A Pitched Fight between a tiger and a Boar.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3112, 25 January 1889, Page 2

A Pitched Fight between a tiger and a Boar.

:; Among the many''stofies.of a3ven-, tura which Mr -liiglis :£ella^in his''V.■ 'ifejj " Tent ;Life .in Tiger Laud- one.- of ;-\ >'<:;■ $$ the moat interesting is that'in which '/' <-; he desoribos a pitched battle between v- : ;;' '}'£ a tiger and-a boar, whioh he watohed. v frpni a hiding hole near a pp'qlj where' ?"' :';•' tlio wild beasts came to.water.; When' .'■': •.■■ •'-:? the .boar. saw; the; tiger, tlie latter. ■' v ,'■ : , roared. "But," eaye' Uv Inglia, ";the old boar did not'seem to mind the roar so very muchas might have ;■ been anticipated. He aotually ; peated his' hop,; hop,' only: in'ai if : .y ■'■'■. ■'■"; possible,: .more - aggressive, inßuUing, ~ • Lf:\ and 'defiant, manner. -Nay, more, ■■■' ,!%;' such was his temerity that he'aotually ; : v= advanced with a' short j aliarp;. rush.' :;v----in the direction"of the> striped intra- .'■: ': der. Ititentjy'peering through the, j indistinot light,' we eagerly' w'atobed' ■"'.: i- : . the; "development „of. ; this'.strange 'O".'" rencontre.. Tlie tiger tob 'How>rbiiohv; ; : '7:~>. ing, low, ; crawling stealthily. round■":; and round, the boar, who .'changed ~r-'' front with every; movement of-bis v i > lithe and sinewy adversity keeping • -, r his' determined.: head and Bbarp. '■'■■■.. '';' deadly tusks everfacing'hisstealthy : .'•-".' and treaoheroiis 'foe. ■ The.' bristles' of ; ' '. the boar's back were up.at a right - . angle irom the strong spine., The wedge-shaped head, poised on the-; . : strongs neck and thick, rampart 'of -" V muscular shoulder, was bent iow,'ahd:;m ; ; the whole ;.attitudef-,'of botokenedVfuUf.^ resoluteness.;: 'ln, -their " t two brutes iefe:now; nearer t other and.naarerjtb is', and thuiwe^f : ' ;: ; could mark every: movement Jwith v '% >

great ■• The-tigerwasnow; ; ?.->'.' ';; growlinj? liis'teetb; and; ;>"': ■ all this,; tiiat; : takes euch a tide;tow- ; : tell, waslbut;-the}work;of a ; few sKorkK; , • till lie'seeded' almost-flat on' the * r ; ,;: ground,- and 'gathering bis sinewy.' ■'•> jl, limbs .-beneath, his lithe," lean i : he suddenly startled the stillness withj;/; a loud roai-,,and quick as lightning,; ;: sprang upon"the boar. iFor'abtiefv v' minuto the straggle 1 was thrilling iti;-; ■ its_ iuteuso, excitement.With,one; I ', swift dexterous sweep of .the strong'.' v readypaw.'the tiger fetched the boar " a terrific slap right 1 across? thojaw',-;' ' whioh made the strong beast reel, but, with grunt of resolute jX two or three short,;sharp digs of sharp head and neck, and 'swift ■ cutting Wows of the cruel: gnashing '-'■'.; ': tusks, he seemed to make a hole 'or ■•-■>• two.in the tiger's" coat, marking j't-. with more stripes.tbaiV-Natiirtf-ever; ; painted there; ~ arid., presently- both V''..',' combatants were JBtreamirig. 7 with " .! gore.. The tremend:us buffet; pf the : sharp olaws had torn flesh and skin ..

away from off the boat's cbeok - and. forehead, leaving a great ugly flap banging over bis face and half blind-, ing him, The pig' was now -on l]tf mettlo. With another hoarse PfuriV he made straight for the who ; very dexterously eluded the', charge,ana, light and qnick.as ; "a oat after i"■■ '■■ mouse,doubledalraostonitself, : 'and v ' aligbtod clean on the boar's baoi.v' inserting hie toeth above theshoulders- ': ' tearing with -his claws, and biting % out great moufchfuls of flesh from the- ■' ; '#' quivering'-daroass "of his maddened' . antagonist,' He seemed now. to having all the bestofit ;.so much so ■■ >■' thatihe'boar discreetly stumbled and - ; -.; fell forward', whether by accident or • design I bow not, but the effect was to bring the tiger olean over his head, ; sprawling, clumsily'on the ground, ■', I almost shouted: ■ "Aha', now yon- ; ' have him," forthe tables were turned,! Getting his fore feet on the'tiger's' 7 prostrate carcass, the boar now gave two or'three Bhort, ripping gashes' '•• with the stroog, white tusks, almost disembowelling; his.foe, and 'then,', exhausted seemingly by his effort,' apparently { giddy andsiok, he,Btag.'." - gered. aside: and lay/do.wii panting; :.••-' and .champing histusksV'jiiit'atill- •■ ■' defiant, with his head to, the foe.' '■:.'<■< But the 'tiger,- too,, was-, sick-yea; : -" I sick unto death, The bldod-lettjhg > ' had been too much for him,- And ■'-.,''. !.now, thinking it 'was time for the interference of a third party, I let the '■■'■■■■ two ' disabled combatantj : have the contents ofboth .my barrels, '■'.' and we had the satisfaotion- presently of.seeing the struggling limbs, grow still, and knew that' both were ours.' Vm'