ADVENTURES IN CAMP AND JUNGLE. 79 



About midnight Hayward was lying fast asleep, when I . 

 heard the growl of the tiger at a short distance on the hill 

 behind us. I at once aroused my companion, and we could 

 see by the movements of the goat that it was in a great state 

 of trepidation. Presently we heard the footsteps of the tiger 

 advancing on the dry leaves, and then all was still, save the 

 piteous bleat of the goat as it strained at the rope. The 

 tiger, I believe, stalked him behind the very tree under which 

 we lay, and in a few seconds he made his rush. We kept 

 well down ; there was a struggle among the shingle, and then 

 all was still. Thinking that the time had arrived for us to 

 shoot, we raised our heads and saw no tiger no goat no 

 anything ! 



The rope had given way, and the tiger had carried his 

 prey under some thick bushes, on the far side of the river-bed. 

 We could hear him crunching up the bones as he made his 

 meal ; but he was in deep shade, and we could see nothing. 

 About two hours after he moved to a muddy puddle, and 

 drank. We then got an imperfect view, and had a snap shot 

 at him, but he got away untouched ; and we returned to the 

 village much disappointed. 



Next night we had a platform put up in a tree at another 

 spot, and again tied up our scape-goat. We took up our 

 positions, and had both been asleep, when, on waking, I 

 looked over at the goat, and saw that it was tumbling about 

 in a peculiar manner, I roused my friend, and after looking 

 long in the imperfect light, we made out a panther, 'lying by 

 the dead goat, with his teeth in its throat. As the beast lay 

 on the yellow grass, it was with great difficulty that we could 

 distinguish it. We got our rifles on him, and fired together, 

 on which the panther gave one grunt, and rushed oft among 

 the underwood. On descending next morning, we examined 



