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postman has at night. An instance is well known of a tiger 

 occupying a spot in Goomeah-pass for near a fortnight, during 

 which time he daily carried away a man; generally one of the 

 postmen. At one time he was disappointed of his meal, as he by 

 mistake carried off the leather bag instead of its bearer; but the 

 following night he seized one of the torchmen, and soon disap- 

 peared with him. 



" A melancholy proof exists of the little respect a tiger pays 

 to fire when hard put to for a meal, in the well-known fact of a 

 young gentleman of a respectable family, and of the most amiable 

 qualifications, having been taken away by one when benighted on 

 Sanger's island, at the entrance of the Hooghly river, as a party 

 were silting by a fire which had been kindled for the purpose of 

 security: the tiger sprung through the flames, and carried off the 

 unfortunate victim in spite of the efforts of his companions, who 

 were well provided with fire arms. 



" The number of stragglers taken by tigers from a line of 

 march, when troops are proceeding through a close country, would 

 surprize persons unaccustomed to such events; three sentries have 

 been carried off in one night, besides several camp-followers, who 

 fell victims to their impatience in their attempts to get a-head of 

 the line, by taking short cuts through the jungles. These become 

 extremely dangerous on such occasions, owing to the great noise 

 and concourse of persons preceding the troops, which move at an 

 early hour in the morning, perhaps at two or three o'clock, and 

 forming a constant chain of disturbance to all animals near the 

 route, so as to occasion their retiring to some small distance from 

 its verge; for, as has been already observed, the tiger will not, 



