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thicket. The poor guide turned and held 
up his sword and shield to oppose his foe; 
but in vain: he was at once struck to the 
earth by the tiger, which seized him in his 
mouth, and, turning, looked the officer full in 
the face, growling like a cat over a mouse. 
The whole party were paralyzed for an 
instant; and before they could recover 
themselves the tiger had bounded over 
the bushes again and was lost to sight. 
They remained in the same place till day¬ 
light, and then searched the forest; but in 
vain : nothing was found of the man thus 
cruelly sacrificed except his sword (which he 
had retained for some little time) and a few 
traces of blood.” 
“I wonder how the officer felt?” said 
Sidney. “I think I should almost rather 
have been in the guide’s place than in his.” 
“It almost cost him his life,” replied 
Miss Louisa. “He had a severe fever; and 
he told people, long afterwards, that he 
hardly ever went to sleep—especially if he 
was a little unwell—without having the 
whole scene before him. It is to be hoped 
that hie learned a lesson from it which 
would be of use to him in future.” 
