244 SPORTING AND 



" The tiger starting off with my mother 

 seemed to break the spell of her silence, 

 for she uttered a succession of the most 

 piercing screams, and my father, who was 

 most sincerely attached to her, nearly 

 fainted away with horror at the sight he 

 beheld : recovering himself in a second, 

 he rushed from the spot, only to spring 

 upon a horse's back and dash off for 

 assistance, which all his neighbours will- 

 ingly gave, and he soon collected a large 

 body of well armed men who immediately 

 started in pursuit. My father knew from 

 the direction in which the tiger was 

 heading, what jungle he was making for, 

 so we all galloped off for it, and after 

 going at top speed for a couple of miles, 

 we discovered the brute (who had taken 

 it very leisurely when he found he was at 

 first not followed), trotting on quietly, 



