"What was ho to do? In sheor
tlon ho resolved upon an unusual
scheme. Just as ho disappeared for an
instant from thd tiger's sight in running
over a ridgo ho halted, strotcbod
out his legs at right auglos; furled
down his head so as to look bolSyech his
legs to tho rear aud oxtcudod his arms
upward in a fantastio manner, liko tho
sails of a windmill.
In a few seconds tbo tigor hovo in
sight, and nt that instant tho faco of
tho object assumed a hidoous grimace.
A prolongod yell arose, such as had perhaps
novcr beforo piorccd tho oar of atjy
tiger, aud tho sails of tho windmill
to rovolvo backward and forward
as if n sudden whirlwind had burst
upou the sceuo.
Tho tiger recoiled.- What, ho evidently
thought, is this? Thoro stood a
forooious star shaped .monster,, gigantic
against tho sky. Its hideous head was
situated in tho very center of its body
nay; its visolike jaws", botwoon which
thoso fiendish roai;a, wcro issuing, wore
actually placed nbovo its two fiery oyoB.
Its limbs were furiously clamoring for
action, and tho man ho had beau chasing,
whore was he? Already devoured
by this torriblo beast? Tho tiger could
not pauso to reflect; Ho turned tail,
and as ho disappeared over n friendly
ridgo a Inst awful yell caused him to
rcdoublo his paco. Ho was conquered
by tho unknown.
THE POWER OF SHADOWS.
A Gloomy View of the Power of Certain
Popular Superstition.
