CONTENTS 



PAGE 



AUTHOR'S NOTE . ... vii 



CHAPTER I 



Decide on an Indian career The lure of big-game hunting Consider- 

 ing ways and means of adopting it professionally Final resolution 

 Sail for India En route for Bombay The pains and pleasures 

 of a voyage to the East A game of quoits interrupted Man 

 overboard Attempts at rescue The shark and its victim Some 

 remarks about sharks Superstitions concerning them The voyage 

 at an end Anxiety to land explained " Privilege leave," its 

 object and advantages described A description of Bombay First 

 impressions of the East The Elephanta caves, or temples, and 

 their gods 'The Towers of Silence cemeteries Swarms of vultures 

 Gruesome reasons for their presence Parsis, their origin, 

 customs and religion: an enlightened and interesting race 

 Preparation for journey to Guzerafr Bullock- carts described 

 Anticipation of sport Purchase a gun in the Bazar Discomfort 

 and luxury of railway travelling in India Full length sleeping 

 accommodation Long journeys rendered comfortable , . . 



CHAPTER II 



A journey by bullock-cart Come across antelope A successful stalk 

 Skinning my first trophy Exhibiting my prize Join the 19th 

 Native Infantry A martinet C.O. Life at Malegown Hurdle 

 races and a fall A novel remedy The Station Shikari and his 

 wiles Paying for experience Beating for a phantom panther 

 Counterfeited footprints The fraud detected Flight of the 

 culprit Pursuit and punishment A description of the offender 

 Experientia docet Unreliability of native information Lying 

 to please Other reasons for false reports of game Tact and 

 temper necessary to success Rewards for true information 

 Money well laid out How to acquire experience A sad incident 

 in our station life Skylarking ends in a disaster Going to a race 

 meeting by rail Walking along the foot-board Approaching a 

 bridge Warned too late Cannoned off into the river Body 

 subsequently recovered 9 



ix 



