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The men then came on in a close body along the top of 

 the bank, down which they hurled volleys of stones. On their 

 arriving near the spot in which the tiger had lain up, he made 

 an attempt to move, but his hind-quarter was quite disabled, 

 and the men called out to me to come and finish him. I pro- 

 ceeded cautiously, as, though unable to ascend the steep bank 

 to where the beaters stood, the tiger might have rushed down 

 on me. His attention was however occupied ; and on reaching 

 the men I formed them into a compact phalanx. We then 

 advanced on the bush, and as the tiger scrambled out towards 

 us, I laid him low with a shot through the neck. 



I subsequently visited this ravine with Captain Ward, 

 who succeeded me as superintendent of the Dhar state. 

 I placed him in the same tree, and had the satisfaction of 

 seeing a fine tiger move down the covert towards him. I was 

 mounted on a tree on the left bank, and might have fired 

 effectually, but I wished my friend to get the shot. The 

 tiger went on, and was passing within a few yards of the 

 muzzle of his rifle, when he fired, wounding him through the 

 shoulder. The beast dashed forward, and disappeared over a 

 mass of rocks, 150 yards farther down the ravine. We fol- 

 lowed after on an elephant, and finding him much disabled, 

 gave him the coup de grace. After this, Ward and I shot 

 together whenever we could find time and opportunity. I 

 have shot with many men, but I never met with one so sure 

 with rifle, gun, or pistol. He always carried a Colt's revolver 

 in his belt, and as he was in constant practice, some of his 

 shots astonished me. 



One evening when out riding, we observed several vul- 

 tures seated on a hillock. Ward dismounted, and supporting 

 his right with his left arm, he fired his revolver, remarking 

 that he would move them. One of the vultures fell over 



