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a tremendous rushing through the forest in the dis- 

 tance ; and, upon quickly running to the spot, we came 

 upon a whole herd of elephants, who were coming to 

 meet us in full speed. Upon seeing us, however, they 

 checked their speed for a moment, and Palliser and 

 Wortley both fired, which immediately turned them. 

 This was at rather too long a distance, and no ele- 

 phants were killed. 



A fine chase now commenced through the open 

 forest, the herd rushing off p61e mele. This pace 

 soon took us out of it, and we burst upon an open 

 plain of high lemon grass. Here I got a shot at an 

 elephant, who separated from the main body, and I 

 killed him. 



The pace was now so great that the herd fairly 

 distanced us in the tangled lemon grass, which, though 

 play to them, was very fatiguing to us. 



Upon reaching the top of some rising ground I 

 noticed several elephants, at about a quarter of a mile 

 distant upon my left in high grass, while the remaining 

 portion of the herd (three elephants) were about two 

 hundred yards ahead, and were stepping out at full 

 speed straight before us. 



Wortley had now had plenty of practice, and shut 

 his elephants well. He and Palliser followed the 

 three elephants, while I parted company and ran 

 towards the other section of the herd, who were 



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