242 MAJOR DAVIES. 



then stood upon his hind legs, and the horses 

 were shy of approaching him ; moreover he 

 parried every spear most adroitly with his fore- 

 paws. The celebrated Major Davies, then Com- 

 mandant of His Highness the Nizam's Cavalry 

 Division, known in India as Tiger Davies, was 

 of the party, though, being on the opposite side 

 of the sugar-cane, he was the last to come up. 

 Seeing the manner in which the bear defied his 

 assailants, he took off his hunting-cap with his 

 left hand, shied it in Bruin's face, which occu- 

 pied his attention, whilst, as he parried the cap, 

 Davies' spear passed through his heart. Poor 

 Davies, he was shortly afterwards killed in a 

 mutiny of his men, who really loved him as a 

 father, but were goaded into that mutiny by the 

 tyranny of one of his own relatives. He was 

 one of the bravest and best soldiers in the serv- 

 ice, and celebrated for being one of the finest 

 riders and swordsmen in India. 



The Meer's party was now rather large, as 

 several cousins and other relations by marriage 

 had joined the camp. But I must give a brief 

 sketch of the principal personages, and what I 

 think of them. His Highness, Meer Ali Moorad 

 Khan Bahader, the head of the Talpoor tribe 



