The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-09-19
HUNTERS TRIP THROUGH INDIA.

AIueI Nne EIeDnAMIS tAIlleu - 4Ee
They Made n Great Roundup OF
Fish.
Once upon a time, not very long ago
al Englishpan, an enthusiastic hun,
ter, went on a tiger hunt in India
His retinue of servants was a large
one, and an important feature was a
nerd of twenty-five elephants, some of
| which were carriers of burdens, while
others were trained to the saddle;
| others again were animals of great
courage, that had faced many a tiger
| and been tested in fierce combats of
various kinds.
While he was passing through the
tiger country the natives of a little vii
lage, hearing that a famous sportsman
was in the vicinity, sent a deputation
to him, with a request that he should
kill a %man-eating tiger that lived near
the village and had carried off more
than fifty men, women and children,
not to speak of domestic animals of
various kinds.
The Englishman gladly assented,
md after three or four days hunting,
came upon the man-eater in q deep
jungle. Upon the first jump of the
beast, Rajah, the finest elephant, per-
formed a deXterous feat. AS the IT,
ger sprung Raah caught him in the
air with bis supple trunk and hurled
him upward like a ball, then caught
the body on his long, pointed tusks
and killed him before the hunter had
an opportunity to fire.
This feat, accomplished so fearless
ly and quickly, made Rajah famous,
and on the day in question, covered
with a handsome robe of cloth he
strobe along at the head of the line
with much dignity.
The sportsman had given orders to
stop at the first pool of water they
could find and give Rajah and the
other elephants a bath. to reward
them for their gallant behavior of the
day before.
They were passing through the val
ley of the Shengree, where the natives
announced a large pool. and soon the
entire herd had gathered about it and
were showing their approval by var
ious elephantine expressions and
sounds. Their saddles and %accOutre-
ments were removed, and with a rider
astride the neck of each the animals
entered the pool and began to enjoy
the delights of the bath.
The sight was a strange one. The
elephants filed their trunks with wa
ter, sending great volumes over their
bodies and occasionally over the ma
tive riders. AS they advanced farther
in deep holes became apparent, and
one elephant disappeared with his
driver to reappear a few moments
later amid much shouting and laugh
ter of the observers.
Suddenly II of the mahOuts shout
ed something, and pointed to the sur
face; and the tiger hunter, who stood
on the bank enjoying the sport, saw
that the pool was fairly alive with
fishes. Among the hunting weapons
were a number of native spears.
These he divided among the men,
with baskets to sling across the ele-
plants backs for the fishes, and at
the word of command the elephants
marched again into the pool.
The fish, driven from the bottom by
the tramping and disturbance, came
to the surface in shoals, and the sport
began. The men speared them from
the backs of the elephants, which
seemed to enter into the spirit of
the chase; they dashed after the game
and the pool was soon the scene of
great excitement.
The elephants, in their rushes after
the fish, either at will or in obedience
TO the commands of their riders, We're
continually falling into deep holes,
disappearing from view and coming
up Spouting water from their trunks,
as whales are enormously supposed to
do. Others rolled over and threw theft
riders into the water, or in the enjoy.
ment of the scene deluged each other
with the muddy water.
One of the natives struck a particu.
larly large fish, which, after a fierce
struggle. escaped ard began to beat
the water with it's tail and leap above
the surface, when the rider ordered
his elephant to pick it up. This the in
telligent animal did, raising the strug
Cling victim and passing it overhead
to the driver, amid the cheers ant
cries of the natives.
The sport continued for some time
until the baskets We're we'll filled
when the great fishermen were order
ed in short and the spoils divided
among the natives from a nearby vii
lage.-Philadelphia Press.