TIGER. 
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Indiaman, at the age of ten months, was so far do- 
mesticated, as to admit of every kind of familiarity 
from the people on board. It seemed to be quite 
harmless, and was as playful as a kitten. It fre- 
quently slept with the sailors in their hammocks ; 
and would suffer two or three of them to repose 
their heads on its back, as upon a pillow, w hile it 
lay stretched out upon the deck. In return for 
this, it would, however, now and then steal their 
meat. Having one day stolen a piece of beef from 
the carpenter, he followed the animal, took the 
meat out of its mouth, and beat it severely for 
the theft ; which punishment it suffered with all 
the patience of a dog. It would frequently run out 
on the boltsprit ; climb about the ship like a cat ; 
and perform a number of other tricks ; with an 
agility that was truly astonishing. There w as a 
dog on board, with which it would often play in 
the most diverting manner. This animal was taken 
on board the ship when it was only a month or six 
weeks old, and arrived in this country before it 
had quite completed a year. 
Mr. Bingley informs us of the following parti- 
culars of his conduct since he arrived m the tower. 
He has in no instance been guilty of any ill-na- 
tured or mischievous tricks. He is called Harry, 
and to that najne answers all the commands of his 
keeper. 
In the year 1801, one day after the tiger had 
been fed, his keeper put into the den to him a small 
rough, black, terrier puppy, a female. The beast 
suffered it to remain uninjured, and soon afterwards 
became so much attached to it, as to be very rest- 
less and unhappy whenever the animal was taken 
away to be fed. On its return, the tiger invariably 
expressed the greatest symptoms of pleasure and 
delight, always welcoming its arrival by gently 
licking over every part of its body. In one or tw o 
