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He remained with me till I finally left India in 1865. Dur- 

 ing that time he went through a great deal of rough work, 

 both on service and while accompanying me about the hills 

 and jungles within my own district. While I was with the 

 force my tent was always among the first to be pitched and 

 the last to be struck ; and though men would come in and sit 

 talking till late ..at night, thereby greatly reducing his hours 

 of rest, I never heard a word of complaint from him. When 

 marching on duty, or on shooting expeditions, he would serve 

 dinner at sunset, and then, packing up all his goods, would 

 see the carts loaded and start off with them about 9 P.M. The 

 roads were mere tracks over hills and along dry watercourses, 

 often encumbered with large stones, but by sunrise my tent 

 was always pitched on the new ground, and my bath and 

 breakfast ready for me on my arrival. The length of the 

 marches was generally from eight to twelve miles. In all 

 matters connected with the preserving of tiger and other skins 

 he was very intelligent. During the whole time he was with 

 me I had neither purse nor keys ; all was under his charge. 



No stores of any kind being procurable within fifty miles, 

 I generally got out a supply sufficient to last for six months. 

 Wine, beer, oilman's stores, groceries, shot, powder, horse- 

 shoes, etc., all were under his keeping. His pay was 1 a 

 month, with feed for a pony, and the usual small percentage 

 allowed on all bazaar purchases. 



Ward was to meet me for some days' shooting on the 

 Mhye, and I accordingly sent off my camp and joined him 

 a few miles north of Dhotreea, in the Dhar district. Captain 

 Bradford, the political agent in Western Malwa, also came 

 into camp. Ward had been out with his own men, and had 

 shot a bear, but, wishing to save the country till our arrival, 

 had done no further mischief. Next morning we went after 



