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INTRODUCTION ....... 1 



CHAPTER I 



Resolve to go to sea Steal aboard a vessel Bound for Newfound- 

 land Discovered The sorrows of a stowaway Arrival at St. 

 John's I desert the ship and join another Sail for the East 

 Indies Calcutta : a paradise for sailors Overboard in the Hughli 

 A struggle for life Rescued The Sepoy Mutiny Join the 

 Bengal Mounted Constabulary Sailors as troopers Selection of 

 horses Lessons in equitation Struggle with a man-eating horso 

 Lose my left thumb Two months in hospital ... 7 



CHAPTER II 



Skirmishes and petty actions Deputed on convoy duty A dis- 

 ordered country On the march The perils of duck shooting 

 A coolie drowned Attacked by the villagers Our perilous 

 position Accused of causing the coolie's death The " C.O.'s" 

 decision The crowd gain their point Sentenced to be drowned 

 At bay Arrival of a police inspector His ineffectual efforts 

 A happy thought The inspector's strategy My life saved 

 through the medium of the corpse . 18 



CHAPTER III 



The end of the Mutiny Appointed to the newly raised police force 

 Some description of the force My new duties News of a tiger 

 I proceed to the spot The report confirmed The tiger 

 located Preparations made for the campaign 1 inspect the 

 elephants : a motley crowd The howdah We start for the 

 jungle A sporting inspector We view the tiger A charge 

 The "line " in flight, led by the inspector His comical appear- 

 ance My first shot at a tiger A panic -striken elephant 

 Unpleasant results Peacock causes a diversion Charged by the 

 tiger A lucky shot My first tiger ! .26 



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