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a copy. On the following day we saw several sambur, in- 

 cluding one very fine stag, but the only shot which we got was 

 at a hind, which I missed in a disreputable manner. 



We then moved north towards Dohud, where we spent a 

 day or two in quest of bears. Two were found in a ravine a 

 few miles from the cantonment, and were both slain. We 

 were taken up to another brace, which we ought also to have 

 bagged, but one of these, though wounded, escaped. The 

 other fell dead, and my companion loudly vaunted the 

 marvellous effects of his rifle-shell. I said little, but as we 

 were a long way from camp we directed the men to skin 

 the bear as he lay. One bullet-hole only was found, and 

 under the skin on the far side lay my two-ounce conical. 



Major Bonnor had at Dohud a tame tiger, which was 

 allowed to wander about the house till his size rendered him 

 formidable. He was very playful and good-natured, except 

 at feeding-time. His favourite pastime was to go down with 

 us to the lake, where he would swim out with the dogs, 

 enjoying his bath intensely. The lake was full of large fish 

 of the rnurrel species, many of which were shot by the men 

 of the corps, who sat in trees overlooking the water, and 

 killed them as they rose to bask on the surface in the mid- 

 day sun. 



Some time after my return to Sirdarpore, a man of the 

 Bheel Corps, who was out with Futtah in search of antelopes, 

 came and informed me that they had seen two tigers in some 

 grass lands a few miles east of the cantonment. I was very 

 incredulous, as the place was not one in which tigers were 

 likely to be, though I knew that the spot was occasionally 

 frequented by panthers. I went out, however, with Blowers, 

 and having taken up positions in trees, sent beaters round to 

 drive towards us. Presently two hunting cheetahs came 



