Antlers 



upon the pale but bright yellow chestnut coat with 

 its horizontal rows of white spots, and the snow- 

 white of the under part of the neck and belly. 

 A shot through the heart finished him, and as I 



Chitul stags and doe. 



stood by and watched the beautiful eye glazing 

 I felt I would have given a good deal to have 

 been able to bring him to life, and put him back 

 into his glorious jungles again. 



It was the end of December in Northern India, 

 and yet the upper parts of the horns of this stag 

 still had a sheathing of velvet on them. 



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