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appearance. I carried a stout walking-stick, so, dismounting, 

 I struck the snake a sharp blow. It gave a frantic wriggle, 

 and disgorged from its throat a bull-frog of the largest size. 

 The head of the frog was protruding from the mouth of the 

 snake, which seemed to have already swallowed the rest of 

 its victim. On being liberated, the frog disappeared among 

 the weeds. 



The country to the north-east of Kattyawar, on the border 

 of the Dundooka Pergunnah, affords great attraction to the 

 sportsman during the cold weather. In many parts good 

 hog-hunting may be got ; and, owing to the country being 

 seldom visited by European sportsmen, antelope-shooting can 

 be enjoyed in perfection. I was encamped with a friend 

 now, I regret to say, no more at the village of Eaanpore. 

 Several hogs were known to be in the sugar-fields near our 

 tents, and we found and hunted them successfully. Of them 

 more anon. A white antelope was said to be in the neighbour- 

 hood, and we were anxious to bag him. It was one of those 

 fine bracing mornings in the Christmas week, when one can 

 almost forget what the heat of Guzerat really is, that we set 

 forth. To increase our chance of falling in with the " albino/' 

 we agreed to hunt separately, each making a circuit towards a 

 certain village about eight miles off. We left our camp about 

 9 A.M., and, mounting our horses, set out, accompanied by 

 well-appointed shooting-carts, and attendants on foot bearing 

 our rifles. I had not been long out before I observed a herd 

 of antelope feeding in a cotton-field. Working the cart to- 

 wards them, I dropped a good buck. Having cleaned and 

 placed him on the cart, we moved on. Before long I had 

 another shot, but the ball fell short, and the buck escaped. 

 Unfortunately, I found that the deer, when scared, were in- 

 clined to travel in the same direction as that in which I 



