The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-02-21
AN AMAZING ADVENTURE.

L was IN cuaIge OI 2 party making
q survey for railroad line hetwe, II
Eaepoot and Hydrrabad. India tsa d
A1ai. Nlltai, AMI as there wa no
.IFy abyut the work. our party Waa
much Il hunting as a surveying
>4rty. We numbered about thirty
ght people, ten Of whom were white
zen. Owing to the difficulties Of the
country we had no saddle horses, but
took along six or eight pack animals.
old each native also had q pack to
bear. The very difficulties in the way
81 huilding a line maze the country
sDOrtsmau's paradise. Twenty years
20 there was more wild and savage
came to the acre in that district than
elsewhere south Of Lucknow. but the
march OF civilization has doubtless
driven the big wild game away by this
tine
We we're travelling along the north
r&uth Of Gadavey river sometimes
moon its bank and again couple -
ai.es from the water, sOmeume-
aveiing five or six miles a day AMI
RAIN hating a couple Of days to
.,A or huut-When q most singular
cidpnt befeIl ue Individually. 1 had
Il camp at an early hour to fish.
hi.e | carried my rifle with me, /
al 40 intention Of going out Of my
ny 10 find game. On tGe previous
.t5ern0ou ] observed VI at seemed to
r. a capital fishing spot IN a bend Of
~le river. and it was to this place |
Hestened as | left camp, some Of the
native servants were astir and saw
j.. . set out, but did not want their
saiyices. 1t was pretty thick jungle
tween the camp and the bend. bat
the bend there was clear spot an
nTe IN extent, with a heavy forest
.ow1h and Il ledge Of rCcks for q
background. A- took look around
/ fore sitting down ON the bank 10 my
,3Ort | remarked that it sya5 a good
lot for wild beasts. but as there wa
thing moving l went right to work
ith my fishing tackle Catching q
irog for bait | flung in the hook, and
il wasn't five minutes before [ was
meeting with such luck that all
thoughts OF tigers. snakes. and hyeaas
we're driven oLc Of my mind.
had landed half a dozen good
s zed fish, and was Just then PLAYING
/; large one. when Il slight noise startl
~ me, and [ looked around to 7re
.lch a sight as has seldom come to
Ie eyes Of a sportsman. 4 full grown
ger was within five feet Of nae. play
= with one Of the fish. 1t wa the
It fish pulled ont, and in Its dying
-onles it was jumping about ON the
stss. Every time II moved the tiger
3uId reach out a paw in playful
siv, and once or twice he struck hard
ough to move the fish three or four
aac | tell you | was 4 badly fright.
oI man. and ali could DO was to
jhele with mouth and eyes wide
ru. The ,iger had crept down from
aa h.uils, and WA, he hadn't attack
{ I me was Il mystery He went from
fish J5 fish. turning them over with
paw. and tiAc AMI again brush
= me with his tau as he moved
a3Jut My rifle was ten feet away
|, auiug against a bush. and | might
i we been idiot enough to reach 1t
lat for a warning. My personal ser
int had followed me to see what luck
had. He came into the neighboI-
hood while the tiger was playing with
tnc fish. aud, softly climbing tree.
L echoed the call Of t.ird to attract
Ay attention. an than sang out:
DO nothing to provoke the tiger,
master. He IS a HiiorccIc. aud Il yol
u not cross him he will 80 away"
He meant that the spirit Of q good
native had been transformed, and it
as clearly the common sense way 20
low his advice. As the beast gave
f.a no attention, | turned 10 the fish
'..-gIng at my line and landed hun
-.e was Of good size and full of vital
'.,. the tiger waited In a playful way
nltii | removed the hook and threw
fish on the grass. Then he spraug
t#r it as a kitten would for q ball OF
rn, ana ne played With it in the
ua way 1t was lau%hab.e in spite
l.. the circumstances. 10 witness his
actions. He would run around In
crcles, as You have seen a young dog
-, sometimes leapjng over me, and
I. zen again he would become cat
l'i creep softly forward to pouuca
upou one Of the fish. Each one a.
caught was flung to him. and it was a
tall haIf-hour before he grew tired
g The sport. ] expected he would
t IN on me sooner or later, but the
native saw the change of demeanor
FIST. and called:
Master, the Hlowec1c IS going TO
pay with You. Be as clay in his pow
e"
The tiger suddenly left the last fish
landed and came stalking mp II me.