The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05
Sport Is Not Merely for Amusement
of killing but Necessary for the
Protection of People


every effort was made to bring them
back to my assistance they refused to
move so long as the tigers growl was
still audible.
Once more alone-for ] had parted
with my companions some days before
Il was continuing my lonely tour, so
pleasantly interrupted when one morn
ing on my way to inquire about man
eater tiger) said to have decimated
village near my camp, / came unex-
pectedly upon another white man, evil
IDENTIFY as lonely as myself, riding Ben
gal tat"
He proved to be an Austrian Roman
Catholic missionary priest, living prac-
tically as native in the very village l
was bound for, and from the CONVERSE
ton l had with hIm-which. by the way.
was conducted in Bengal, being the
only language mutually understood-I
ascertained that the story of the man
eater had. as usual, been much exag-
gerated. two people only having been
killed by the beast. which, moreover,
had not been seen or heard Of for some
weeks.
The priest dned with me that night,
and though we conversed In Bengal as
before-my knowledge Of German being
limited to ia" and "Nein" and his OF
English equally restrlcted-1 could see
that he was q man of birth and breed
ing, He told me some details Of his
present life and how he lived in an ordi-
nary native hut, which was also the
| church. without servants, punkahs or
ice or even bread.
i,i.J
adieu | little guessed the fate that was
| in store for him, for some years later,
long after ! had left the district, read
OF his death in the papers, describing
how while riding home one night he
had been carried of by a maneater and
devoured possibly the very one we had
discussed.
one bright moonlight night while
asleep in my tent l was awakened by
the moon shining on my face and
| saw that the corner of the tent close
to my bed was open and my portman-
teau gliding, apparently OF its own ac-
cord. in the direction of the opening.
No sooner had l recovered from my
surprise than, guessing what was hap
pening. seized my revolver, and jump
| ing quickly out of bed rushed out
| through the door of the tent just in time
| to see the naked figure OF a man dis
| appearing into the jungle. ! called to
him to stop, but. as I might have known,
received no reply. / fired two shots
| at him, fortunately without any ef-
feet. for although ! was probably JUS
titled in firing had ] killed or wounded
him there might have been some trouble
| later
left the following day on my way
| back to the station. and while halted at
| one Of my encampments en- route was
visited by a European 'Zemindar' re-
siding in the neighborhood. an ancient
individual named H, well known
| in the district as the Oldest European
| inhabitant and also for his sporting
reputation. With the hospitality OF his
class and time he insisted on my re-
| turning with him at once and putting
up at his house during my stay. / ac-
| cepted the invitation willingly and for
the few days I stayed there was royalty
entertained his establishment being
conducted in the good old lo-lndian
style.
The house was almost palatial as to
size and the magnifcence of the furni-
ture. while the walls of the dining room
and verandas were covered with the
heads and horns of the various animals
he had shot. | noticed, however, that
although the collection of trophies in
cluded every animal to be found in the
Indian jungles there was not single
boar's head among them, nor were there
any hog spears among the many
weapons of destruction which also
graced the walls I might not have
noticed these omissions had l not heard
of his pig sticking exploits duly
chronicled in the old numbers of the
10. s. Ma1dzinc. and wondering why
he had kept no trophies Of these feats
asked him one day. His explanation
was long one, quite n narrative In
fact, but to my mind one sufficiently
interesting and unique to justify Its
length, for more curiously pathetic
tale I had seldom heard.
It seemed that he had commenced life
as an indigo planter, and. like most mer
of his calling, had taken to pig sticking
early In his career, and being by nature
good horseman soon became proficien
at this fascinating sport. AS time wen
on and with 1t promotion he was able
to keep up a good stud, among then
an Arab gelding named Mustapha
the pick of his stables and the best pts
sticker of them al, yet, with the iron,
of fate destined to be the cause of hi!
master abandoning this sport.
One hot April morning as he wal
sitting smoking In the veranda his at
tention was attracted to an individual
coming siding up toward him in thu
manner peculiar to the native whei
DESTROYS Of speaking to the "sahib.
Finding himself discovered the maj
halted in front Of him, standing on on
leg, which he kept rubbing with tn
other.
We'll. what H. it," inquired H
YEARLY, expecting to hear one Of tn
endless complaints he was accustome'
to receiving.
The man made no reply, but with
profound salaam, which nearly upse
his equilibrium laid at HIS feet
bundle he carried In his hand. A lou
squeal as he deposited 1t betrayed I
some extent the nature Of It's contents
"A present sent for the 'Huzoor,'
he observed at length; and undoing til
many wrappings, produced small ami
NAL, which from its shape was appar
| MIC And n WAS but n Di