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the tracker started back. I went in front and saw the buff 

 lying, as I thought, dead. I stepped back and looked at 

 him from another point of view. 'Oh,' says Boodoo, 

 ' he's dead! ' I made a noise. Still no movement. I thought 

 of firing into him as he lay, but unfortunately did not, 

 making a ' cluck' with my tongue instead. Up sprang 

 the buff and darted off at no end of a pace. We followed. 

 I was so astonished that it was some little time before 

 I could fire, and then the ball did not seem to have any effect. 

 I ran some distance and then getting on my horse kept the 

 bull in sight. He stopped on seeing me, and came at me, 

 but I easily trotted out of his way. This run blew him, and 

 he wheezed badly as he went off. The bull then disappared. 

 Boodoo said he had gone back. We then went round the 

 nasty thick jungle, and we couldn't see well into it. I then 

 thought of going in on horseback and seeing if I could find 

 the bull. I did so. It was very windy and very hot. At 

 last I heard a rustle, and, looking up, saw the brute coming 

 down on us. I was walking towards him, and he was in 

 full rush at me. I wheeled round my horse, he also, being 

 frightened, aiding me in doing so, and so hoped to escape ; 

 but before my horse got off the bull reached him, and, 

 butting, threw him forward on his knees ! The good beast 

 did not fall however, but recovered himself, and with one 

 vigorous kick behind dashed forward and brought himself 

 and his master out of the scrimmage safe. At one moment 

 I had thought it was all up with both of us. I lost my hat. 

 The bull was then followed up and finally bagged. In the 

 afternoon a bear came rushing along at a great pace but 

 I bowled him over, and when my gun and rifle were both 

 empty another came." 



"April 2$t/i. When towards M gaon saw two 



sambar, but no shot. Farther on came on a herd of ten 



