290 WILD MEN AND WILD BEASTS. 



him to lie up in some covert till my rifles arrived. After 

 looking at us for some time he trotted off, but, on my canter- 

 ing across, he halted. This sort of thing went on for some 

 time, and had the ground been more favourable for riding, 

 we should have gone in at him, for I carried a revolver, and 

 my orderly a sword and lance. At last, however, he seemed 

 to think he had seen enough of us, for he made off at a great 

 pace and disappeared into a rocky ravine. 



About this time I had arranged to meet Hay ward, an old 

 brother officer, who was coming out from Dohud to hunt 

 tigers with me in the Jhabbooa district. I therefore moved 

 camp, and joined him on the third day at the town of Jhab- 

 booa, where we were received with much civility by the young 

 Eajah. But there was no prospect of game in the immediate 

 neighbourhood, so we moved north about ten miles, and en- 

 camped at Bugore, sending off a party of men to Kullianpore, 

 five miles to the eastward. On the following day towards the 

 afternoon we were informed that a tiger had been seen in a 

 jungle about two miles from our tents. The ground in this 

 covert was level, and covered with trees and long dry grass. 

 A dry nullah ran throughout its entire length. 



Being anxious that Hayward should get the shot, I posted 

 him in a tree in the place which I considered best, while I 

 mounted another about sixty yards to his right. The beat 

 was arranged by Dhokul Sing, a jemadar of the Malwa 

 Bheel corps, who always commanded my escort, and on whom 

 I relied to mark down any beast within ten miles of my 

 camp. He was by caste a Naik, and had been a hunter from 

 his youth up, betaking himself on all occasions, when off 

 duty, to the jungle, and seldom returning without some eat- 

 able bird, beast, or fish. But at the same time his military 

 duties were not neglected, and it was amusing to see him 



