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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



AN INCIDENT 

 IN THE HISTORY OF AMPULEX COMPKESSUM. 



By H. S. ScHURR 



(Of the Bengal Police, Midnapore). 



Received by Mr. G. R. James Rothney, Calcutta. 



1 HAVE to tell of a real "pucka" bug incident that 1 saw 

 yesterday, and which may interest you, as a similar incident 

 once before interested you and me in the Fulta Road. 



Well, yesterday being a holiday, and 1 having nothing to 

 do and feeling a bit lonely, i went out for a long exploration 

 on my little pony. 1 was out ever so long, and came back 

 pretty tired and hungry, and found three men in my rooms 

 sn)oking, and making themselves ijuite at home, with kegs, &c. 

 Well, this riled me, as they would not go away ; and 1 could'nt 

 ask them to breakfast as I have only two knives, forks, &c. 

 Well, they eventually departed; and then I had got a head- 

 ache from my ride, and not getting my tub and breakfast at 

 once. So I laid down and tried to sleep, but it was no use: 

 this man came to call, that man to arrange about rackets, and 

 Chuprassie bioughl letters and papers to sign, another brought 



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