The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

ablo haste. utterly oblivious Of the fact
that there were other tigers there Those
poor coolies had hard time travelling
In the brush shackled together two by
two. In fact they were left in the rear.
Donaldson, Akers, Grant, myself and two
or three Of the guards had just reached
the dead tiger when we heard q most
unearthly screaming and screeching
among the coolies In the brush. Tho
guards fired into the brush with their old
hlGnGerbuSses and then took to fight.
We white men FASTENED down there to
see what was the matter.
We had not gone far into the brush
bore l almost stumbled over a dead
coolie. His companion. chained to him,
was lying near by with his arm nearly
torn off. While Akers and 1 were look
ing at this sight we heard Grant cry:
guns and looked about US.
suddenly there was a flash of yellow
and a large tiger was In the afr and
on Its way toward AkerS. Fortunately
he had seen it in time to raise his rifle.
Which was an express with explosive bull
let, and place 1t squarely on the breast
OF or the tiger Just as the animal reached
MIN, and fire. OF course the Impact
knocked Akers silly, but it hurt the Tiger
worse.
'The tiger fell on top of Akers, but it
there without moving. 1 was only ten
feet distant and I took careful aim at
the animals temple and fired. The bull
let plowed Its brain out, and 1t rolled
found that the bullet from Akers' gun
had passed through its lungs and had
struck It's backbone somewhat back of
Its shoulders and had followed the back
bone down as far as the loins before ex-
picdlng: 1t was the stroke on the back
Done that paralyzed the animal had
thereby saved Akers' life. Akers was
pretty badly bruised up, but not seriously
injured. Three coolies were killed and
several others injured
We found that the tiger Donaldson had
shot had been struck squarely in the
heart Both animals bore numerous scars
winch they had received in other nunts
Those two animals had killed hundreds
OF Cinnamon.
They generally entrap them and they
are skillful in making traps The favor
.te device IS GeadfaC, made by placing
q leg i SO that 1t will fan and break the
But whenever they do hunt tigers they
make their convicts do all the dangerous
work. The tigers kill more coolies than
the coolies kill tigers. NA
After the tiger hunt It REQUIRED q
week TO gather up the convicts and
guards. When that second tiger began
TO raise cain in the brush every one Of
the guards threw away his gun and took
to flight The convicts did the same.
AFTER my experience with Chinese nun
ters L concluded that I did not want to
Join any more Of their parties.
MY troubles with the tigers were no
sooner ended than trouble with the MAYOR
began. He wanted to take my coolies
and put them in prison in place of the
convicts who had been killed. I told him
that we would not stand that kind of an
arrangement, that would have him kill
ed If he tried to take my coolies. He
then refused to pay me the tiger skins he
said he would give If I would kill tbe
tive. tigers, and last of all ne insisted on
having the teeth and claws of my tigers,
Affairs were becoming somewhat Sc
rious when a party of Russian surveyors
accompanied by about twenty soldiers ar