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assembling and coming towards him, headed by some of the 

 Bunneah caste. One of these came up and demanded by 

 what right the great sin of deer-slaying had been committed. 

 Seeing only one European, and knowing that he himself had 

 all the village at his back, this man was most impertinent ; 

 and, fearing violence, Bowles made a sudden move, and suc- 

 ceeded in reaching his rifle, which fortunately the crowd had 

 not observed. The gallant Bunneah was about to beat a 

 retreat, when my friend collared him, and, after giving him 

 and his followers an instructive lesson on religious toleration, 

 he was allowed to go ; but not before he had made an ample 

 apology, and many profound salaams. 



