Leaves from an Indian Jungle. 



Over there a glow of little fires shows our men occupied 

 with their evening ineal, and a murmur of voices behind 

 the camp others, who are engaged in rubbing wood-ashes 

 into a certain broad peg-stretched skin. 



Yes I It has been a lucky day, and the first tiger is 

 already bagged. Happy thought that prompted the placing 

 of an extra " stop " at the very spot which he should 

 choose to break out of the beat, and a fatal pause that which 

 he made, right under our tree. 



A shy, game-killing, jungle beast, what long weary 

 ways his tracks had led us that hot day, until we " ringed" 

 him, at home, so far from his "kill" of the previous night! 



And so he is slain over again. Anticipation, realization, 

 fond recollection, threefold charm of these forest scenes- 

 pleasures that will be ours long after the jungle knows us 



no more I 



The white sheets look invitingly cool in the moonlight ; 

 and the cheroot can be finished there. 



" Call me at five o'clock, Abdul ! " 



How delicious to stretch one's pleasantly fatigued limbs 

 on the smooth linen, and gaze up at the thought-bring- 

 ing stars, while dreams of the morrow's sport trail gentle 

 sleep in their train. 



So the East doth call to us who are her foster children. 



