io Contents. 



CHAPTER V. 



FAOl 



The Four-ounce Again — Tidings of a Rogue — Approaching a 

 Tank Rogue — An Exciting Moment — Ruins of Pollanarua — 

 Ancient Ruins — Rogues at Doolana— B. charged by a Rogue 

 — Planning an Attack — A Check — Narrow Escape — Rogue- 

 stalking — A Bad Rogue— Dangers of Elephant-shooting — The 

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CHAPTER VI. 



Character of the Veddahs — Description of the Veddahs — A Mo- 

 nampitya Rogue — Attacking the Rogue — Breathless Excite- 



• ment — Death of a Large Rogue — Utility of the Four-ounce — A 

 Curious Shot — Fury of a Bull Buffalo — Character of the Wild 

 Buffalo — Buffalo-shooting at Minneria Lake — Charge in High 

 Reeds — Close of a Good Day's Sport — Last Day at Minneria 

 — A Large Snake — An Unpleasant Bedfellow 101 



CHAPTER VII. 



Capabilities of Ceylon — Deer at Illepecadewe* — Sagacity of a Pa- 

 riah Dog — Two Deer at One Shot — Deer-stalking — Hamban- 

 totte Country — Kattregam Festival — Sitrawelle — Ruins of 

 Ancient Mahagam — Wiharewelle — A Night Attack upon Ele- 

 phants — Shooting by Moonlight — Yalle River — Another Rogue 

 — A Stroll before Breakfast — A Curious Shot — A Good Day's 

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CHAPTER VIII. 



Best Hounds for Elk-hunting — Smut — Killbuck — The Horton 

 Plains — A Second Soyer — The Find — The Buck at Bay — The 

 Bay — The Death — Return of Lost Dogs — Comparative Speed 

 of Deer— Veddah Ripped by a Boar — A Melee — Buck at 

 Black Pool — Old Smut's Ruse — Margosse Oil 153 



