Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-08-18
aGvance commences.

aGvance commences.
Jeffrey and Sackville at their posts
wait cNpectant. They are not far
apart. but owing to intervening bowl
Gers, cannot see each ether. Then
Sackvile, vigilant and watchful
thought he heard a muffled sound
among the bushes. Peering more at
tentiveIy, he saw in faint outline be
hind the green what appeared TO be a
moving mass Of black and gold.
II was the tiger, creeping cautiously
and stealthily forward. Ii was useless
TO fire. 4 branch, twig in the way,
would alter the course OF the bullet,
and a mere Aesh wound would but
arouse the monster into tenfold fe-
rocity. He thought by shifting his
position dozen PAGES TO his right
he would get clearer shot.
Swiftly yet carefully he commenced
70 pick his way, and had almost at
tanned his object when for an instant
his glance wandered from the path
lie was pursuing to the tiger. UnhRp-
PLY Just then his foot caught in a
half hurried root and he stumbled for
ward 4 frantic effort to recover him
self but made his fall The more head
long, for be rolled down to the bot
tom cf the intercourse In moment,
HE q lash of lightning. the tiger
sprarg upon him.
Poor Sackyille. He instinctively
held up his arm as guide for his head.
but a blow from the brute's mighty
paw at once laid the limb low ana its
claws tore his shoulder. 1nen. with
cleaning fangs and bloodthirsty eyes,
the terrible beast bent over his neck,
and Sachville could feel his hot breath,
like some foul malaria, sweep across
his face.
He thought his last momentat hand,
when the sharp crack OF rife rang
IN the air. and the tiger, second ago
the personiacation of strength and
cruelty, rolled over. writhing, few
feet from him in the agonies of death.
OF course this shot, SO unerring and
opportune, came from Jeffrey's rifle.
Hearing Sackville stumble and fan,
the latter's mind misgave him. He
quickly stepped down into the ravine
and made for the SPOT whence the
noise proceeded.
Peering over the shoulder of a rock,
he was petIifed by the scene. already
described, that met his view. But Jeff
rey was q man of cool courage and i'm
mediate action was necessary. The
tiger. too, afforded a capital m"-i-T
barely 80 feet from him. SO, resting
his rife against the rock, he fred and
sent his bullet clean through the
brute's heart; then, quickly reload
ing the empty barrel, he remained for
q few minutes ON the qui vive, waiting
to see IL all were over.
Presently the tigers struggles
ceased, ana Jeffrey, his countenance
expressing the utmost so!icitude ana
concern, rushed forward to his wound
ed friend and began inquiring whether
he wac much hurt and how the unfor-
tunate accident hard occurred.
Meanwhile the beaters in twos and
threes also came struggling up. and,
seeing Sackville wouuIed and Jeffrey
kneeling by his side,were at first taken
aback, but when their gaze fell on
the tiger, the scourge Of the village,
lying stiff and stark and shorn of all
his terrible strength. their delight and
enthusiasm could not be restrained.
Exclamattops Of "Shabashl" (Capi-
"Shoob Iagal" (Well hiD, rose
on every -ide, so that even SaclSville
made gallant effortana propped him
self up on his unintnred arm to look
pt the magnificent benst that, with
IT'S well-dcfned 1et-blaclS stripes glis7
tening in the sun. lay dead a short dis
tance from him. The tiger was fully,
ten feet In length, and ns splendid
trophy of legitimate sport as the
world could4offer.-Goldsn Days.