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rushed at the horse, which broke away at full gallop. The 

 bear then crossed the open ridge, and went down into the next 

 ravine. We followed him at once, and running ahead, took 

 up fresh positions. Soon after we heard the shouts of the 

 beaters, and presently I saw the bear coming towards me. 

 His general health was evidently impaired, and my next shot 

 finished him. On removing his skin we found a small match- 

 lock-bullet in the muscles of his shoulder. It had been there 

 a long time, and was enveloped in a tough white sac. 



That evening Munnoo took one of my guns, and sat up 

 over the carcass of the cow, while I took up a position on 

 another platform in a tree half-a-mile distant. During the 

 night I heard Munnoo fire several shots, and nothing having 

 come near me, I descended at daybreak and went up to him. 

 Eound the carcass of the cow lay the bodies of four dead 

 hyaenas ; a fifth had been wounded, and we tracked him by 

 the blood for some distance into the jungle. 



I should have wished to explore these jungles farther, but 

 my presence was required at head-quarters, and we returned 

 to Mundlaisir. While descending to the ferry on the ISTer- 

 budda, we fell in with a large wolf, which allowed us to 

 approach within a few paces before he moved lazily away. 

 During our stay at the village we had resided in the dhurm- 

 salla or shelter-house for native travellers. These dhurmsallas 

 are open sheds, having a wall on three sides, the roof on the 

 fourth being supported by posts. They are free to all comers. 

 Immediately on reaching home I felt very unwell, and con- 

 tinued so for some days, when my malady declared itself 

 in the form of a mild attack of smallpox. I had no doubt 

 contracted the disease in the dhurmsalla. 



