BULLET AND SHOT 



before, very suddenly, as we came to a nullah 

 densely covered with bamboo, a Kurraba tracker 

 stood still, and excitedly pointed into it. I saw 

 something very dark, and fancied that I could 

 make out also the lighter-coloured hair under the 

 fore-arm. Delay was dangerous, and I fired at 

 what I saw with the '577 and 6J drachms. After 

 the shot all was still. I heard no rush, no clatter- 

 ing hoofs, and, in fact, no sound at all, and I turned 

 round to the Kurraba and cursed him for inducing 

 me to fire at a stump. He replied that it was not 

 a stump, but a big bull bison at which I had fired. 

 I went on, and, sure enough, there were the huge 

 hoof-marks up the soft bank of the nullah, and 

 on through the forest, and there was blood on the 

 track. After following for a short distance, we 

 found the bull a magnificent animal with a splen- 

 did head, measuring 35!- inches across the sweep 

 lying stone-dead, the little bullet having hit him 

 accurately behind the shoulder ! 



THE DEATH OF THE 4OINCHER 



I was in camp at Kalkerra, in the Ainurmarigudi 

 forest, about ten miles distant from the already 

 mentioned Rampore lodge in the same forest. The 

 weather was very wet, and therefore most propitious 

 for bison shooting, and being out on duty and yet 

 desirous of obtaining a little sport, I applied for 

 three days' casual leave, and availed myself thereof 

 in anticipation of sanction. 



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