Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-24
.a.rIGER STORY

mn at an early honI n 'A |allg tnr the purpose of hshing.. .,risd lY4 my rifle with me, l had In of going out of my way to On tie previous afternoon what seemed to be q fst+ io the bend of the river E t5 this place I hastened as E. catching a frog for bait, t l ] [he ' hook, and it wasn t five . 1afore nf I was meeting with | that all thoughts of tigers, fckals and hyenas were or'Se" mind. .ooa ,.,uoa ,.as inst then playing a lar linen d slight noise startled | lacked around to see such a Ras seldom come to the eyes ,so,sp. .tfull grown tiger five feet of me playing with fish. l. was the last one e,f; in it's dying a@enles 1t nc shont on the grass. Ev- i1 moved the tiger would paW ia $ playful way. and ,.i4e he struck hard enough b fish tilHeez CT four feet.
 was Il badly frightened 2l I coald to was to sit mouth and eyes open. lie cregt down from the bluffs. Bp tsll't attacked me was a He went from fish to fish. em ovor with his paw. and Peain brushing ne with his moved about. Ny rifle was Eayz leaning aGainsst a bush. kt ha5e been idiot enough to h it but for a warning.
 oDal servant had followed wbat luck I had. He came pjgbborhood while the tiger g with the fish. and, softly tree. he uttered the call of ttraet my attention and then .Do nothing to provoke the er.. He is q hiloweele, and not cross him he will go e meant that the spirit of q had been transformed, and Srly the common sense way lis advice.
 last gave me no attention l be fish tusging at the end of Id landed him. He was of Ind full of vitality. and the ld ill a playful way until I he hook and threw the fish 1ss. Then he sprang for it would fer q ball of yarn. fed with it in the same way. ehable, in spite Of the cir1 to witness his actions.
 run around in circles, as Ten a young dog do. some Et leaping oYcr me, and then Fould become the cat and y forward to bounce upon ash. Each one as caught was an. and it was q full half he grew tired of the sport. De would turn to me sooner Nj the native saw the change or first and called: Master. ele is going to play with you. In his power. "
 suddenly left the last fish came stalking over to me. q eat ard acting very play nrst move was to worm his my left arm. and I'm telling nm trutl. when 1 say that pWa bis fur as if he had lrite dog I lad on a big nd this hc got hold of in his lafed With it for ten min-
 he had totn it all to pieces. re bai' to fish with and sat
 lor he tigers next move.
 had finished the hat, he Do rubbed his head against ed in a pleased way, and 1 With my hand from nosc to fily got over my scare, but
 anxious to know how the
 end. The sun was getting
 very hot. and the beast
 be seeking his lair. In
 minutes from tEc time he
 tiger began to show a
 'aeanor. He became nerv-
 asy, and the hair ea his
 P at intervals. l judged
 s9e the scent of my serv.
 proved to be the case.
 flse to my feet, but l
 'lllhd that if tho tiger at- s saonld make a spring off f Y lne river. Ii was infest- soail2s, hHt thee u-as not ., between beias eaten by s %ai' sa!!itred at me and
 'lle ue&t moment whinod <, aa edged u2 toward me
 s seeSion. Tha servant had
 a "atearul eye on my :@ @'.' and he new believed
 eo@e for 'lac3siyo action. ifed his tistt1I and sho,lt- R 0l his Nnicnerl.n a1e....4.