The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-11

of my clothing. thrust me in and bound
me with thongs. Then they made off
II did not feel very uneasy at first For
two hours l worked for freedom, but In
the end was forced to admit the hope
iessness of the task. Insects alighted on
my skin and bit the flesh raw The sun
beat down on my head and into my eyes.
l grew faint. Suddenly IL occurred to
me that tiger might appear at any mo-
ment. However, there was some hope
although the hope was slender little
native girl had, at the risk Of her life
given me drink of water the day be-
fore. This was at spot near Gung's
camp | bade her hurry off and apprise
Capt. D'Oyley OF my peril Suddenly a
gorgeous shoulder flashed its stripes
through the bamboo One OF the largest
tigers | had ever seen--and I had seen
many-confronted me. The animal must
have weighed 500 pounds From my OBJ
servation at the time the creatures length
was nine feet. 1t was a weil-fed tiger,
broad In the shoulder. The muscles stood
out all over her limbs. As we gazed into
each others faces was overcome with a
peculiar feeling OF respect for this speci-
men of physical perfection.
1T flashed across my mind that this
might not be man-eating tiger In
that event It would snin about the trap
ana do me no harm. One gigantic paw
was raised against the outer door of the
trap. The door lifted and fell. The tiger
was caught. Only bamboo paling sepa-
rated us. The bulky mass advanced to-
ward mo. Then the animal stood per-
fectIy motionless
My whole body had turned cold ex-
cept where the insects left their stings
Those raw spots glowed like SO many
Tiny Goals. stared straight into the
ugers race. not daring to wink eyelid.
Discovered by the Manenter.
Il felt that the first movement should
come from the enemy IL did with a
roar, the tiger dashed her whole weight
against the bamboo rods The great
claws were thrust through and barely
reached me. The tips of them scratched
three long streaks In my side A red
tongue was sire Led greedily through
the bars. There was no doubt now. This
was man-eating tiger
Suddenly saw a slimmer OF lights. A
confused sound of voices reached me.
They were coming nearer. I heard my
name pronounced. They were calling me.
My voice refused to Issue from my throat
But knew In that instant that the little
girl had given the alarm. / am glad TO
recall that my first impulse was one OF
gratitude to her.
MY rescuers dared not shoot the
tigress. Jung was in the neighborhood.
Hts bands would have massacred our 1T
tie company In a moment II was neces-
sary to attack the tiger with bayonets. II
seemed every instant as IL the tran would
give way under the strain OF the leaps OF
the beast. II took almost an hour to ef-
feet my rescue. II Is strange that the
tiger. harassed on all sides. did not turn
and Kill me with n stroke of its paw. But
the animal lost blood from a hundred
wounds. 1t succumbed. They saved me
Nal. Nevii's Narrow Escape.
Mai. Nevii also of the British army In
India, ranks with Sir Arthur Hewitt as a
sportsman. and this is story he tells of
tiger hunting I'm the jungle. distant six
days from Calcutta:
The forests were as thick and stubborn
as the hair on n boys head. For hours
I had struggled through the high grass