New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-06

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The lordly tyrant Man does not often under
take, at the close OF this century. to tell Woman
what she may or may not do. Preach, teach,
heal plead she may without let or hindrance:
and Mrs. Savory gives TO know that she may
even take her will in the way. OF hunting the
great beasts Of the Jungles Even 80; and IL
old fashioned people think that the right fem
mime ideal means kindness. tenderness. helpful
ness, blessing, not bane to all things created Of
God. so much the worse for these musty. fusty
persons. To see woman go forth TO kill pleases
the taste OF many excellent observers. and
body will deny that our English sportswoman
in India is very amusing. very picturesque in
her recitals and kills with daring and with
grace.
The adventures with the Wild boar Of the
author and her feminine friends particularly
thrilling. Pig sticking is a sport which she holds
TO be always wildly exciting combining as II does
breakneck riding with battle royal fraught
with terrible dangers The boar is relent-
lessly fierce as he is cunning and powerful-in
every sense an ugly customer; and resourceful
indeed must be the woman who deals with him.
Thus ready of wit was Mrs Savorys friend,
N, with whom she went pig sticking near La
hore. Ms horse was thrown over like nine
pin IN the boar's charge, and NJ herself went
hurting through the air. Getting up, giddy
and sick, the first thing her dazed eyes rested
was the pig charging again at her as hard
he could gaIlop. with hoarse grunt Of reso-
lutte defiance. His brtstles were all erect. stand
ing up at right angles to his curved spine, his
great wedge shaped head and keen tusks were
lowered, HIS vast muscle working round the
great shoulders, all seemed TO add a savage
resolution to his charge MS spear lay several
feet of her. and she did the only thing there
time 20 do-threw herself fiat ON her face
and lay still In another second the pig was
cutting what remained Of her habit into ribbons,
and she could feel sharp cash after cash in the
small OF her back as he tore at the body of his
PROSTATE foe" Into this exciting scene dashed
a fellow hunter Of the other sex. who speared
the pig. and courageous NJ. sat UP. bruised and
battered. but safe. This same NJ had another
narrow escape from big bear which she had
wounded The creature was striking at her un-
armed antagonist when of the Indian at
tendants dashed forward and thrust MS rifle
into her hands. The trigger was pulled and the
great body fell forward almost upon them
Tiger hunting in the Deccan is something cal
ouIated to give an entirely new sensation to the
most bored woman Of society. We are reminded
that the beasts in captivity are not like
the animals of the jungle, the splendid cats
whose every muscle is developed to perfection.
The Englishwoman who found herself in tree
lightly UP its trunk required faculties not Gull
tfgated In afternoon teas. Her masculine COM
panion stood helpless with both barrels fired
one finger already torn down to the bone by
the clawing beast. Into Madame's mind came
the suggestion of difficult but not impossible
shot 81 the tigers back he clasped the tree
with my last barrel I fred. There was no
time for long and steady aim; but as the smoke
cleared away-what reliefi-the tiger had
dropped to the ground with nine nves-oat-
nke-he was not dead: he walked OF and disap-
peared. We dared not look for him then and
there. dying and savage IN such rough and dan
gerOus cover; but next morning found him
cold and stiff. He was a magnificent male, very
large and heavy, enormous paws and mustaohe
"a splendid great cat-fa In another adventure
this lady awaited the onset of q tiger, firing
straight at his chest at about fifteen yards dis
lance, and springing aside the animal reached
her. He passed so near her in his mad rush that
his blood splashed over her gun barrels.
Mrs. Sayory has no elephant shooting to record,
but she witnessed and describes with much
spirit the entrapping within palisade Of fifty
six Wild elephants. This proceeding demanded
four five hundred native "beaters'' to
drive the frightened resentful and desperate
creatures to their captivity The authors remi-
niscences Of elephants are followed by stories OF
the wickedness of crocodiles She is discursive
also concerning the snakes and monkeys Of
India She gravely asserts that IN the district
Of Cooch-Bahar a very large tract of land is
actually considered to belong to a tribe of apes
which live in the neighboring hills. When the
grain is cut by the natives tenth part is always
left behind in piles for the monkeys. who come
down IN companies to carry away this 1.-THE. It
is said that If deprived Of that portion they
would. the next year, destroy the whole crop
when green. How one English agriculturist
protected his sugar cane, when great trench
and a palisade covered with nails were of no
effect, is thus told:
He walked down 10 it one morning to find a
row Of monkeys seated on the palisade. who,
directly he came within reach spit his own
sugar cane into his face then. climbing down,
strolled OF, leisurely munching. Such things
were not to be borne friend chased a flock
into tree. he felled the tree and caught four
or five young monkeys. The parents waited
near In great CONSERVATION. anxiCusly watching
while their infants painted from head to
foot with treacle and tartar emetic. Allowed to
80, they rushed of into the fond and welcoming
arms and were Instantly carried up into the
woods and there assiduously licked clean from
top TO toe by their affectionate parents. The ex-
pected effects followed, and the pittable appear
ance Of the old monkeys can scarcely be
imagined That patch never rifed again.
The author points out that although more
Than twenty thousand deaths occur annually
from snake bite IN India the creeping things
are still good for something there. Their shape
enables them to penetrate dense morasses where
other flesh eating animal could find footing,
and they clear miles upon miles of jungle, bog
and swamp of swarms Of lesser vermin which
would otherwise die and produce pestilences -
The dreaded cobra, she AYERS, is by means
aggressive, and when he gets sufficient notice
OF the approach Of man he will always endeavor
10 get out of his way. 1t is not healthy to
fpaI he