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the base of a range of rocky mountains. In this forest 

 we saw deer and wild buffalo, but we would not fire a 

 shot, as we had just discovered the fresh track of a rogue 

 elephant. We were following upon this when we heard 

 a bear in some thick jungle. We tried to circumvent 

 him, but in vain ; Bruin was too quick for us, and we 

 did not get a sight of him. 



We were walking quietly along the dry bed of a little 

 brook bordered by thick jungle upon either side, when 

 we were suddenly roused by a tremendous crash through 

 the jungle, which was evidently coming straight upon 

 us. 



We were in a most unfavorable position, but there 

 was no time for any further arrangement than bringing 

 the rirle on full cock before six elephants, including the 

 " rogue " whose tracks we were following, burst through 

 the jungle straight at us. 



Banda was nearly run over, but with wonderful agility 

 he ran up some tangled creepers hanging from the trees, 

 just as a spider would climb his web. He was just in 

 time, as the back of one of the elephants grazed his feet 

 as it passed below him. 



In the mean time the guns were not idle. Wortley 

 fired at the leading elephant, which had passed under 

 Banda's feet, just as he was crossing the brook on our 

 left* His shot did not produce any effect, but I killed 

 him by a temple-shot just as he was passing on. Pal- 

 liser, who was on our right, killed two and knocked 

 down a third, who was about half grown. This fellow 

 got up again, and Wortley and Palliser, both firing at 

 the same moment, extinguished him. 



The herd had got themselves into a mess by rushing 

 down upon our scent in this heedless manner, as four 



