TIGEE AND ENGLISH BULL. 97 



overcome, in the long run, a bull-buffalo below the average 

 of size and strength. 



The night's rest of a friend was completely lost to him 

 by the terrific sounds of battle between a tiger and a wild 

 buffalo close to his tent, and he and his servants were kept 

 awake till dawn, when on search being made, the carcass of a 

 fine bull was found close at hand, much lacerated by fangs 

 and claws ; but the tiger had decamped, no doubt in no plight 

 for a banquet in the close vicinity of a camp. 



I remarked some years ago, during a visit to False Point 

 a fine black English bull, which appeared to be permitted to 

 roam at his pleasure day and night over the small open plain 

 on which the lighthouse was built, and which was enclosed 

 by a circle of tree-jungle, infested by tigers, besides many 

 other wild beasts. Expressing my surprise at this freedom 

 allowed the bull, his owner, Mr. G., the lighthouse keeper 

 and port-master, informed me, that in dread of tigers he used 

 at first to secure his valuable bull within a house or enclosure 

 at night, but since witnessing, one afternoon about four 

 o'clock, the utter defeat of a tiger, which had attacked the bull 

 grazing in the open, he felt so confident in the latter's prowess, 

 that he had allowed him to be at large altogether, and the bull 

 had ranged at will unmolested further by tiger or panther. 

 This was an English bull of ordinary size ; and in my opinion 

 no match for an agile and powerful tiger ; accordingly I set 

 down his immunity from other attacks rather to the cow- 

 ardice of his foes, than to his own strength and powers. 



