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been killed by a tiger ; and while I was 

 at breakfast, within a quarter of a mile 

 of my camp, three of my camp bullocks 

 at graze were destroyed. 



' ' I went out and saw the tiger repeat- 

 edly, but had no opportunity of a good 

 shot. About four o'clock in the evening 

 I again went out, and found, but lost al- 

 most immediately. In about an hour, 

 however, I was fortunate enough to ob- 

 serve the monster — a fine, large male 

 tiger — ascend the ridge of a hill. On per- 

 ceiving my elephant, he instantly crouched, 

 and I had only his forehead to fire at. 

 The distance was eighty yards, and at an 

 angle of about fifty degrees. 



" I stopped my elephant, and taking 

 as good an aim as my position admitted 

 of, I fired. The ball struck between the 

 upper part of the nose and eye, and was 

 so instantly fatal as not to alter the 

 position of the animal. You, of course, 



