INCIDENTS IN TIGER SHOOTING 



bullock, and then jumped backwards, as if alarmed. 

 He repeated this performance several times, going 

 a little nearer to the coveted beef each time, and 

 then craned out his neck as far as he could, and 

 gradually and cautiously touched it. Directly he 

 touched the kill, all his fears appeared to evaporate, 

 as he evidently made up his mind that had the 

 tiger been anywhere near, his preliminary acrobatic 

 performances would have elicited at least a warning 

 growl. He thereupon set to work in a very 

 business-like way, and tore the stomach open, 

 when a most fearful stench rose in the air and 

 seriously incommoded me. I squirmed slightly 

 on my median, the jackal gave one upward glance, 

 bolted, and I saw him no more. 



At a little before six o'clock, while it was still 

 quite light, I saw the tiger advancing slowly 

 through the thicket in which the kill had been 

 placed, and from which it had been dragged a 

 few paces by my orders, so as to render the way 

 clear for a shot should he come. He looked 

 backwards only once, and then came right up to 

 the kill. I was afraid of his seeing me and dashing 

 off alarmed if I raised myself before his head was 

 hidden by my mechan, but as soon as it was out 

 of sight, I elevated myself and my rifle and fired 

 down upon him. As the smoke cleared away, I 

 saw him slowly disappearing, as if he were 

 dragging himself along with difficulty, and I fired 

 a snapshot, which apparently missed. I got down 

 as soon as my men, hearing my shots, came with 

 a ladder, and then I found that my first bullet 



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