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of the jungle, so as to meet them at right angles. One 

 reached the jungle before us, but a lucky shot at a 

 distance of sixty paces floored the other, who lay 

 struggling on the ground, and was soon extinguished. 

 Having reloaded, we went in quest of the large rogue, 

 who was bathing in the tank. This gentleman had 

 decamped, having taken offence at the firing. 



Close to the edge of the lake grew a patch of 

 thick thorny jungle of about two acres, completely 

 isolated, and separated from the main jungle by about 

 eighty paces' length of fine turf. The Moormen knew 

 the habits of this rogue, who was well known in the 

 neighbourhood, and they at once said, "that he had 

 concealed himself in the small patch of jungle." Upon 

 examining the tracks from the tank, we found they 

 were correct. 



The question was, how to dislodge him ; the jungle 

 was so dense that it was impossible to enter, and 

 driving was the only chance. 



There was a small bush within a few paces of the 

 main jungle, exactly opposite that in which the ele- 

 phant was concealed, and we determined to hide 

 behind this, while a few Moormen should endeavour 

 to drive him from his retreat, in which case, he would 

 be certain to make for the main forest, and would 

 most probably pass near the bush, behind which we 

 lay in wait for him. Giving the Moormen a gun, we 

 took to our hiding-place. The men went round to the 



