CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGl 



Wild Country — Dealings in the Marvelous — Enchanting Mo- 

 ments—The Wild Elephant of Ceylon—" Rogues" — Elephant 

 ^ Slaughter— Thick Jungles — Character of the Country — Varie- 

 ties of Game in Ceylon— " Battery for Ceylon Sport"— The 

 Elk, or " Samber Deer " — Deer-coursing 13 



CHAPTER II. 



Newera Ellia — The Turn-out for Elk-hunting— Elk-hunting— 

 Elk turned to Bay — The Boar. 33 



CHAPTER III. 



Minneria Lake — Brush with a Bull — An Awkward Vis-a-vis. — 

 A Bright Thought — Bull Buffalo receives his Small Change — 

 What is Man ?— Long Shot with the Four-ounce — Charged by 

 a Herd of Buffaloes — The Four-ounce does Service — The 

 "Lola" — A Woman killed by a Crocodile— Crocodile at Bol- 

 godde Lake— A Monster Crocodile— Death of a Crocodile. . . 42 



CHAPTER IV. 



Equipment for a Hunting Trip— In Chase of a Herd of Ele- •* 

 phants— Hard Work — Close Quarters — Six Feet from the 



Muzzle— A Black with a Devil 65 



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