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us as we advanced, and we supported him to the spot where 

 we had been sitting. 



Cutting open his clothes, we found his back fearfully 

 lacerated, but the discharge of blood was not great. The 

 tiger had lifted him by the muscles of the back, and that 

 with no tender grasp ; but we could form no idea of the 

 actual mischief done. 



A litter having been constructed, we raised him and set 

 off for the camp. His pluck was wonderful, and he conversed 

 freely with us on the road, and explained the whole matter. 

 On our arrival at the tent we made all preparations for 

 taking him to the Baroda cantonment, distant about eighty 

 miles, where we could place him under proper medical treat- 

 ment. Meanwhile we carefully washed his wounds, and 

 over the whole laid a huge flour poultice. 



We marched that evening, carrying our friend on a cot, 

 borne on men's shoulders, and by daylight next morning we 

 had got over twenty-five miles. A tent was then pitched in 

 the shade, and we kept him quiet till evening, when we again 

 marched, and so arrived, after three or four days, at Baroda. 

 Quinine and castor oil were given, and the general health of 

 the patient carefully attended to. 



The British Eesident at the Guicowar's court, having 

 heard of our disaster, sent out a skilled medical man, who met 

 us about ten miles from the cantonment, and under whose 

 charge Bulkley remained for a month, by which time his 

 wounds were sufficiently healed to allow me to take him to 

 Surat, which we reached in five marches. I remained with 

 him while at Baroda, where my regiment from which I was 

 detached on staff employ was then stationed. 



Another shooting party was out, and, as their leave was 

 up, we daily expected them in cantonments. One morning 



