The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-17
A Tigers Choice

tiger NUM-. Inc accIuenI tnal perez
three Of them on the second day wa'
a ciuious one The four were makinf
or ravine, when a tree growing on ;
| high bank suddenly eayed Into the IN
VINE catching and breaking bones fol
| Illiee OF them The officers were at
tended by ifIy servants and beaters,
| ANA litters were soon constructed anl
they were borne back 10 camp.
On the third day after the accident
Woc: was brought in lhar a large tiger
! had visited village four miles away
| the night previously aud carried away
a woman The fourth officer Of tire
party. who was lieutenant. had. or
course, given his services 10 his com
rades. but when news of The tiger
came they insisted that he make an
attempt 10 Kill the beast Ii was he.
liered that the feline would pay the
village n second visit. and The officer
would have 10 pass The night in a hun
to he ready for him. He protested, but
was oyerluled and an hour before dari.
set OF with his guns and guides, The
injured officers by 10 O'clock were all
asleep. ana an hour later he attendant
also slunbercd.
The major had slept for thee hours
when his thirst awokc him. His ham
mock was swung very close TO the
ground and his head and shoulders SO
elevated that he could see all around
him. He saw that the servant WIS
asleep ana hestated to call to him for
fear of awakening his brother officers.
He had been awake about ten minutes
when great tiger suddenly appeared
close beside the sleeping native The
beast must have made its way over the |
clear and open ground from the Jungle =
and as there was no air stirring the /,
horses had not scented him. He was !,
a male tiger in his prlIne. and that he !
had come for victim cOuM not be !
doubted He must have been surprised 1
that no better watch was kept Had /
the servant been awake he would have
instantly been seized and carried or,
but his being asleep puzzled the tiger
The beast shifted and stuffed for mo
menr and then turned 10 the ham
moeks. He visited the captains before
he came 10 the major. lie purred Ike
4 SAT rs he stood with his nose within
six inches Of their faces, and it Is 4
thing bard 10 believe but nevertheless
true thai his purrlng awoke each III
turn Neither of the men m0red SO
much IS an eyc!ash while under the
of The beast They were men
who Ind hunted the jungle before, ana
many dangers had hardened their
nerves.
When the tiger left Captain Burton
10 purr In Tie ears of Captain Broolses,
he former opened his eyes and watch
d his further movements. For what
leemel five minutes the terror Of the
Jingle stared into the face of the sleep
ng man, lhrusting oat his furred
onguc at Intervals and licking at The
plinrs ana bandagcs OF the broken
Irm. Fortunately there was no blood
0 excite his appetite Then fame re
majors turn. lie knew 1t would oorle
.nd had prepared for it. hut he after
yard E.iid ,iiat ii was .hc ordeal OF his
lie. The ska Oi nis ic;s had been
'roken and bled freely when lie re-
eived the greater hnrt. hut Inckliy for
lin the surgeon had treated the hurt
With an antiseptic very disagreeablc
0 the tiger. The beast shifted ana
Ickcd and then fell back with a growl
{ disp.casnre.
For two or three minutes he stood
tarng al the horses and the tents or
Ne natives and seemed inclined to pay
rem Visit. but why 50 TO that trouble
hen he bud four victims under his
ose? IL was such good thing that be
'as troubled which 10 select Tie n
nccted each 81 them In urn again !
nd was SIN undecided. when one of
ic native servants helped him 10 de-
de tile problem The man awakened
nd came out .of his tent to see IL the
orses We're all right lie had 10 Idea
+ danger. bui stood and yawned nnd
retched
Probably reasoning that an alarm
Ould be given Ina a moment. the tiger
hirled and seized the servant by the
ght arm close 10 the shoulder and
hirled the burden over his back ard
llloped of Ia the Jingle. and IN his
irprise and terror the man made no =
ltery until hair the space had been
,vered. Then the tiger uttered roar
defiance aul increased his pace. The
imp was ut once alarmed. and great
as the surprise Of the officers 70 End Z
al all had been awake and watching
Dme nf the servants fired on guns
"a ran 10 the edge OF the jungle with
azing brands. but. Of course the tiger
'ld 10 his prey.
Early IN the morning the lieutenant
.peared. He bad passed the night IA !
e village. bat no tiger had appeared :
G at once took az the trail of this Que.
lelhg 4 dozen native dog 60 assist
a. The beast and BIZ burden had
ssed through a strip Of jungle about 4
rty rods Wide and then reached rough -"
II open ground. al the way through
Q Jungle tie nan had caught the
ehes with his hands 70 dctaln the 7
yer. but had always been wrenched .
ose. When clear o. the taneie the Q
at had made for a rocky hill. and
,Cn the dogs closing IN the bodies ~