Stories of Tiger Hunting Identifier: huntingtrappings00pric (find matches)Title: Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boysYear: 1903 (1900s)Authors: (Price, J. P. Hyde), 1874- (from old catalog)Subjects: HuntingPublisher: New York, McLoughlin bro'sContributing Library: The Library of CongressDigitizing Sponsor: Sloan FoundationView Book Page: Book ViewerAbout This Book: Catalog EntryView All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:AN ELEPHANT FLUSHING A TIGER. STORIES OF TIGER HUNTING did not move until the first elephant almost trod upon it. It sprang at themen in the houdah, but missed its footing and fell upon its back right infront of the elephant. A single shot from a rifle killed it. The body wasfound to be nearly eleven feet long, which is large for a tiger. On another occasion a tiger upon being roused from its lair made aText Appearing After Image:superb spring and 1 mded upon the elephant s head The elephant trumpetedin terror and did its best to shake its enemy off. For a few minutes thetiger seemed to be getting the best of it, until the elephant encircled its bodywith its trunk and literally tore it off. The hunter upon the elephants backfired a shot point blank, and the tiger broke loose and attempted to run away.It could only go about about a hundred yards however for its right shoulderhad been shattered. It sank exhausted to the ground. The elephant, mean- STORIES OF TIGER HUNTING While, smarting from its injuries was roused to fury, which only those whoknow the elephant can appreciate. Disregarding its marhout s voice it charged on the dying tiger ^ . . - - and Hterally danced upon its ^ body until not a spark of life was left. This elephant was never any use for hunting after that, as it was always ready to run in a panic when it smelled its dreaded enemy. When an elephant isseized with panic nothing canstop it, and anNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.

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