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my horse, and we moved the encampment to Nielgalla. 

 On the following day I could just manage to hobble 

 along, my leg being at least double its usual size, and 

 threatening to spoil my sport for the whole trip. 



We were seated at breakfast when a native came 

 in, bringing intelligence of a herd of elephants about 

 four miles distant. I was not in a state for shooting, 

 but I resolved to mount my steady old horse Jack, 

 and take my chance of revenge for my mishap. The 

 guns were accordingly loaded, and we started. 



We had ridden through the Park for about three 

 miles, and had just turned round the corner of a patch 

 of jungle, when we came suddenly upon a large rogue- 

 elephant, who was standing in the open, facing us at 

 about seventy yards. The moment that he saw the 

 horses he turned sharp round, and retreated to a long 

 belt of fine open forest which was close behind him. 

 There was no resisting the invitation upon such favour- 

 able ground, and immediately dismounting, we followed 

 him. I now found that my leg was nearly useless, 

 and I could only move at a snail's pace, and even 

 then with great pain. Upon reaching the forest, we 

 found that the rogue had decamped, not wishing to 

 meet us in such advantageous ground. We followed 

 his tracks for a few hundred yards through the wood, 

 till we suddenly emerged upon a large tract of high 

 lemon grass. Into this, our cunning foe had retreated, 

 and with my decreased powers of locomotion, I did 



