head back upon his shoulders, and breaking his more different in their nature, than both the opposed by the sportsman in his progress. of eating are in the night, and nothing can be tiger and the lion, in their states of hunger and in attacking a tiger, were all destroyed. or wanting food, they are comparatively inno- destroyed by a single pat, which doubled his the very best dogs of the pack was in this way if bear or hog form a part of the day's sport, three fine foxhounds, who gallantly persevered extraordinary piercing cry of the dog attests When roused by the noise in the wood, or by AND NEILGHERRY HILLS. 55 fullness. Ferocious as they are when feeding unequal they are to the tiger ; and though the them considerably fagged. Occasionally a tiger commits ravages and escapes unseen. One of neck killed him in a moment. At another time, the dogs going near his lair, it often happens the presence of the animal, in a manner not to some of the dogs will be wounded, and all of cent and harmless when they have dined, and But after the dogs have been accustomed to that he is sleepy and full of food. Their hours hunt in the Neilgherries, they understand how be mistaken, he will sneak off, if not vigorously