The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-23

n was only by building several lafse
fires before the hut. with fuara OF
men remaining awake 90 repleni5h tneh'
chat the tlger was kept away
I'm the morning none OF the men oar
Cd leave the camp. AZ about ciocN
tch foreman. who had gone away inc
dav before. taking with him the only
eun in the outfit returned to the camp.
Ta wondered as he came near u that
none of the men were at work. ana mast
cncI his steps Go find ont what tne uvu-
bic was. Just before coming to lhe
clearing ne CHANGED 10 raise MS eyes
and there. ON the low limb OF ute
overaanging the path. Dr. saw "a panlner
tigoP living crCuchcd, watching the 'ii"P
$50 inssntly that 10 seemed not 10 "'.l
him. gre chance for a disabling '"o.
was perfect and at twenty PAGES ave..
tine foreman sent in am ounce pu'ie'
from one barrel and "a charge Of buck
shot from the other. aiming hfst Ne"i"u
the tigers left shoulder The tiger came
to the ground with 4 broken snouio,l
and q bullet I'm his body that must nave
reached the heart. but with these set
backs he was 50 lively that he Kept the
foreman dodeing about behind trees,
while the men at the camp stayed away
at a safe distance. for several minutes
before he dropped and died. / saw tho
tiers skin a year after this occurrence,
and heard the story I have just related
from the foreman. The skin had prob
ably stretched some in the process OF
dressing it At this time IL measured
@ feet and inches from tip 20 tip.
TIRELEsS lNRSUEf.
",rhis sanguinary beast having fixed
his eve upon the man who had gone 10
explore for timber had followed him
for AZ least six hours in dayi.eht leav-
inq unmoiested the scattered party or
rubber gatherers. whom he must have
turned aside t0 avoid. aud the boy and
herd of goats that offered him an easy
and immediate victim Never relinquish-
ing his pursuit. he had waited near The
camp until au was SIN and dark. ana
then from among fifteen men had scarch-
cd ont and seized him aud was still
watching for the selected victim wnen
shot TO was q striking instance OF me
rersistencv in pursuit Of @ prey once
marked for slaughter thar characterlzes
AN The members small and great OF the
feline genus.
TO try 20 hurt tho r7nther-t'gor az
the iow.ani l3gCsr is hunted with tiger
hounds. rs neXt 10 useless. In me- rousn'
rock country in which na makes ms none
he viii travel away ar speed Wni'n
leaves The hunters hopeIess'y oenind. anu
DO is rarely that the dogs can come MP
with him. II they do. it means som
dogs killed. with the panther usually
gone before the hunters can arrive on
the scene Sometimes tfe rsnchmon trap
On his
ravares among their stock. q thing. de-
spite his cunning not so difficult OBJ do.
owing to DTS nervousness
AN r. .riishman named Turnhu'l who
had ranch east OF Merida, being both
cred by panthor-tIeer which killed hts
stock thought thar he would hunt hin
after the method often employed I'D tn
da with TIGERS and le0nlIds Taking
with him Two az DTS hrrdcrs and goat
De went 40 rightfau 90 a woodland which
the creature was accustomed fo visit
There De tied the goat to stake and
took hls position behind blind. MY
yards away I'D wait for The urar io
come for the goat THE ranchmen he
sent lttlo distance back with iustruc-
tons to await h's summons.
THE HUNTER HUNTED
"suroly enough thc uror came hut ar
ter reconnoitorinr the ground unseen. ~
was shown by hIs tracks next day. I'M
stead Of tackliue the goat he made "a
circuit and n.rnccd uron the back OF
the hunter lying ON inc ground N'Ii.l"
DTS blind a heavy overcoat inat Doe
wore. the season being winter whom me
niehts are cold in the FOUNTAINS saw ,'
the hunter Tor inc moment iioih 'il' N-
GER i'rin ana c't"7' HN' I'' '"'''
brought me TWO ItH.hI''H u. TT.
They ATTACKED inc uSef pluchlIy WI"
their machetes me ielst was I'"Dh ,'
give mp his prey Tie drove the fa.ch
mon back twice. returning To the H"-
gi.shman each time ana rltnolh7 fu.i"
above him. with his f0repdNs on ms
body. At last one of the ranchmon threw
lasso over che tigers neck ana lerheH
&c tight THE animal charged MN "l
once but the men got ,..n ol 'm
rope round sindH lite' ana "'," -''
ing hard together. drew the user ne"u
close to The WunH. n.n a7 ". "-'.
snapped mo me rope WIN .l- '.'H "'
OF the rancemen severed nus spine WIZ
his macheie Inc hhSii-Hiil"" was 'Hu's
shaken up by inc R'sN. '''1"
ot his hunting seneine' GUY ""S ,'' '''' ~
injured Other wise. lie nnish'u lNe ''ds
which now OF course. was neipI'Ss. WIZ"
shot in tho head. and he always claim
ed the glory ot kilhng him' but ~, vas
never heard tnat ne ilel .....-,a.
hunting methodS again VII"
pant her-tiseIs' ...,..-. ,.,,.. I'm
several iiines pan1.iel-''-..' -.
ed stock al camps WheIe N.s s,'' , '.'..
and once herusinah In my P"i wa"
killed BY one OF these beasts M!l"l1 q.
hundred yards OF the campfire ilis Do"y
we found partly eaten qu..r'el ol !,
mile from the place where ne was S'ruoh