A Tiger Hunt--Death Of A Native

la are confined to shooting partridgce, .ants or grouse, or hunting the tituid hare, lalel ie riirewd fox and swift deer-the penis " idufrt orí the chosp óf the roya! liger, ihe cev lier or uinjoatic lyort of tbe Iridian tj,-u] . As with- mos e gfjrvtlemcn of England, Vho five at home bee] wüh easo, j , v liule óo they ihink upon the dangera of eu the seae'"'- son: ö í íb vrth nfirlhern sportsmén, who otily has r nnd then glenn slight i)f.rmaton upon subjVct of htinling the most terrific nd i j g icious of the tavntro Jribe of animáis. The tari eportsmen do nol always return home irthechase, tínd the Hnimaüng sport is of purchased with many regrets, and the v I W 1 1 (iding of m'iny tenrs. l is iu iheaesceftes of carnsgc and desolntui i as with tempest at sea, you are no soonto ID them thon yon 'uh to be out of them. ull start ing ifi chafe o{ thé lioi, tiger or rhiCe :eros, yo.i are all Ffnües and gnity, and íear . dnnger:- but when, from be shadow or ,stling of the long grass, you perceive the !roach of your adversary, ohí then you bei tö doubt il you wül óver return, and wiah u wereeafe ot homeagam. This is the i ling of most persons but it is eldoni acm; owledged. w' At mid day we had arrived at the deiightm1 residence of Mr. M -f whom wek end very lovfr spirited. but who made us no b( sa a hcarty wclcome. The etemng before, fi panther hnd leapetl ïhe carden wall, and de sured his ervafit, who tvjis osleep, inan outonse. The gorden wall was 13 feet high, rad the run which the beost coüld take, wa& P ery limited end the grotind broken. Ówing to a tertfpest, the party ptissed the c ight here, and then, continúes the wrif erJ y On the mnrroW. befare H wns yet day ght, we cotninenced our tnarch, reinforeed by { he brother and sie'er of the murdered Malay. $ iho vowpd they would in person be revenged f n ibe ofíinding pantlwr ör liger. The doge a our front re kept close togethefi penetraing a thick fures!, which oüf güide told us ' we ehonld not be long before we passed i Lhrotfgh. ArriVed at a ep-acious open plan, wosatdown tu breakfast) btít the ligèr did not allow us much leisure At the first frightful growling. the dog, which wè had been told ttere conrageoüa, aliink behind us, theii tailá betweed their lege, and with looks imprihted wtlh the rnost ntupid fright. Neither the whip nor stick, ncither rnenaces nor caresses- nothing could move them on, and we resolved to pass before them. A second frightful grottl, ehorter and more loud, told U8 thát the tiger ttasapproachiöjj wt loökcde Malay ihree paces in advance, hie wa5 rw ti is side, each armed with a pistol and enoue},. pear or harpoon; tho point of steul , rbed. At lengih the crealure ap. It was a heautiful full-grown tiger, Slt uli n y coat striped üke a zebra. He apith balf opened and foaming mouth, irised tlian f tighlened at our presence; Undei ck still at first. ssiiing forth decp and makes tl ; growls, h8 cye balls flu6hing firc, n relati g his lips with a rough red tongue. ablest m magnificent srght. The 1 nde aome steps towards l)im, he made Dojrjgw siepj towaras uk; omi nu uuuc, .. j ;y were nslinmed ai their , , 1 . . ... and wn dogs, without bemg excited to it. rnn eed themselves ui our front, close to ïer, enger and silent. At the sight of "e wa! e tiger drew back, and eloncrated him jen into ; a serpent, wbipping bis flanks with the bod and haking the foara from his mouth. respira t no notice of u?, no more than if we his fac t been present - the dogs were to be acteris1 victims, who doredlobay him. They ths COI d togetber at first then separatcd to , . he ferocious bcast beforo, behind, and . . , flsnka. The ligrr kept his eye on the . ring of the dogs, and in a moment he r" s enemy the lees - the dog was crushan" s" single biie. We wished to help the remedj who had drawn back a few 6ttfpu, but poured laymade a sign of the hand to reserve breach : he wishpd to lasso the animal hiroFathei Mis sister ehowcd great inirepidity ana Jown ïotd; witb her vigorous hand she held jug a ar before her, and F remarked thnt the ' , „ trance color of her face became gradually of int, nearly of copper. field of baitle was not above fifty pacea dls t in pxtent. At the cali of the e a( id the impetuous look of the sister, the for th enewed theattnek on all sidea with shroui courage - the redoubtable quadruped relate d his opponpnts one after the ether áurjn is claws. The convict was bloody; he, jje C( ;as bieding from ntimerous Woonde, . e more furious from bis tmarting . Is. All the dogs were hors de comiat, alone 6iirvived and seemed lo imour aid; the Malay advanced, we "ead and fired; the tigcr roared, made an na pt lo leap, but feil to the ground like au shroi fte. The young girl discharged her in th which was left rar.kling in the wound; vafi er general volley gave the animal hts somQ de grate. he w our return, nothing particular occiírrcd . we got half wajr, when we were aid by the cries of the two Mnlays, who ded us. We redoubled our steps, and rous' found the brother and sister on the 'S ld, kissing witb rnptured the remnins of Mrs, man being! It was the skull of their (íeíi g brother, which was recognizcd by a the 1 t scar on the forehead. The affliction of p]a, people, at the sight of tho mangled was s of their relative, was toost distfessing j [ a1 acc( WON DER FUL ÖLD MAN. duc'