The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-14
ROUTS TIGER
IN AREHYC BATTLE.

madly from It's corner and seize its
prey by the throat, as they are sup
posed TO DO, from all accounts In the
textbooks Of natural history of our
school days, were disappointed. The
large cat was loath to leave his cage,
seeming to have an actual affection
for II.
Those who expected TO see the rum
lnant shrink and cover In a corner
Of the Enclosure In the presence OF
his natural foe. as he ought to have
done in keeping with tradition on this
point, were also disappointed. It was
the beast of prey, the deyourer OF
oxen. the terror of the forest, that
curled up In his corner. i|ndisposed TO
possess himself OF the splendid feast
that on the hoof confronted him In the
middle of the square. coolly paving
the ground and %beseeching him 20
come out. Tho tiger is WISE was
the judgment OF some present.
a pantomime show between the two
animals was continued for about two
minutes. Hoofs kept throwing spade.
fuls Of earth behind him until II was
even suggested that he ought to go to
work for the canal commission. and
that he would be able TO dig a large
sized hole in the ground. Claws re-
sponded with a wise and mastery in
activity.
In response TO the challenges OF
Hoofs Claws replied that he found
the corner OF his cage too cozy TO bo
vacated. Besides. he was Il modest
animal and shrank from the gaze OF
the large asscmblagc. lie also had re-
ligious %scruples and was averse to
fighting on Sunday afternoons. See
ing that the comfort Of his cage prov.
ed too alluring. it occurred to the at.
tcndants that IL Il could only be made
uncomfortable that Claws might be in.
duced to come ont. But II did not
work. Claws even preferred fire and
birthstone to the society of %lloofs, and
stood out the smoking.
There was only one o left.
and that was to squeeze him out. So
by means of boards, and several min.
utes of hard work, the big cat was
almost catapultcd into the cage. IL
was then seen that he was of the
South American variety of leopard
known as the jaguar.
But IT hadn't an ounce of fight in
II. II made desperate attempts to
avoid a conflict with its horned an.
%tagonist. crouching low or running
this way and that way about the cage
with its muZZle In search of n weak
place.
The bull watched It curiously for
awhile and then took action. lie
reached the jaguar twice. but each
time he of the spotted coat applied
himself diligently to the pressing duty
Of finding a space between the bars
through which his sinuous body might
pass.
His efforts were at length crowned
with success. lie wedged his muzzle
firmly between the two bars, which
spread apart enabling the animals
round head to get through; the lean
body easily followed and the next
second Spots was gaily trotting across
the OPEN ring toward the spectators,
from whom he was separated only by
a low wooden barricade. A scene of
Understandable excitement ensued. At
once thCre was n stampede for the
gateway. though many who held po-
sitions of comparative safety kept
their places. The word was quickly
passed into the street that the tiger
had brokeu- loose and panic spread
in the nc|ighborhood
But the beast did not seem intent
on doing damage. lie vas completely
cowed, and seemed more interested in
finding n place of safety. Several
men who had revolvers on them
sought him out, and for n while the
air rang with the reports of firearms.
Tho shots took effect, and soon the
band struck up a triumphal air. which
told that the tiger had been killed.
The body was her brought into the
ground where a dense hghting crowd
gathered around to see It. The fight
had been n hasco. but everybody ap-
peared to have been satisfied with the
excitement afforded instead.