New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-11
An Indian 6iSer Story.
By r. III. sKRNE-

+ha year ot grace TX II Is a common remark
among Ans , 5a Promo 10 sneak back to cover
and less inclined 70 show 1snt ne polar pear r q
greatly feared by early nsvisat9Ts s q 5n
northern seas for his thick neeee vas 551Ia1s Va
does not remember the print dePctins the you5hfSl
sters during the seahOrse expedition IN ll'3E Many
are the terro-s OF the arctic regions but the polar
bear is no longer reckOned among them
But to return 10 our muttons. OF. rather our
tigers. Time was ana that within nyi1s MEMORY ZEN
planter named s.. who used to exhibit a MANNED
IN the DAYS OF his youth he went out one day tse-
several blank. and were returning disconso-
grsss in front waving OmlnOusly and the next
moment out sPrang a splendid specimen Of The
plant which my friend was riding lashiRs his his
Found sTt 50 amazed were the soo-tsnsa at the
spectacle that not a trigger was pulled Then. %
Vow. the sensations aroused BY an earthquake can
not De conParee IN inIeIsty VI ~ 49, ,slS ~ ~
beneath thus tries 70 I'D himself q his burden
parehed pea into the afr. and landed plump in the
tigers jaws. In moment the roles o. hunter and
PROSTATE FOE by the thigh tossed him across his
s53Sder as fox treats so1s ana IToS1ed OF
shock that my friend lost ais senses When he re-
away. and ne heard. naught but the swish OF the
grass ana orusn N3oG ru41s -s.iSS - t
Most under such Circumstances would have
s5sTsr s gP Ae fe recoscied That he had snail
pistol his breast pocket To cock 70. insert the
barrel into the tigers and pull the trigger was
the work ~ 4 few seconds. There was sharp
roar OF agony. a terrible crunching OF his impris-
Oned limb. and again he became unconscious.
When some hours later. he awoke 70 Hfs. he found
himself being tenderly nU-sed By poor charcoal
burner who had found him with a broken thigh in
the grip Of dead tiger
But my topic IS a dangerous one IN this peacea-
BE and well protected realm Of England. whers
people are inclined be unduiy sceptcal as TO
facts which bevond their own narrow sphere-
I viii conclude with anecGote Illustrating this
which has / believe. appeared IN print many years
bark but Is none the less worth rrtellnE- AIMING
the guests az "a London dinner party were two
Augi0-Tndiaus. q retired judge and a colonel The
Latter broke one OF those nauseS In conversation
vrhlch are 50 dreaded BY hosteSses. by telling
tigar storv At first he listened 20 with marked
efteuriou: but when the climax was reached sieS
~ fncretuifrv were but too evident Seeing the
.r,lle ~ ferisOl on all sides he appealed 20 bis
br7rher Indian for confederation. reminding aim
that ne had actually been present hen the strange
occurrence took place But the colonel stoutly de-
TfsI having witnessed anything % the Kind. ard
assTrsd rba narrator that he was cOnfoundinE him
urrh some one else. The upshot Was a repetition
- ths aUrkurard silence and the Withdrawal ~ the
ba,fess narrator as he could deCenIly ger
away While stalking mo0eily houisWard ne fels a
taD on his shoulder. and found at his heels bis
reSraaat friend who cut short his torrent Of
9oStulatiOn by renar<ing-
~ dear fellow. I quite aware that what
vot tol,s those people the whole truth. and
nothing but the truth. bet when looked around
Won down in his mind a Iilr. You'll admit. now.
TINT i owed IL 20 our host that he should not rs
supposed TO have invited TWO % the cOEfratern-ty
10 his Iabler'-(CasSelFs Nasaz.na