The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-14

] MS mind to lead us to the sporting
/ lleld. Next morning. therefore,, we
set out. 1t was Il Sunday, the 17tl,Iof
august. 1896. ul,, UP, up, we climbed.
until We reached tho long lopked-rol'S
hunting GROUNDS.
RUSSELL and Ga,lri left myself nnd
y 'Pnlinri coulle to go iii MI opposite
direction. We agreed to mcetnt about
b 2 O'Clock ut the spot where we riatted.
L ! sll ln a. long walk, and the Pnliari
\ coolie began to show signs OF fatigue.
I'VE sat and rested IL Willie and drank
IRON y refreshing atrean, or pure nil-
ncultera ted crystal water. Willie sit-
ting and looking around, tho pnllnri
coollo suddenly uttered ali cXclun,,.
& ton OF joy aud. Dccl<oilng to mo,
pointed out d herd Of magnificent
Pshtrril,' kind Of antelope. They were
too fur to shoot ut from our present.!
position, so I$to1d him to remain wlicra
lie was and that 4 would stalk tbs
8gliurri myself told him he was to
I rush down us soon us he heard sluot-
Ing.
Il made my why down d valley to-
ward the spot where the ghurril were
fccding.a They etthcr henrd my fout-
steps or else scented me- However,
E they made off, but as i saw tlleE,
start I sat stlll, and watched then,
pine trees about Il thousand yards
from me. i now followed, but had
not gone very far when heard IA
liiliar yelplng sound i halted and
my heart beat fast. I turned to run
toward my coolie companion, but It
was too late. Not 900 yards from
me spied a pack OF about sixty OF.
seventy 'jungl qutta,' wild dogs)
making straight for inc at u hcadong
Z pace. l had not second to lose. L
made my way up the mountainsidot to-
wards a bunch Of pines, and quickly
climbed uptto place of safety. 1t was
not long Before tho dogs spotted mo,
and then the most awful and denfcnng
din filed the clear atmosphere. Bark
ing, snnrling, yelping, tearing and bit
Ing at the trunk OF the tree, theyprc-
scented a spectacle that battles dcscrip-
+ ton. 1t was about 4 o'clock In the
Afternoon ;G my gun lay at the foot ce
the tree; it was cold, freezing cold,
and the sun&wa rapidly sinking.
Every minute seemed moro dreadful
and vivid to my frightened imaginn-{
tlon. 1 did not think 1T was going
to be as terrible as 1t afterwards
turned out was Obliged to sit on 4
bough Of tho tree the whole night L.
took one OF my puttee lesgings off
and tied myself to the tree SO as to
prevent myself from falling through
fatigue and cold, i shudder when L
think Of It, My canine pursuers kept
up dismal yelling all night. They
were simply mad with rage and dis
appointment. doubly increased by hun
ger. They did not leave me until about
$3.50 o'clock Monday morning. I did
not, however, move from my position
OF security until 10 A. M, as sus-
pected that they might be lying in
wait for me-. At 10 O'Clock crept
down from the tree, picked up my gun
and made for the camp, Were I he'd
left my friends the previous after
noon.
RUSSELL and Gnuri were In q terri
BILE state. Guided by my cooie COM
panion, who made his way back to
the camp, reaching there about +.
NJ. on Sunday, and unconcernedly
stating I was lost. they found mo look
ling horribly dissipated. us Russell
described it, i related my adventure
to them, and Gaur laughed heartily
and suggested that we should go nf-
ter the dogs. objected. We then
| made for the camp where l put in
three hours OF good sleep. We went
| out again Iii the afternoon and se-
cured q good bag OF four ghurrll, two
bears, fifteen brace Of pheasants (kae-
turas), and three montjaks, or bark
| ing dee-, called by the natives 'kIr-
kari from the sound they make. We.
returned on Tuesday morning to the
village, and on the following day We
| were in Mussoorie.
81 shall never forget this little es-1
| capnde as long as live, and hope I
| shall never have a similar experience