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should attack him ; that is, if we could not by any other means in 

 duce him to retire, and that too without delay. Having carefi'lly 

 loaded our guns with brass balls, we moved forward all three to- 

 gether ; the Malays, who seemed greatly to enjoy the fun, form ng 

 a supporting column in our rear. It was also arranged, that if 

 the elephant stood his ground, I was to have the first shot; J ow 

 then was it possible for me not to perform my part upon the or :a- 

 sion ? By entering at a projecting point of the jungle, and being ' ,d 

 much against his will, by the -servant who said that he had s-en 

 the elephant, we were able tr come within a short distance of h^rn, 

 before he could perceive 'is. When he did so, or rather wnen 

 he heard the noise which we could not avo ; d making in approach- 

 ing him, however cautiously, he suddenly turned round upon us 

 cracking and breaking the smaller trees and branches, as he 

 shuffled forwards towards the edge of the clump of jungle, so as 

 to face us. I think we were then not mo~e than fifteen yards 

 from his head. I fired, and my two companions did so likewise 

 and with the utmost coolness ; when down fell the huge creature, 

 quite dead, almost at our feet ! But to our astonishment, away 

 went some other elephants and a buffalo, which we had no idea 

 were in the middle of the cover, trumpeting loudly and crashing 

 every thing that obstructed their passage ; and most fortunately 

 for us, they did not seem to have missed their unlucky companion, 

 as we could hear them, for some time, continuing their impetuous 

 course through the jungle, and towards the wooded hills to the 

 eastward. As for the buffalo, in her hurried attempt to escape, 

 she took to the right and thus fully exposing herself, Mr. F 

 fired his second barrel at her, which breaking one of her for*- legs 

 she fell, with a great crash, not more than twelve yards frum us ; 



and wh.ist she was endeavoring to rise, Mr. C seru the bal. 



frorr. his other barrel through her body, which instantly ended hei 

 sufferings. I confess, however, I should have been glad had she 

 escaped, as she seemed to be only half wild. We had in this 

 instance managed admirably, and we were therefore not a little 

 proud of ourselves ; for upon examining the elephant, which, 

 hough "urge, had very short tusks, we tound that no .less than 



