The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-05-22
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tbs ts9 ladies 10 qussii9n. bored
death si The sbisnes oi sbs esir otisei
inisrs.l the nsn bad decided ca hil
sipsaitioa OF their osn
Ttsy bsI bird oas Of be nsiite "i,u,
ina csss. - ve c.il then. With iis s,b
tam std ns,ise driver, sai stosips
labebsop tsmGr 10 the "baci.H hsd dri
90 cot before the nooadsy beat Tor ID
''psik.'
Already 10 eight of the grove. ttsy bs
bssB horfi6sd to sec the sudden sppes
snes Of . great tiger. vbo stepped ou
ir1m the usdsrstoslh beside tbs road
di.closios hu saperb proportions spd bri
iisnt eolorins ~ be drst ssssd cnriousl
tos.td them snd then lowered HE hss,
snd began TO stslk after them 10 ionl
strides.
Mics Ilitbsjsle uttered . terrific,
sbriet, ths driver. turning. ou the bssst
sD3 sild wi.h iesr. dsst whipped up hi
buliocks and then iuoontinsplly a'd int
the Jungle
Mesnvbils 10 The ssms moments. ny
sister bad been sqaslly sppsllsd. Bu
Bell. iss girl Of pretty strong nerves. .,
yoa msy know, and tboush white witt
ie,r, she uttered no CRY bu. silently Il
wildly looked around Tor . vsspon.
There vas nons. OF courss bat sisy
The cherry psrsscll She snstohed II from
the perveles bands Of her compsnios. ,.
opened II With vicious snap. and thrust
il sheer into the face Of the BEST. Who wss
not fonr feet sssy.
AT ths ssme lime she closed ber eyes
from Sudden faintnsss but recovering 10
stsntly she looked again and = be vas gone
She could jast sec the tsil disappearing
rapidly ~ BIO cfsslad smobs the leaves 10
dire fright
Without 40 instsnts hetitstiop my sis
ter sptsna to the boz whipped up the
slow buliocks, drove few rods to the bus
eslow With Miss Bilhsdsls clineins 10
her aud sl,srnstsly mosnins and ssrsecb
log, ss We learned 10 private.
That was fVe hours before; Miss Bithe
isle had absolutely refused to return With
Ihs cewardly native driver. Who had srtiv
ID before them. snd my sister had lsogh
paly vowed th,i 10 thai ese shs would
10 back alone, mkiug no bsiler protection
hsn tie obstty psra.ol.
You have revolutIoniz, ID the tiger hunt
or the future. Min Bradford, tsid the
nsjlr With bic eyes full OF admiration st
he tale which my sister told 10 lightly
md laugbingly ss to rob it OF any trace OF
'gotism. H'raslter we may expect to see
ons lines OF bssters 6ls through the jon
,is armed si,h red umbrellas. and fsm
ng cotton stccksdes about tie villages.
There VS. soms discussion ss to the
IDENTIFY OF this particular beast, but it vas
eneraiiy allowed to be the same We had
eeH hunting, il Tor DO other reason than |
o tnrn ths joks agsiSst on solver, the emp |
y handed Dimrods.
We started bsck TO tovn and jokingly
,sds . great show of surrounding the car
. protection on every side
Bot il turned ont TO be NJ Joke. When
ali way back (shs msi,r and myseli rid
,g beside the osr), there arose frightened
ries ahead. and the leaders OF the csvsl
sde came tumblins bsck upon us 10 the
ildssl fear.
The nsjor and l dsstsd to the front.
here 10 the middle Of the road stood bis
inssbip. elsrins st the procession With
lszius eyes.
We fasg ourselves from our horses, no
upg our rifles and -he had been creep
g slowly toward u,: nov he sprang ct
. jost ~ the majors rias crsctsd.
The bullet oool not stop bis advsnoe.
felt . terrible shock - the tiger fell d
, feet with ontstrstohed claws. Ons
~ dug into my neck ss be descended,
ID torn down over my breast deep
roush my clothing and ioto the Assb.
,liog me down With terrific force ppon
. own body,
/ sprspg to ny feet aud ssw that be 10y
sd
The msj ,rs shot true 10 the mark, be =
cen tho eyes, had caught him 10 midsir.
A. be lay there the type OF fsrooious
snty and brute power. We oil msrvslsd Q
At sucb . magnificent besst should hsve
en- heightened of BY . mare psrssol, sv
though II famed like the Ares Of A.tns u
We we're met d The edge Of the town by 0
,iecs OF news that vent isr to tXplsin
is iuprobability. Hs had satisfied his y
niger on . low caste Br.hmin only On a
ur previous to the roadside encounter p
tb the ladies. J
The sjor elsimed tbs SKIN. and no ous 0
onskt OF denying tito him. Bat be only o
ntsd IT TO present to Belle. and "a tbsy '
',risd tho following year. be eol II back q
sin. b
Ny sister, ho~ever, backed by ell bsr Il
ends. mstss demand upon Mis- Bli be 4
Il for the cherry psrssoi, and she bss i, b
- her peculiar trophy. o
Iodesd. Miss b. y. quiis resigned 10 u
rting vi,h it. ~ shs st the sans time Il
,eursd gray scarlet JACKET that ooyer ii
tie noble form Of Lisutsnsnt The Hon sl
'bls Alssrpon Biaks. II. d. Ninsty-sev
ID Fasilisu. oil