JAUNTS IN THE JUNGLE. 61 



lonely dweller thereat, as he then comes in for a share 

 of all the good things furnished from a more civilised 

 part of the globe than that in which he himself 

 vegetates. 



A party having been made up for a fortnight's 

 shooting, in the first place about twenty coolies are 

 collected together, and are forthwith laden with every 

 imaginable article, edible and potable, that can be 

 had for love or money rounds of beef, hermetically 

 sealed soups, hams, concentrated vegetables, buffalo 

 humps, biscuits, and bread ad infinitum, added to 

 each fellow's particular preference in the cellar depart- 

 ment, constituting the commissariat. 



The individual fancies of this latter delectability 

 are in no slight degree varied par exemple: A jolly 

 John Bull of the party fancies he may again relish 

 in the jungle the potent flavour of a full bodied port 

 another person prefers a six dozen case of Chateau 

 Margaux whilst a third, with a longer stretch of 

 imagination and purse, declares nothing will go down 

 with him but Moet's sparkling Champagne, which, 

 occasionally diluted with soda-water as a refresher 

 after the toil and slaughter of the day, he has a very 

 strong idea cannot easily be surpassed. 



On the subject of pale ale every body agrees, ditto 

 on brandy pawnee and cheroots, so that when we 

 commence unpacking the articles at their final desti- 

 nation, there really is every ostensible inducement to 

 forego the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, 

 at least until we are starved back to them again. 



