Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

     A Dutch paper mentions the following singular occurrence as having recently happened at Bautam, in the East Indies, for the authenticity of which it says it can answer;-A man fishing on the banks of the river Tyeliman, heard something splash in the water, and perceived a Tiger at no great distance, swimming from the other side of the river. The fisherman thought he should best provide for his safety by climbing a high tree, and had scarely effected this, when the tiger reaching a tree that hung over attempted to get upon it. At that moment an alligator of the largest size darted out of the water, seized the tiger, and dragged him back. This gave the fisherman courage to look at this strange sight, and be witness between the two most rapacious animals of these countries. Six times the two combatants appeared above the surface of the water, exerting their utmost efforts. The water was dyed with blood, and the tiger, which was seized by the alligator across the back, became at length the prey of the latter.