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it had reached it, a ball from Rogers's gun had laid 

 it dead at his feet ; and then reloading, he at once 

 put the young one out of its pain by sending a ball 

 through its brain. 



G was still lying on the ground to all appear- 

 ance dead ; but on reaching him, he was found to be 

 only insensible, and most probably from the fearful 

 revulsion of feeling when he found he had escaped 

 such an imminent death. A little bran dy-and- water 

 soon revived him, but two broken ribs and a jungle fever 

 (that confined him for weeks to his bed, and was as 

 nearly putting an end to his existence as the ele- 

 phant) gave lasting evidence of the treatment he had 

 received when in the animal's power. 



This, I believe, was one of Rogers' s first adventures. 

 The gentleman who acted the principal part is, to 

 the best of my belief, now alive, and an Admiral in 

 Her Majesty's Service. 



The other occasion on which he was the means of 

 saving a fellow creature's life happened some time 



after the event above narrated. Captain M , of 



the Regiment, was one of an elephant party, 



made up, if I recollect rightly, for the amusement 

 of the then Governor of the Island, Sir Edward 

 Barnes. 



A magnificent " tusker" was the object in view, 

 who was guarded by the rest of the herd until every 

 animal was shot down with the exception of itself, 

 when the " tusker," thinking he might as well die 

 fighting as standing still, rushed at M , and very 



