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feet. The others, struck with horror, fled without 

 daring to look upon the scene of this frightful 

 tragedy. 



They came the following day to perform the last 

 duties to their companion. The elephant had torn the 

 body into pieces and strewed the fragments in the 

 dust : they could only give burial to the scattered 

 remains. 



XII. 



COOPER EOSE, in his travels, one day met with a 

 strange hunter ; he was a little meagre and vivacious 

 man, whose sun-burnt figure and piercing eye denoted 

 his hazardous profession. His manners were frank and 

 bold. His eye shone under his peasant's hat; his 

 powder-horn hung from a large black leathern belt, 

 which also supported his bag net ; he rode a small and 

 very spirited horse, and was followed by nine dogs of 

 different breeds. 



The country which they had traversed was entirely 

 wild, elephants alone had made the paths. Men came 

 there for the first time, and it was to destroy. 



They followed in silence the paths of the elephants, 

 over the mountains and into the ravines. Cooper Eose, 

 little used to march thus, began to find himself 



