The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-03-08
BACC|NG A BIG TIGER
The Jungle Monarch Was Trap
ped LoIIing In His Bath.
A FEAT OF CRAFTSMANSHIP.

Only the bTutc'S T1eau onoWeu FpoNS
the Water, and the Well Placed Bull
let, Fired From an Elephant, Entered
the Nostril and Broke His Neck.
An interesting account of q tiger
hunt IS given by one who fHd n wide
experience in hunting this most dan
garous of beasts. Mounted upon ele-
plants, the writer and his companions
had been beating the jungle without
making a find until, as they were
about to give up the search, sudden
disturbance among the elephants ap-
peared to betoken a tiger near at
hand. Giving directions to the others
as to the order of marching their ele-
plants, the writer ordered his ma
hout to turn into the thick feathered
foliage to the left in search of pool
OF water which he remembered to be
there.
There was q slight descent to long
but narrow hollow about fifty or sixty
yards wide. This was filed with clear
water for an unknown length.
l was Just about to make remark
when, instead of speaking, / gently
grasped the mahout by the head as
leaned over the howdah and by this
signal stopped the elephant.
There was remarkable sight.
About 100 yards distant on my right
the head and neck of q large tiger,
clean and beautiful, reposed above the
surface of the water, while the body
was cooling, concealed from view.
Here was our friend enjoying his
quiet bath, while we had been pound
ing away up and down the jungles
which he had left.
"Fire at him." whispered the ma
hout, cor you will lose him! He will
see us and be off"
Hold your tonguer' l answered
"Ie can't see us, for the sun Is at our
back and is shining in his eyes. See
how green they are"
At this moment the tiger quietly rose
from his bath and sat up on end like
dog l never saw such n sight. His
head was beautiful, and the eyes
shone like two green electric lights as
the suns rays reflected from them,
but his huge body was dripping with
muddy water, as he had been reclin-
Ing upon the alluvial bottom.
For quite minute the tiger sat up
in the same position. At last, as If
satisfied that he was in safety and Sc
clusion, he once more lay down with
only the head and neck exposed above
the surface.
Back the elephant gently, but do
not turn around" l whispered. I'm
medlntcly the elephant backed through
the feathery tamarisk without the
} slightest sound, and we found our
, selves outside the jungle. We could
breathe freely.
! "Go on, now, quite gently till l press
| your head, then turn to the right, de
scendlng through the tamarlck till
} again touch your turban."
! counted the elephants PAGES as sht
l moved softly parallel with the jungle
f. until l felt sure OF my distance.
7 slight pressure upon the mahouti
, head and the elephant turned to th'
right. The waving plumes of the dari
] green tamarisk divided as we gentl,
moved forward, and in another mo
h. ment we stopped. There was the tige
y In the same position, exactly facing
9 me, but now about seventy-five pace
distant.
D "Keep the elephant quite steady"
|. whispered, and, sitting down upon tn
r howdah seat, took rest with TIN
t rife upon the front bar Of the gui
j rack. A piece of tamarlsk kept wav
J. Ing in the wind just In front of tn
+ rifle beyond my reach. The mahou
n leaned forward and gently bent
down. Now all was clear. The tiger
eyes were like green glass. The ele
plant for a moment stood like stone
r l touched the trigger.
o There was no response to the loud re
u port of six drains Of powder from tn
a "nve-seven-seven" rifle, no splash /
the unbroken surface of the watel
d The tigers head was still there, bu
u In different attitude, one-half beloN
= the surface and only one cheek an
one large eye still gllttering like n
= emerald above.
Upon examination 1t proved tina
there was no hole whatever In tina
tiger, the bullet having entered th
nostrll, broken the neck and run alon
the body. The animal consequent
had never moved.
This tiger when laid out straight, br
j without being pulled to increase II
length, measured exactly nine fec
and eight inches from nose to TAIL
Youths Companion.
His Last Request.
Chorlps Dickens used 10 relate n