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his evil passions not being then roused, he came forward 

 without doing further mischief. 



We then moved our camp to Baug, where we pitched the 

 tents under a large banian-tree opposite the fort. In the 

 evening, while sitting outside in the full enjoyment of a pipe, 

 we saw two panthers on the wall of the old fort, on which 

 they had mounted by a breach leading into the jungle. 

 Taking rifles, we went forward, but by the time we had arrived 

 within range the panthers had disappeared. From this camp 

 we visited the cave where, with Blowers, I had shot the tiger 

 two years before. Much of the surrounding jungle had 

 been cleared away, but the bones of the tiger still lay in the 

 cave, and one or two were taken away as souvenirs. A bear 

 and cubs were marked down below the Bhoodist caves, and 

 were all slain without much trouble ; but during my visit in 

 February I had apparently exterminated the race of tigers, for 

 my men could neither see nor hear of any. At Tanda, near 

 the foot of the Ghauts, a large bear was seen to enter a rocky 

 ravine, but as we attempted to approach the spot it became 

 alarmed and went off. Shots were fired, but without effect. 

 Up to this date we had bagged every bear, tiger, and panther, 

 at which we had fired since leaving Mundlaisir. Much of 

 the credit was no doubt due to our shikarees, but our good 

 fortune had been very great. Personally, I had received great 

 assistance from my gun-bearers, of whom Futtah, a Serjeant in 

 the Bheel Corps, was invaluable. Futtah was a Bheel of the 

 Vindyah range, quiet and unobtrusive, but possessed of great 

 intelligence both on parade and in the jungle. He was, more- 

 over, an excellent shot, and very steady and plucky on an 

 emergency. 



Another march carried us into my house at Sirdarpore, 

 where we rested for a couple of days, during which time men 



