Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-03-05
TIGER LOOSE IN A DAIRY.
Surprise of n Thirsty Bull When the Big
Cat "Woughed- In His Face.

Surprise of \ Thirsty Bull When the Big
Cat "Woughed" In His Face.
There was considerable excitement
at Mysore recently. One of the
maharajah's tigers got loose and was
not recaptured for over As hours.
Allowing tigers and other wild animals
to escape out Of confinement seems a
common event in Mysore. During the
time of the late maharajah one got out
of his cage in the menagerie, and also
during his fathers reign tiger loafed
all over the fort a whole day, going in
and out of peoples houses, but strange
TO say, on none of these occasions has
anyone been injured.
The tiger in The present instance is
one which is kept by his highness' dairy
to keep away the ''evil eye" from the
cattle. He was netted for Lord Lans-
downe to shoot when his excellency
visited Mysore few years ago and is a
splendid brute. The dairy is a very
large yard, with open sheds all round,
in which the cattle are tied, the tigers
cage being close TO one end and a foun-
tain near the other. The tiger got out
about seven p. IN. and calmly strolled
around, the place being full of cattle
and people at the time; but, fortunate
ly. he had no desire whatever to taste
stall-fed beef, or Hindoo either, al
though he passed within few feet OF
the cows and the men, and after exam
lining them all quietly lay down by the
fountain.
BY nine O'Clock a couple of elephants
brought down the nets and a Gordon
was run around the place, preventing
the tiger escaping or getting at the
cattle, when two rather amusing Incl
dents occurred. A cow managed to get
into the yard, and after skipping about
for some time rushed into part of the
net closest to the tiger; and for some
time struggled frantically to get loose.
Every one fully expected that the COW
would be killed. Finally. however, a
number of men went out and held the
wretched animal down and removed
the net. Hardly was this over when a
splendid stud bull got over a part OF
the net which had fallen down, and after
careening about the eyard just as the COW
had done, rushed right up to the foun-
tain and dipped his nose into the wa
ter. Evidently he had no idea the tiger
was there or he would never have gone
up in the style he did. However, after
drinking, he looked up, when the tiger,
who could not have been more than q
few feet away, ''woughed" in his face
and the way that bull went away after
that did ones heart good to see. These
were two grand opportunities for
witnessing ''how the &iger seizes his
prey" particularly as there were
several sportsInen about, but unfortu-
nateiy it was not to be.
After worrying the poor brute for
two days and two nights, during which
time he got into the net once, he quiet.
ly walked into his cage and was shut
up. The cool and indifferent way in
which Bassapal Urs' fossilized hunt.
ers, with their fearfully and wonder
fully made hundooks, walked up an6
down past the tiger was most amusing
What theywould have done in the event
of the tiger making for one of them
1t is hard to tell. The claws have
grown into the pads of the tiger, and
the wretched animal seems to be
suffering great pain. Had it not beer
for this there would doubtless have
been n very different tale to tell
Asian.