Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-10-22

our perch aud the bounding Of the
tiger. is taken into account. Still. Gre
we must, and we pulled trigger to-
gether just before we were projected
into space. H on one side and my
self on the other. We were both dazed
aud badly shaken, and when we re-
covered we found that H had been
thrown right in front OF the tiger.
which was dead. one or more OF our
bullets having hat him in vital part
Never had two men anarrover shave.
81 remember the case OF survey
officer IN India who. being told OF
kill near his work, went 20 inspect
it uuarmed. The tiger, disturbed at
his meal. rushed out suddenly at the
party. and IN his headlong flight the
officer, most fortunately for himself.
tripped and fell into some long grass
and bushes The tigers attention
being drawn 70 the natives, who were
climbing trees like monkeys in
hurry. he made for them. allowing
( the officer TO crawl away IN feav aad
trembling as quickly IS be could.
"But In the case Of The man-eater,
everything is different. Having dis
covered his power 10 kill the genus
homo more easily than a big ape. he
takes every possible advantage of It
az every tUru Neither 10y night nor
by day are they safe, and life becomes
one long terror. for whether the ma
tives are working Ia che fields. or
fetching frewood from the forest or
water from the WELL they know not a.
what turn they may be seized.
1.-Two English officers, friends Of
mine. were shown a hut outside q
village enclosure, where a poor Dher.
iow-caste man. not allowed 70 dwell
within the village precincts for fear
OF polluting them. bad lived with his
wife and infant. He was blind. anC
one night. being awaked by a strange
noise. began 20 crawl and group about
the hut He put his hand suddenly
on the man-eater. which had pushed
the door open. killed the woman anil
child. and was drinking their blood
when the mans hand was laid upon
him, Doubtless sUspectiug a trap.
he bounded out Of the hut without
touching the man What a picture
COR a Landseer,
"But amongst the multitude of such
stories, I venture 20 think that the
following bears away the palm for
gruesome horror, aud its truth la.
been confirmed from many sources.
had it from a relative, the owner oI
the tea estate II Assam, where II oc-
Cured.
s. B Was. not many year
: ago-And for all 1 know still is-ths
. manager of a tea-gM den IN Assam
. where "A man eater was IN the habit o
. carrying of the estate coolies for hi
, dinner, probably finding them mucl
, less trouble than deer or a pig. y
last. emboldened no doubt by IN
! | hiudered success in obtaining victims
= he took TO carrying OF coolies VIII.
!. were sleeping Ia the verandas OF TIA
managers bungalow. Many traps la.
been laid for him, the bodies of hi
victims poisoned, watchers with gun
on the lookout over the killed men
. but so great was his cunning that b
n had escaped them all.
> Everything having failed, thing
had become desperate. and B an
e some of his planter friends determine
=. 20 SIT up for the tiger in the verandG
II with native blankets Disgusting thel
= an exceedingly exciting bushes:
!. for. be it remembered no lights wer
r allowed, and the brute cared nothin
=. for numbers, 80 that his appearance
- might be roo sudden for INSTEAD
y nerves.
It "One OF the planters, after the
J. had sat a long time IN breathless su.
pense, entered the house for som,
V thing that ne wanted, and whilst lool
= ing for it. was startled by a sudde
% terrible uproar IN the veganda whic
a he had just left. Selling his rife,
70 rushed out 70 find al the party gon
.g but from the dark teagarden
a heard the voice OF s. B caliir
- out, IN agony.
ID Help for Heavens sake Hell
e The tigers got me. Help help"
ID Fixing his bayonet he ran towar,
N the spot, and in the dim gloom mas
he out the outline of the tiger draggii
es 3, who was walking by it's sid
OF his hand in the brute's mouth, Wit
out moments hesitation. he rush,
is up to the tiger, plunged the bayon
TO into its side. at the same time pullii
er the trigger. The tiger fell, releasiI