Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-13

JmcefS detailed to arrange and manage
the hunt. With the civil commissioner
Of Nepal and his wife was Lady Cliff.
ton, and the two ladies were by no
means novices In the sport Of tiger |
hunting. When the hunt had been fair |
" entered upon, they occupied how
dab on the back of big elephant to-
gether and would not admit any one
else. A tiger had been driven by the
heaters into swamp a mile long by
half mile broad, and into this spot,
grown up to reeds and bushes until the
syes could scarcely penetrate, crashed
the elephants and horses. The idea was
to drive the tiger out upon clearer
ground to the west, where he could be
reached, and everybody made as much
noise as possible. He was crafty
beast, and for two hours he refused to
break cover.
The elephant on which the two ladies
were mounted had taken the lead and
been steady enough, but after awhile
something ratified him, and he bolted
across the swamp toward the trees.
His mahout used every exertion to stop
or turn him, but the old fellow was in
panic, To the surprise of everybody,
the tiger followed at his heels, though
in furtive way, as If bent only on es-
cape. With the elephant making a
mad rush for a low branch tree that
he might get rid of the burden on his
back Lady Clifton took swift aim at
the tiger and wounded him. The
wound provoked his anger, and he
sprang forward on the elephants rear
Just as the tree was reached and the
branches swept the howdah to the
ground. A second later and the two
ladies lay on the earth among the frag-
ments, both stunned by the fall, and
the tiger stood with his paws upon the
body of Lady Clifton and growled and
snarled at the dozen spectators.
Fortune had given young Danforth
his opportunity. AS a sort of terror
held everybody else helpless, he flung
himself from his horse, grabbed hog
spear from the hand of a chattering
native and advanced upon the beast.
He had to cover sixty feet of clear
ground and those who looked on said
that the tigers eyes blaZed fire and ev-
cry hair on his back stood up as the
officer walked steadily forward. A
dozen voices called to him to look out,
but he made no halt. AS he drew
nearer the beast crouched for a spring,
and when he was within ten feet the
spring was made. Down went the
man on his knees and up went the
| oIon
again the man was on his feet and I'M
hurt and the tiger was rolling over and
over on the earth with the point of the
spear sticking out of his back.
The ladies had not been seriously
hurt, but at least one of them had been
saved from the tigers nav. Young
Danforth was the hero of the hour.
Every officer In the regiment took him
by the hand and offered congratula-
tons, and his colonel patted him on the
shoulder and said:
my dear boy, it was the coolest,
bravest thing | ever heard of, and II
makes us all proud of you"
but the Sikhs swore that as a leader
/ got ratified and lost my head" replied
the officer. Il was honorably acquit'
ted, but l have been made to feel that
l smirched the honor Of the Tenth
Until can wipe that out am an out
cast"
The civil commissioner wanted tG
show his gratitude, and Lady Clifton
had influence she wanted to bring &C
bear, but the subaltern remained the
subaltern. He was biding his time, and
he had not long to wait. The .dacoits
came down from the hills again, and
he was given the chance he so longeC
for. This time his fifty troopers were
all Englishmen, and he not only at
tackled Mooltan, the greatest robbel
;. chieftain of them all, in a chosen posi-
ton, but routed his force and captured
the leader. That would have been
: deed to boast of, but the subaltern wal
not satisfied. Leaving part of his forc'
to hold the position and the prisoners
! he pressed on into the foothills VIII
the remainder and attacked and cap
tured camp and brought off the ser
geant and corporal who had been mad
: prisoners in the first affair. There wa
n second court martial at Aliwal Oh
the return of the troop, and when tn
sergeant and corporal had proved tina
e the Sikhs were liars and towards tn
old Tenth held jubilee and deciare'
that its honor was never so bright.
the dinner they toasted "our conrad
: and hero"