The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-02-10
1rrR SHOOTINGIN JAVA
.uoo1ING IN JAVA.-GOOO
sAaKMANsH'p OF a YOUNG
WHALER.

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= conduit-Another' Ready to
,Jpon a Boat, Picked OFF an
.. o,.rhansins Limb
hsd not set our feet on land
leaving New Bedford. five
:. .nths before. Our quest loF , mn~,ss
M - heeu without anticipated success;
y only had taken hundred barrel
~ ~ whale during that time. and
y =, Of the Cape Of Good Hope, writes
" osbon in Forest and Stream.
y T. had thoroughly secured the m,
Y W. ncean. and leisurely crulsed
" ean .he coast Of the Island OF SUI
Ira without success. and at last We
a, our prov for the Straits OF
Il .sa, hound to AMER Point in the
49,. 0s. Of lava, a snug little roadstead
I =. Visited in those days by whale
q nom and merchant vessels bound from
= Ne East Indies to the United states
md Europe
II was quaint old place, populated
!, me most part by Malays. some OF
hem peaceful enough when on shore'
= when cruising in the Straits. IN
"a, swift sailing proas, pirates OF the
.ost pronounced and desperate type.
nen there were a fair representa-
q of the native Japanese, lew
y.nneans. and garrison Of Afro
pch soldiers who garrisoned the set
s.ment, and we're quartered In small
= a whose guns commanded princi-
: .Jly the settlement and its land APP
q .,o.ches. but as defence from the
J. Il counted for nil. for little sloop
4 I var Of twenty guns could have
hien II in ten minutes.
lnier was celebrated in those days,
nd especially among seafarers, as
adnr within its precincts the larg-
a bapyan tree in the world, its diam
Z tn, counting its root branches. be-
- between three and four hundred
ri. In its branches was the look
n station of the port, and beneath
4 foliage and amid its countless root
ranches the people gathered for
,Aade from the intense rays Of the
tupic sun, and to gossip. 1t was be-
ssth this grand old banyan tree that
law my first real live tiger, and here
lthd my first wild animal. ..-
! had come on shore with the star
hard watch that morning for gun
nhg expedition, every man being pro-
vjded with an old-fashioned musket
nnying an ounce ball, powder flask,
bunch of oakum for wadding and '
= n box Of percussion caps. But a t
mr. Of pretty native girls, coupled
th a plentitude of alluring bever- S
lRs and lots of luscious fruits, broke S
that hunting party as planned. Bob, i
= hipmate Of mine. and | were dis G
sted with the rest of the liberty t
Dn and resolved we would explore v
! h town and see the sights. After a O
ing stroll we brought up at the ban l;
N tree for rest. "
At the time Of our visit to AMER b
we're drought was prevailing in that :
II Of the island, and water was very n
arce in town. The water supply S
me from some distance back in the n
nntry and was brought into town j
means Of an open conduit or aque- te
et which led the water into a small n
rular reservoir near the big tree. W
y and were tired out with our l
y tramp in the hot sun and lay ri
Sn Tor nap. was in a sound til
eep when was aroused by my CON-
nlcn' who, shaking me roughly, sung al
Get up, Jack; here's big tiger!" TO
200 was for running away. but l al
lSuaded him to stand by me while
ued a shot. I felt pretty certain in
doing the business. for l was count ju
ne crack shot Of the ship, and if ia
oid gun did its duty. was sure of fe
game. put on a fresh cap, and kn
9 BOO ready to give me his gun VIZ
ease missed we walked up slowly it
ne qser, which did not seem to lit
II bit. When within about 20 en-
q the fellow I stopped and, TAX DO
oeIlOerate aim. fired. How that tn,
gun did kick! But the tiger kick
worse and longer. The report of tit
gun startled the garrison. and an
! twenty black soldiers came run. IA
% the double quick to where he,
and stood. he e
'us ume we were close up to wa
oaduit, and peering over we saw all
mad not lost my good name as the
8 snot. The long and short of DO,
aory is that the Governor claimed lio1
sln OF the tigress, for it was a sal
~ mat had killed, and her lit inf
y iell to me as trophy of my +,
same in the Island of Java. eve
a few dollars bounty and gai
mess congratulations upon nv chi
n1,arkmanship and pluck. took 10 -,
ue cub on board the ship. de- the
g to be its foster father to the the
. my. ability, but it became too tns
II grew up. and was shot bnt