76 THE RIFLE AND HOUND IN CEYLON. CHAP v. 



CHAPTER V. 



The Four-ounce again — Tidings of a Rogue — Approaching a Tank 

 Rogue — An Exciting Moment — Ruins of Pollanarua — Ancient Ruins 

 — Rogues at Doolana — B. Charged by a Rogue — Planning an Attack 

 —A Check — Narrow Escape — Rogue-stalking — A Bad Rogue — 

 Dangers of Elephant-shooting — The Rhatamahatmeya's Tale, 



A BROKEN nipple in my long two-ounce rifle took me 

 to Trincomalee, about seventy miles out of my pro- 

 posed route. Here I had it punched out and replaced 

 with a new one, which I fortunately had with me. 

 No one who has not experienced the loss can imagine 

 the disgust occasioned by an accident to a favourite 

 rifle in a wild country. A spare nipple and main- 

 spring for each barrel and lock should always be taken 

 on a shooting trip. 



In passing by Kandclly, on my return from 

 Trincomalee, I paid a second visit to the lake. This 

 is very similar to that of Minneria ; but the shooting 

 at that time was destroyed from the same cause which 

 has since ruined Minneria — 'too many guns.' The 

 buffaloes were not worthy of the name ; I could not 

 make one show fight, nor could I even get within 



