. Instant
ly it rose He was making leap bu
it was not toward me. One thrill O
gratitude shot through my veins, whel
my heart stood still with horror. Their
was one sharp yelp as the huge form
swept through the air, and crushing tn
leaves and branches as it fell landed up
on the PROSTATE figure of Salad, silentl.
waiting for the blow.
I stood there petrifed, the cold per
spiration dripping from my forehead
There was not sound from Salad
There was only one fierce howl from tn
tiger; then all was still
It was only an instant but in that In
stant we two, my Hindoo servant an
I, stood out before me in very bold re
lief. I had run for my life, howin
that the chances lay between US two an
hoping at least that the tiger might nc
follow me. He had run, too, KNOWN
that the chance lay between us, and be
cause the tiger did not follow him b
had come back again and tempted hir
called him away from me and give
his life for mine
He was poor benighted heathe
and only an average sample Of his kind
He could not help stealing prett
things He could not stop telling lies
.. But surely be was truer, drawer, nc
bier man than /, and if the image {
God can be found today in any Of h
creatures it would require no very dec
theologian to decide which Of Us tv
betrayed it least profaned. Henry Wi
lard French in Romance.
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