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it to add, that when the fortnight has come to a con- 

 clusion, as well as the provisions, we are not loth to 

 return once more to a more civilised existence, congra- 

 tulating ourselves on doing so in a whole skin, and on 

 our possession of a huge display of the trophies of our 

 prowess. 



What becomes of the dead elephants no one appears 

 to know, for although parties have followed parties 

 without a week's intervention, the carcases of the 

 slain have never been met with : but as the place is 

 frequented by innumerable packs of jackals, it is not 

 improbable that these lucky rascals come in for the 

 most profitable part of the business, and clear off the 

 mortal remains of the Monarch of the Jungle. 



Elephants, being generally used throughout the 

 island in the place of horses, for such purposes as they 

 can be made available, such as government works, 

 road and bridge-making, &c., are every now and 

 then captured in what is denominated " a Kraal," 

 which is accomplished in this manner. 



A particular spot of the island is selected where 

 the kraal is to be erected, and a party of ladies 

 and gentlemen, generally honoured by the presence 

 of the governor, is invariably formed to witness this 

 interesting proceeding. 



A large space of ground is enclosed in a circle by 



