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from the effects of my ball, which had made a large 

 fracture in her skull, grazed the brain, and caused an 

 overflowing of blood in the throat. The shot was fatal, 

 for it was impossible for her to leave the place ; and 



R , who came up soon afterwards, despatched her 



with a ball behind the ear." 



The carcase was hoisted on one of the elephants ; 

 not, however, without the latter protesting by sundry 

 imprecations and objections after his fashion. 



Another time (it was in 1855, at the famous fair of 

 Hurdwar) two or three millions of people, from all 

 parts of India, Thibet, the Punjaub, Afghanistan, 

 and Persia, were assembled at this religious and com- 

 mercial rendezvous ; and Captain Dunlop was present 

 as superintendent of the mountain district. 



The second day a native came to tell him that in the 

 very midst of that immense assembly a tiger had just 

 struck down a man. The Captain immediately dis- 

 tributed rifles amongst some officers who were on a visit 

 near him, and they started off, to the number of seven. 

 Unfortunately, there was no hunting elephant in the 

 camp, and they were obliged to content themselves 

 with three saddle elephants, although it was almost 

 certain that they would turn tail at the critical mo- 

 ment. Each elephant carried two hunters, and the 

 seventh, Mr. 0. Bradford, rode on horseback. 



At the distance of about 500 yards they found the 



