TIGERLAND 



to side, and went through every contortion that an animal 

 is capable of. 



Fortunately my friend the magistrate was a cool and 

 experienced sportsman, and as the elephant, tired of the 

 struggle, rested for one instant, he fired, and the tiger 

 fell off dead, shot through the heart. Applying the tape 

 we found him to be a very massive, well-nourished tiger, 

 just over 10 feet 3 inches. To celebrate the occasion, 

 we drank each other's health in the only bottle of soda- 

 water left in the battered tiffin basket intact, then 

 padding our hard-earned trophy, started back for camp. 



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