The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

A Tale That Reaches the Climax Of
HorFeP.

1" 1T among the multitude OF such
TX stortss I venture TO think that
III ID the following bears away the
PAIN for grussorne horror. and
!ts truth has been confirmed from many
souyces had 1t from a relative, the
owner ef tire taa estate IN Assam where II
occurred. s. =. was. not many years ago
and for al I know still is-the manager OF
d tea garden Ia Assam. where a man-eater
Was In the habit OF carrying on the estate
coolies for hts dinner, probably finding
them much less trouble than a deer or
pig. A. last, ernboldened no doubt by un-
Numbered success In obtaining victims. he
took 90 carrying of coolies who were sleep
Tag n the veraEdahs OF the managers bum
ealow Many traps had been laid fer HIM.
the bodies OF bis victims poisoned, watchers
with guns on the lookout over the killed
men; hait SO great was his cunning that he
escaped them all. Everything having
failed. things had become desperate, and
H. aud some OF his planter friends deter
mined 10 SIT up for the tiger In the veran-
da, with native blankets Disgusting them
an exceedingly exciting business. for. be 1t
reEnem lered, no Lights were allowed. and
the brute cared nothing for numbers. SO
that his appearance might be toe sudden
for unsteady nerves. One Of the planters,
after they had sat a long time Il breath
less suspense. entered the house for some
was startled by a sudden terrible uproar in
the veranda which ne had just left. Se!z-
Ing his rife. he rushed out 20 find all the
party gone: but from the dark tea garden
he heard the voice OF s. Il. calling out. III
agony: Help! for Gods sake Help!
The tigers So. me. Help, help
Fixing his bayonet, he ran towards the
epot. and In the dim gloom made out the
outline Of the tiger dragging f.. who was
walking by his side, his hand In the brute'5
mouth Without moments hesitation he
rushed W 20 the tiger. plunged the bayonet
into lis side. at the same time pulling the
trigger. The tiger fell, releasing B., and
both men rushed back 10 the house: but
before they could reach the steps the tiger
was upon them, and again seized poor B..
biting and ciaw.ng his back and shoulders
ia q terrible manner. II was, mercifuiiy.
an expiring effort, for the brute fell dead
before Il could Kill +. 1t then transpired
that the tiger had stolen In upon the watch
ers Ike shadow, without the slightest
warning. and had seized the nearest one.
who happened to be B.. by the hand. which
ne had raised TO defend himself. and had
commenced 10 drag him of. In his agony
he rose 10 his feet, ard after descending
she steps OF the bungalow, was actually
walking off with his hand in the tigers
mouth, TO be devoured. when his friend. by
his courage and presence OF mind. rescued
him from an awful death. The other
watchers, utterly panic-strfckep. had made
for the nearest door. and had ii not been
for the GOODNESS OF his brave rescuer r.
would have been added TO the long list Of
the man~eator's victims. After being Ill
for many months. b. recovered. 10 tell the
awful tale Of how he had been lied away to
he eaten."-Col. Trevor in Worldwide
Magazine.