| Show two users tigers loose lom on shipboard A tiger af at close quarters on a steamers deck must be eve even n more un nn pleasant beasant to encounter than on one tl in bia eiji native jungle the author r 0 of f i three ye yeara 0 rs ol of s wanderers life gays that he be once saw three young tigers tiger larger than newfoundland dugs bugs loose on the deck of a british india steamer crowded with several hundred mecca pilgrims 4 the cage in in which they were oed was large aud and barred barreson bar redon OB each side with a hill 11 1 lucung along the middle which w h had is drop door the man who had bad charre charce of the animals would drive them over to one oce side bide of the cage close to the partition and clean out the other side bide at his leisure then barring up the clean side aide he conla drive the tigers back while he be went through the same per torna form anca illuce on the other side one morning ha be neglected to put up uli the bars on the he side he be had bad finish d so and d so no drove the tigers out of the apo opposite ini to side of the open case cage the animals im mala on obtaining their liberty took different directions and crouching in the nearest corner corn erlay lay snarling and an d exposing eng their teeth showing unmistakable a signs adgas of noth doth IDS but bat beara fear a moat dangerous fear there was a little confusion the side of the deck was simply deserted and the crowd gazed in interest fit at a respectful filice afu I 1 distance mr faanee the third officer my self gelt and the keeper beeper each placed our elves delvos before a tiger barring their exit should they bey attempt to move away please inquired it the tha tigers had bad been fed that day they had bad not dot they had always boon fed on li living in fowls flease called for three aliz chick pris CDS from the hen coop taking these be threw one in the face of each ti ger the chickens chioli eua seemed simply mo me tion tio olesa leas glued to tho the spot so install ganeous tatie tane oun ous was the fixing of tooth teeth and claws please then went deliberately up to a tiger cooly took the tha loose skin ekin of the back of the neck meek with one oils hand band and the root of the tall tail with the other and putting out his fall n th dragged the leavy heavy brute long along the dock deck to the cape and forced it through the open bars the chicken diversion acted per bec factly aly the brute had no object b but lit that of retaining its proy it growled its eyes blazed fits its teeth crushed through the chicken its un w ached claws clasped and pierced lh quivering body lied IW hot irons would hard ive sive made it loosen its grip of the biru kt then the keeper and I 1 help helped d aleuse Flo usain in carrying the other two tooti ti gers into tle the cage |
