The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

solitary boy catno one ay.lg On one sido
81 higf path rose q high rocks With hero
$nnd \ here openings showing d mountain:
a crest II. all II ma egly !; On the other;
Sa523ids wns an almost sperpcndicuar slope
$8,rs several hundred yards to the foot OF
1el mountain, where flowed fa5 81 very
THE boy, Arthur jackson 81 sturdy
M M owly{ on, CHANGING now at The rocks md
rest q boye, nov mi, below To- where tho,
,Dliltg creek fo und v ts way round the
fsio " III his hand he carried q bow
8$amn In sight sung across his back was
80 lver, wi h about a dozen arrows In IT.
4f5I 9 4 lad bee1 on some nd Il over the
#&lonntain.$a and was now homeWard bound.
nding GONE 4 kind aof game Little did
8Es IA KIN w OF Il tina " Sreat er game which
waited him farther on. gssy 335 33s
S# It wa 8 ono q III those days following a
February thhH', s;Yilcn & the snow, which
had so lately covered the earth, had i'll
4 gone, save for q patch or two here and
there In tile forest ana the sun shone
down With such warmth that spring
seemed In the8a!r. u ss tSS IA as
n Arthur nov. came on i over the noun.
+ tain, to ~ place where the path widened
into q flat surfnce several yards VI ide.S On.
the loweri5 side this surface ended in g
4 fiat rock Il which broke OF suddenly ! ito
~ erpendiculnr8 lopc - the creek; on
Jagged rocks and n great forest. Just 3as
I Arthur rounded tho curse to- this spot. he
looked ahend, and--Oh.S horrors -! what
was thnt lying in the patti #Shirty yards
away z Y A ftlll-grown tiger! lima CINE his
feelings. Alone on the mountain. no help
8in several 4mles, and face to face with
Sone Eof@ the most terrible animals known.
D For several years this tiger had been
&around$ithe neigh borhood living on cat;
s5tle,, but as he had dIsa ppeared several
months before, 4 t was hoped no had gone
5back5;t tho place Of his nat ivfty- 81
Arthur uttered d shril cry for help
then sunk to the ground with these
common II ne myself. "A slight breeze struck
/ tho forest and he shyered. Then tlghten-
ding the arrow In he bow, he rose .S3S on
ono knee, and took aim at the tiger.
now creeping forward. hen began ono
Of the ,nost unequal contests the sun had
ever witnessed. The arrow hizzed from
tho bow, atching the tiger through The
aleg as he was in the act of spring ng ~ + 9
topplcd Ii over then sprtngng UP with
his wounded leg. Arthur lodged from
place to place. shooting arrow aft er& ar
row at him, some hitting. some missing.
The only sounds which loR bro ne
1.-The ''' twanglng 8 & the bow, Once the
tiger 6cornered Arthur among the rocks;
and with one blow Of his paw. knocked
lin down, tearing elo thes and q esh T.. q
$the Same time. q seemed ove \, ,tl ne
great #monstcr$ standing over him. just
ready to tear him to pieces; but quicikly
Arthur's thoughts required to- his pocket
Knife which 4 lie had 4 forgotten and left
open in his ccnt rocket: q WIN; Lorsn
he lot the tiger have he \. i pig VI blade
& across the mouth, causing him to draw
OF OF him an instant. This en- h ~
Arthur 10 regain&hs feet md Il y TO the
lower edge Of & the fiat rock. the tiger
following. As soon lily he had gotten MN
s on the lower ed sc OF the rock Arthur y
#darted back again, and taking aim WI 2
his last arrow,le + W me lger sn rs! y
I backward to avoid tho arrow, nnd ~ s9 2
doing, lost hts foothold on the zro ck. !, rms I ld
cleRra Is the bot tom OF the mount !n, MT
ting the waters Of the little creek. WIN w =
n mighty splash. Long befores ne reached
Z the creek, his brains had been dash cd soMt
against the numerous crigs Sil!lctl = e 9
ssss II was a full minute before Arthur took
tn4t the situation; when he al ne rela N 9
and too worn ONT for any INN 10 ~,
back nsSthe rock to thank. "a nerc = y
rather for his loving care and protect !;
Everything On e ~.
Fore Fore both boy ana q ger had .bcon 81
r 80 il, mortal contest, now the scene
v,.,n !, changed; the boy lay rest ~ on tlle
\ rncls and three hundred yards belo W. ~
ttfsHhnttom$ OF the creek Ia dcau tllas
dIs tnrhnr 81 tho peace, the tiger. ~ pro n,l
;.s,.a,, y yvitfe,iup other birds took up Inc
safrn i'd sun shOne down IN Warmt q,
and ''Peace sweet peace. '8 seslled 4 oYet
thc mountain. Z, 7, :, |, Z, N re.r1N
chatham, Pit ylyan1lt county