Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-28
LIVE TIGER BAIT.
How Sir Arthur Hewitt Was Made
Usefui by savagcs.

Usefui by saVagcs.
Sir Arthur Hewitt was once used NJ
live bait for tiger trap.
at happened In Birmania." he said to
q correspondent of the New York Herald,
"bctween Prone and Rangun. The
country WAS ravaged at that time by the
predatory bands OF Nung Gung Geen. the
Dercest native chief we ever had to con-
ifnd with. | headed n scouting party.
and. being overtaken by night al some
distance from camp. Se lighted hres and
lay down 10 sleep. Some hours later
felt myself lifted bodily from the ground.
! had been bound and gagged aud in a
short time was o prisoner in the strong
hold Ut Gung himself.
''The next morning they brought me
before Gung. The moment he saw me he
leered hideously,
"'At last. said he. here is one of those
English who are invading our country
! and would reduce ua to slavery
"Gnng's followers now blindfolded me.
was thus forced some five miles
through the jungle and beaten with
sticks all the way. Finally they came
TO a hnlt. The bandage was removed
from my eyes. Growing accustomed to
the light. ] discovered a tiger trap
ahead. ! did not Immediately compre.
hend the purpose of my captors. But my
uncertainty did not last long.
'The tiger trap was constructed OF
bamboo. One section of II was cut from
the rest by network OF bamboo rods.
This formed the receptacle for the bait.
| The bait was myself, They stripped
me OF my clothing, thrust me IN and
bound me with thongs. Then they made
| off.
81 did not feel very uneasy at 6rst.
| For two hours | worked for freedom,
but in the end | was forced to admit
the hopclessness OF the task. Insects
nlighted on my skin and bit the flesh
raw. The sun beat down on my head
and into my eyes. / grew faint. Sud.
denly II occurred TO me that tiger
might appear al any moment. However.
there was some hope, although the hope
was slender A little native girl had, at
the risk OF her life, given me a drink OF
water the day before. This was at a
spot near Gung's camp. | bade her hur-
ry off and apprise Captain D'Oyley OF
my peril. But as the hours wore on |
grew despondent. Would the little girl
have understood?
"My reflections were interrupted by q
light football. II was for all the world
like that OF timid child. When the
sound drst reached my ears. no suspicion
OF tigers entered my head. Suddenly q
gorgeous shoulder flashed its stripes
through the bamboo. One OF the largest
tigers had ever seen, and | had seer
many. confronted me, The animal must
have weighed 500 pounds. AS we
gazed into each others face was over
come with peculiar feeling OF respect
for this specimen of physical perfection
'It dashed across my mind that thi,
might not he man eating tiger. In tha
event Il would sniff about the trap ant
do me no harm, One gigantic paw wa'
raised against the outer door OF the trap
I The door lifted and fell The tiger wa
caught, Only bamboo paling separate,
us. The bulky mass advanced townr,
me. Then the animal stood perfect!
mofionless,
my whole body had turned cold, OK
cent whore the Insects left their stings
Those raw spots glowed like so muu!
: tiny Goals. | stared straight into th,
tigers face, not daring to wink an eye