80 TIGERS. 



service, and myself, were going seven or eight 

 miles from Ckittrah, to spend a few days in a 

 tent, to shoot and course. My tent was sent off 

 on four bullocks conducted by a bullock-man, the 

 same Classic, and two servants of Mr. Smith's. 

 We remained behind, took our breakfast, and then 

 followed. Between ten and eleven o'clock, when 

 we were within sight of the party, we heard a 

 horrible roar, followed by a shocking scream ; we 

 then quickened our pace and joined our servants 

 just as a tiger ran over a small hill formed of 

 large rocks interspersed with underwood, with my 

 poor Classic in his mouth. 



The bullocks had all thrown off their loads, and 

 were running away in different directions ; the men 

 were so panic-struck, that it was several minutes 

 before they could articulate. When they had 

 recovered a little, they informed us that they 

 were all within a few yards of each other, and 

 that, as the Classic was driving the hindmost 

 bullock through a hollow place between two 

 banks, the tiger sprung from behind a bush on 

 him and knocked him down; but, from the 

 situation of the ground, he passed over him a few 

 yards, after giving the blow. He then returned, 

 took him up in his mouth by the thigh, and ran 



