THE MORNING ASTORIA N, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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A Midnight
Peril.
ntlDAV, raittUMMf 22, 1807.
A MIDMOHT PICHIL. .. ,.
1 hint boon going to tho aonloglcal
gurdena In a profeaalorml capacity tt
three yeara when I mot lllnka. Ho waa
a young nutn of elgbton or twenty and
a hnir wit. Ho had neither homo nor
Morula, and no one knew whoro ho
came from, but he waa allowed to hung
around the place nnd asalat the keep
era for hlo board. Ho had boon thoro
about a month when I aaw him. Ho
' wn a butt of rldloulu, and some of tho
kenre wero treating him barahly. Ho
had been severely cuffed by ono of
thorn Juat before being sent to mo and
waa crying ovor U llko a girl. J aym
patlilxnd' with Mm and told him to
briiil. up and gave Mm tho firat coin
ho hud had In a yer, and we two ao.m
got on good terma.
; About alx wwki after my flrat moot
ing with lllnka I waa aunt for to pre
aerve the carrasa of a buffalo, nnd tho
lad waa ordered to aln ma, It waa
In whit r t lino iinl tho weuther Vaa
very i i l l. Tim buffalo had bn ailing
for a wink or two and had died at
night In a ahed and hla body froio na
hard ax li a, Jilnka hiuI 1 had to thaw
It out betoro wo could atari at real
woik. nnd ao It occurred that wo
worked until a lata evening hour be
fore I wa rdy to go. It waa after
JO oviotk when I begun to waah up.
nnd 1 looUud mound to flit J tho boy
curM up In amno blankota and evi
dently aaloep. Aa It waa a room heat
ed wlin steam id pea, 1 decided not to
disturb hUn.
Thoro waa a door of communication
between tho dlaaoctlng room and tho
unlimil houao, but It waa novr cloaod.
I hud brlnily examined it on two or
throe uccaaluns to find It locked. In
tho animal houao the keepers maJe
tholr rounda vCiy thro houri. begin
ning at 8 o'clock. Hatweon and 10
o'clock I had worked moatly alono.
white lllnka waa In and out of tho place
four or flvo tlmea, 1 had no recollection
of aeelng him near tho locked door,
however. Ho waa anomlngly aaleop.aal
aald, and 1 waa waahlng my hanJa pre
paratory to taking my departure when
a low growl behind me made my hnlr
land up. I turned to find a male Don
ga) tiger on tho far aide of tho carcaa
of tho buffalo and between me ftnJ tho
animal houao door. The door, at I
afterward found out, waa a awing door,
und opened without nolao after being
unlocked and ahut Itaelt with a aprlng.
, No' ono but lllnka could have unlocked
It.
Tho tlgur waa looking at mo full In
the eyes aa 1 turned, nnd It aoernod aa
tt I turned to atone. I muat have
breathed, but I woa not conaclouo of It
Tho boaat had eomohow escaped from
It ctiK In the anlmnl houae, and the
scent of blood hud drawn him to my
room. Ho did not have tho reputation
of being particularly ferocloua, but one
haan't got to bo connected wlh a soo
to know that tho tiger la alwaya a dan
geroua animal, particularly whon he
hna the acent of blood undor hla nose.
Tho beaut growlod monacelngly and
awltched hla tall aa I atood there look
ing at him, nnd when tho blood began
to run In my volna again I knew that
tho chancee agalnat mo were ten to ono
-aye, a hundred. There wua a fresh
carcaaa under hla noae to tempt him,
but a wild boaat doea not alnk down
and begin to food off a carenaa whon
there Is a living man twenty feet be
yond, i
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'Mrs,, Pinkham, at Cynn, Mass. for advice 'She ii the Mr. Pinkham who
haa been advising sick women free of oharge for more than twenty
years! and before that she assisted her mother-in-law Lydia B. Pink
ham in advising. Therefore ahe Is especially well qualified to guide
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I had road, aa everybody else haa,
that one should look a dangerous beast
In tho eye. No ono ever gave more
foolish advice. The tiger not only
atared mo out of confidence, but tho
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fact that I was staring at him seemed
to anger him. I believe the result
would be the same In any case. His
tall continued to switch, his eyes to
flatten, and his Hp dropped down to
show his horrible fangs. I realized
that In another minute he would spring
on mo, but to save my life I could not
move a foot. Tho Idea of fighting 'Mm
never occurred to me. If It had I
should have had to abandon It the next
Instant, as there waa no weapon at
hand. I had forgotten the presence of
Binks when a low, menacing growl
from tho tlgor woke the boy.
"I I thought It waa morning," said
the half wit, as he got to his foet and
rubbed his eyes.
Then he noticed mo staring fixedly
at the tiger and turned his face In that
direction. 1
"Hollo, Nero! I knew you .would
come!" he cried to the beast, and,
leaping over the carcass of the buffalo,
ho put hla arms around the king of
the jungle, The beast whined and
licked his face.
'"We are great friends, you know,"
explained Blnks as he turned to me.
"Ihave been in his cage night after
night when nobody knew anything
about It. I unlocked that door and the
door of his edge and told him If he
would come in after you were gone
we would have a romp. Stop your
growilhg. That gentleman has been
very good to me. Come Over and pat
him on the head, Mr. Hastings, Nero
won't hurt anybody Uhless I tell him
to."
I was thoroughly frightened, and how
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Wc have for sale at the above figure
one of the best dairy farms in this vicin
ity located on Gray's River. This farm
contains over J 00 acres of level pasture
land easily worth $100 per acre, 100 acres
of heavy timber and about 95 acres of
light timber. Timber is worth about
$3,000. Has two dwelling houses, a
large barn 50x100. All kinds of good
outbuildings. Also 20 fine cows, several
head of hogs and lots of . chickens. All
kinds of new farm mplements, also a
new 700 pound pressure cream separator.
Within 100 yards of store and boat land
ing where boat leaves "for Astoria every
morning insuring easy access to the
market. Near school.
bargain that won't last long and anyone
have to hurry. For full particulars call
Easy terms.
1 carried things off as well as I did haa
always been a puzzle to me. All the
money In the world could not have in
duced me to approach the beast He
was quiet now, and his eyes no longer
blazed out, but what I wanted was to
get out of that as soon as possible.
"Blnks, I am In a hurry tonight and
can't stop," I replied. "1 wish you
would kneel down In front oNero and
put your arms around hla neck. I
don't want him to see me when I go."
"Of Course I will, but next time you
come you must .have a romp with us.
you have no Idea how high Nero can
Jump, and you ought to see him show
his teeth sometimes when I pull hla
tall too hard."
While the boy shielded me from the
tiger's gaze I slipped out of the yard
door and locked It behind me.
M. QUAD.
EVEN FROM THE MOUNTAIN 8
Ballard's Snow Liniment Is praised
for the good it does. A sure cure for
Rheumatism and all pains. Wright
W. Loving, Grand Junction, Cole.,
writes: 1 used Ballard's Snow lini
ment last winter for Rheumatism and
can recommend it as the best liniment
bn the market I thought, at the
time X waa taken down with this
trouble, that it Would be a Week be
fore t could get about, but On apply
ing your liniment several times during
the night, 1 was about In 44 hours,
and well in three ' days." Sold by
Hart's Drug Store.
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ASTORIA, OREGON 1
J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President,
0. L PETERSON, Vioe-Preaidant
sAstoria Savings Bank
Capital Paid in $100,000. BurpUia and
Traosacta a General Banking Bnatoeea.
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Tenth Street,
FISHERMEN;
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ASTORIA, OREGON
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IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS' LAND AND MAfilXE EKC1KEERS
it Up-to-Sete Saw Mitt Machinery).., Prompt atteotion;gWen tofl. repair work
ith "and Franklin Ave. - Tel. Main 2451.
CRANK PATTON, Cashier.
3. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier.
Undivided Profits $56,000.
Interest Paid on Time Deposit
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