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method of proceeding. I then proposed that we should 

 choose our elephants, which were scattered in the high 

 grass, and advance separately to the attack. Palliser 

 voted that we should creep up to the elephants that 

 were in the jungle close to us, instead of going into the 

 high grass. 



I did not much like this plan, as I knew that it 

 would be much darker in the jungle than in the patina, 

 and there was no light to spare. However, Parser 

 crept into the jungle, toward the spot where we heard 

 the elephants crashing the bushes. 



Instead of following behind him, I kept almost in a 

 line, but a few feet on one side, otherwise I knew that 

 should he fare I should see nothing for the smoke of his 

 shot. This precaution was not thrown away. The 

 elephants were about fifty yards from the entrance to 

 the jungle, and we were of course up to them in a few 

 minutes. Palliser took a steady shot at a fine elephant 

 about eight yards from him, and fired. 



The only effect produced was a furious charge right 

 into us ! 



Away went all the gun-bearers except Wallace as 

 hard as they could run, completely panic-stricken. Pal- 

 liser and Wortley jumped to one side to get clear of 

 the smoke, which hung like a cloud before them, and 

 having taken my position with the expectation of some- 

 thing of this kind, I had a fine clear forehead shot as 

 the elephant came rushing on, and I dropped him dead. 



The gun-bearers were in such a fright that they never 

 stopped till they got out on the patina. 



The herd had of course gone off at the alarm of the 

 firing, and we got a glimpse at the old " rogue "as he 

 was taking to the jungle. Palliser fired an ineffectual 



