Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-02-15

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] had my pistols large. tr1,s,y nav.
reyolyers but WAS moi M s,,,s =,
them against such n formIda,,la W
.hgohist l saw by the increased rest,
lesshess o. the brute that whatever
did must be done quickly. as in n very
SNORT time | might expect 10 repeat
NY synilhsiic exercises: 40, taking de.
iihefale aim al The center OF his fore.
head, tired.
Nearceiy had the report died away
when ] heard the howIlpg ronr and
ieit insiinctlyciy that the tiger was
coming 80. dropping my pistol. /
eihtehed ~ the sides Of The howdnh
determined, II possible. To save mn
mead from the very unphislolosi,t,i
bumps. q number of which were III
READY riised upon II by the two ureyi.
Gus charges. 10 my surprise. fel,
nothing this time further fllan siIght
Shaking. aud then heard The rushing
o. n"1s upon the roof OF the cage a
Iusliiis such as dog makes when
ne throws himself upon the moor.
An. la" J said 10 myself OF eonrse
as did moi wish Ia hold any CONVEX.
sation with the "Royal Bengal" -"ah,
ha' SO yon're on The Roof, are yonY
Well a. ! can't see yon very we'll an
There, I'll order yOn down" and /
hired straight through the center OF
The howtiah. not with the burmese ~
With the hape ~ killing. on even So
tefeiy w0unding him, only. as / have
SAID or giving him a gentle hint thai
the ground was, perhaps his mos, H.
Ultimate sphere Of action.
lie took the hint with a roar of
thanks, or rage aud ''came down" on
the opposite side 10 that from which
he had assembled, and retired, as be-
Tore, 10 Tie distance Of fifteen or
twenty feet surprised. no doubt az
The unrerslnonious manner In which
lie was told 70 ''get down"
His face was again toward HE
howdah, and ! noticed ridge. reach
ing nearly half The length ~ the fore.
head. where my first bullet had
pioMed ils WY In the bone Tor the
whole distance.
saw my ernor now. In the rather
iremulans state III my nerves. | had
iiEed a little high. and ilie ball had
elanes.d after striking an obinse an.
Gle However. should mot throw
away another shot Ia the same man,
neE, since ! knew how II was done
As ! saw he WAS slightly bewlldercl
atid had no intention Of moving fol
The maiisenL reached for my brandy
tiask nad drank a pretty stIff horn.
after which felt better and more
aisle 10 cope with Mr.. Tiger.
The last named pcrsonage now
seemed 10 consider himself sufficient
" recovered 10 stnk. another hack ~
IL Ito nse n harkwaods expression.
aud lcgnn systematically 10 lash him
self Into The requisite amount nf fury.
Nv the pnoccgs II threshing tho ground
apnnd hlm with his handy candai an.
pentlnge. aud conceived my time for
action had arrived
Ills head WAS slightly to one side.
anh The eye presented n very accepta.
bl. mark Rcstin. the barrel ~ my
weapon upon the vii or edge 81 the
ioop. hole. ioak careful sight NJ the
optic and hlaEed away with two cham
beFs Ia rapid snccessinn
THIS time II wis hot l--rlear. long
drawn and spnorons which answered
my shot and q WIS succeeded 10y \
perfect torrent ~ snnfls aud moan
lnRs. which. In tiger language. arc
equivalent. suppose. 90 curses and
inycsiiscs Ia man talk.
Looking out. ! saw my late enemy
rolling. struggling aud lashing ih'
jAns. innocent earth In his death ago
nics. about halfway between his form
~ pcsiiion and the hsyhah.
wAtcheh him until. with a cry. 81