JAUNTS IN THE JUNGLE. 29 



come close up to him quietly insinuate the muzzle 

 of your gun into his ear, or as near it as you like to 

 advance, and then pull steadily. 



You may depend on my doing the same good office 

 for yourself, should he show a partiality for you. 



Let me give you another hint. 



As soon as he shows fight, and before he attempts 

 to hug you, he will get on his hind legs, and looking 

 you straight in the face, begin to grin and dance in 

 the most grotesque manner imaginable. 



In this way he will approach you nearer and nearer 

 at every step, until he gets within closing distance ; 

 keep your charge till then ; and when he thinks he 

 has you in his arms, find your way to his heart 

 without a moment's delay. 



Having thus far instructed you, let us put our 

 theory into practice. 



Leaving our bed, and accompanied by a servant, 

 carrying breakfast, we depart to the scene of action. 



Living as we suppose ourselves to do at an out- 

 station, we are soon in the wilderness of the jungle, 

 scrambling down mountain -roads, formed by sudden 

 torrents after heavy rains on the hills, and anon 

 reaching the shelving sands of some broad river, 

 whose clear and motionless surface induces us to take 

 a refreshing plunge before we go further, by way of 

 shaking off whatever drowsiness remains, and of giving 

 us an extra appetite for the morning's meal. 



(Did you ever eat a bear's ham, by-the-bye ? Only 

 let us kill this fellow, and if we don't save his bacon, 



