Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-29
B. r. S. Prichard of India Re-
Iates Horrific Tales of
Lions, Tigers, ct al.

l.O4A PlCdS al
! dreams, in the dead OF night, with
your bare arm ramned about a foot
down a mountain lions throat; fancy
sharp, gnawins teeth piercing your
skin; suppose this jungle giant start
ed back via the rear gate to his for
est halnts still retaining IN his mouth
your extended arm with you dragging
at the end OF II. s~@ ...
Wait a moment. this is no dream.
Picture women faint.nS in terror;
servants stiffening to helpless fright,
and you stili humping towards the
mighty mUnar >h's timber home. with
apparently no escape from living
death. Eaten alive" the papers
would say .- -. r.. II
IL you can conceive all this, and still
believe it; if you can apprehend with
out deriding, then you may have some
idea of the hair raising tales OF adj
venture related, under questioning, by
B. r. s. Prilchard, tea grower late
OF Khari Katia, Assam, India, and at
present q tourist visitor here with
Mrs. Prichard in a coy cottage at
the Seaside hotel. -:.--. ~.
The Englishman doesn't tell the
tale voluntarily; his friends encourage
him. But once under steam, full
speed ahead, he unfolds a store OF
Bengal heart-thrillers that would make
ghost yarns of the haunted.house va
riety look sick. -. -. ~
Berry Hangs On ....~.....> ..".s
But getting back to the first one:
Did the monster devour his victim or
was the man torn limb from limb and
left to lie on the rocks as the ferocious
beast escaped to impenetrable fast.
nesses, emitting his bellows the
while? Not so. His captive in arms,
or arm, as it were, was one Berry,
and Berry was an Irishman, of in
donitable nerve. He hung on" to
the end. Lii. ~:
1t was this way: The Assam man.
sions are hot in summer. But there's
no ice or electric fans. To replace
the latter large breeze-stirrers are
hung from ceilings and agitated to
and fro by a rope, running over q
pulley and through a hole in the wall
to a coolie half doing on stool out
side, automatically jerking the rope.
One day said coolie dozed too ex-
tensively. Suddenly the lulling air
ceased and the inmates
rushed out to learn the cause. They
didn't The coolie was gone, that was
all. And he never came hack. Mys-
terry there was with no solution.
The next day the same incident oc-
Cured. The following night guard
was stationed near the fan-man to
make a. report on such curious act
ions. Had they remained awake, as
they should, the ''arm-in-the-mouth"
story probably never would have been
told. But the night was warm, and
they slumbered
Suddenly they were brought horri-
fled to their feet by screams OF pain
with "euss' words. Their |
eyes bnlged out at an immense lion,
on his way to the jungle, dragging
Berry in his wake. The tanner had
this time.
One fell over in a dead faint at
the sight, another dropped PROSTATE
the third survived and saved the day.
He grasped a rifle Of large bore,
placed il. at the big beasts head, and
blew his brains out.
Lives to Tell Tale
Punctured a few times but other
wise solid the arm was regained by
he still conscious 1rishman, who lived
until few; years ago to spin the
yarn. He showed the teeth marks as
Exhibit A, for conclusive evidence.
Here's another:
Papa and mama and the kids are
logging home at dusk over an Assam
pad in a pony cart. A monstrous
eopard sneaks out from hiding; saps
he horse a terrific, stunning jolt on
he temple and makes off with his
:utch while pater, mater, ct al, de-
art nurriedly and unceremoniously
,ver the rear seat. Later they re-
over the cart and harness.
And again:
II was Christmas day. A young
cnglishman was riding to a yule-tidet
east. or away from it, 1t matters not
which, on horseback, when leopard
Intercepted him. The spirit of giving
uttered the riders heart, suddenly
nd surely. He. donated the horse
RELY. nor did he wait for thanks.
The curious part Of this story is that
he same thing happened the follow
ne year, the same day at practically
he identical spot. 1t is said the Eng.
lshman has since joined the Society
or the Prevention of Useless Giving.
iere's One More I,
Just one more:
Pritchard tells of q dozen fine ID
eifers slaughtered but untouched, one
christmas day. He believes they were
iIied in sport by female tigress
tho took along her young to teach