156 THE ELEPHANT. 



upset one, and holding the wretch's limbs under his 

 heavy foot, he tore away the upper part of his body, 

 by means of his trunk coiled under the armpits, and 

 continued his route, brandishing this bloody trophy. 



Two woodmen employed in felling trees in the jun- 

 gles of Chandnee-Doon becoming ill, instead of follow- 

 ing their fellow-workmen, remained in the hut, in the 

 company of a Brahmin, who was employed in looking 

 after the domestic arrangements of the company. One 

 of these woodmen, wanting some water, went out to a 

 neighbouring spring : he did not return. The second 

 went afterwards, but never came back. In the evening 

 their bodies were found at a few yards from the spring. 

 From the footprints on the soil it was easy to divine 

 how they had perished. Both had been the victims of 

 a " solitary." Their bodies did not exhibit any apparent 

 wounds, only a little dust could be seen on their 

 breasts ; but when this place was touched by the hand, 

 t was found that the bones were completely crushed 

 i gentle pressure of the beast's foot had extinguished 

 ohe life of these poor fellows. 



III. 



ELEPHANTS are very numerous in certain parts of 

 Africa and Asia. 



