The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-11
TALES OF PLUCK
AND ADVENTURE.
Hunted risers wiz Edward.
no one in Milwa

hobAbLA no one IN Mll"au-
~ kee has taken kcener inter
est in all that has been going
on in England Of late than has
Colonel Fred Woods. Of the Zoo, VINO
at the time Queen Victoria was pro-
claimed Empress Of India accompan-
led the Prince Of Wales when the lat
ter was sent as a special envoy 10 the
Earl of Dufferin, then the ruling Vice
roy. 1t was just after the Burmah
war, and Colonel Woods, who was
with the Seventh Hussars, the Kings
own regiment to-day. had received
medal from the Queen for distin-
guishcd services. and as specia!
mark Of favor was placed on the staff
of the Prince, and for six months tray
eled with His Royal Highness through
India. participating in the magnificent
social events that marked the journey
of the Prince and-wbat was more TO
the taste of both-talling part in some
exciting tiger hunts.
In the party that sailed from Eng
land with the Prince were Sir Beau
mont and Lady Florence Dixie. the
latter one of the best huntsWom2n in
England; Colonel Woods and Captain
Grant, with 4 throng of lesser attaches
and u small army of servants. They
went to Calcutta, where the Niceroy
received them, and then by leisurcly
stages they j0urneyed through India,
going to Bombay. Singapore, CeyloH.
and plunging into the jungle for the
tiger hunts in which the Prince de
lighted.
The Prince was good sportsman
and a fine shot, but l saw him pretty
badly frightened once" said Colonel
Woods. For that matter all the rest
OF us were frightened too, though for
another cause We got word that a
maneateT had been seen at Mount Ey
crest. which is about 100 miles from
Calcutta There was Il little settle
ment there Of the usual Indian type
huts built of mud. with thatched
roofs. and the whole place was in 4
state OF great excitement, because the
tiger had carried off man a day on
two previous. besides having made
away with several children. The
Prince hailed the opportunity for a
hunt with delight, and we set about
organizing one at once. Most Of us
went on elephants. Lady Dixie includ-
ed. while we carried with us a small
army of native Hindoos to beat up
the animal We hunted for four days
before we got trace of the beast. You
know how a tiger hunt is conducted,
don't you? The hunters form a wide
circle, leaving d pathway so that if
anything should happen the tiger
could get out without doing great dam
age The beaters go ahead making
noise and burning red fire in long dip
pers, and the animal is run into the
enclosure and despatched by whoever
is lucky enough to get shot at him.
The Prince was riding the first ele-
plant, a great beast, and was IN the
lead when the tiger was finally
spotted. Some one shot ut him, max
ing a slight wound, and maddencd by
the pain the animal jumped into the
air as only tiger can when it is an
CRY. And jumped straight on the
head of the Princes elephant, ciinging
there and snarling and preparing to
climb into the houda where sat the
Prince 1t was not a particularly
cheerful moment When you are sery-
ing on the staff of i royal Prince you
become more or less responsible for
his safekeeping and it gives a loyal
Englishman a shock anyway to see
ferocious tiger in close proximity TO
his future ruler Some one SHOT at
him and he loosened his hold but only
to make another spring, and this time
he landed on the top OF the hOuda it
self. There was the Prince below and
the tiger above, and every second was
precious. Colonel White took aim and
fired. and the beast dropped dead, shot
through the head. l think we all in
Guiding the Prince, brcathed easier
There were no more tiger hunts for
time, and the next time we went on
one the Prince did not take the lead.
The miracle was that the tiger
jumped on the top of the houda.
foot lower and he would have sprung
on the Prince and none of us would
nave DttH uDlC W save NM LAOl4i a
horrible death. For" said Colonel
Woods. refectively, when a tiger
gets it's claws on victim it never lets
go. They cling and sink deeper and
deeper and when they come away they
bring with them whatever they had
had in their grasp 1t isn't pleasant
thing to wrestle with a tiger"
On another hunt that Colonel Woods
tells about the Prince brought down
the trophy and the skin hangs to-day
in Buckingham Palace.
The Prince was on foot that time"
he says 1T was at Hyderabad, a
small settlement which was distin-
guished by a pyramid of rocks which
l recall because the pyramid played a
part in the hunt. Some of us were on
elephants, but the Prince, who had
had enough of elephants at Mount Ev
crest, was on foot When the tiger
was spotted and the heaters had driv-
en- him into the circle, a good many of