88 TIGERS. 



induced to offer a large reward to any person who 

 killed the tigress, 



Michauns were erected in different places; still 

 she continued her depredations. A gentleman 

 was travelling post up the New Road at this time, 

 carried by eight bearers, accompanied by two 

 link-men, and two others carrying baskets con- 

 taining cloaths and provisions : early in the morn- 

 ing, when they came to the ghaut, the tigress 

 was seen by the bearers, and they informed the 

 gentleman of it, who doubting what they said, 

 urged them to go on ; at which, they put the pa- 

 lanquin down, and ran away, leaving him to shift 

 for himself; he was therefore obliged to return on 

 foot to Hazaree Baug, a military station about 

 eight miles in his rear, at a time when it was ex- 

 tremely hot. On another occasion, a Jemidar (a 

 native lieutenant), with about forty soldiers, were 

 marching to Chittrah from Hazaree Bang, for 

 treasure to pay the battalion : when they arrived 

 at the middle of the ghaut, the tigress before 

 mentioned was lying in the road. The Jemidar 

 having received no orders to fire on such an 

 occasion, marched back to the cantonments, for 

 orders what he should do. The commanding 

 officer could not help smiling at the circumstance, 



