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MALLOCK S BUNGALOW. 



his horns were rather stumpy from age. He was a very black 

 old saddle back. 



In July, 1854, I bought Mallock's Bungalow for 200 

 rupees. 1 In June, in the following year, I was out there with 

 Michael, and one day on returning from ibex shooting when 

 passing through a shola we came upon the fresh track of a 

 cheeta or tiger. We pushed on, and Michael, who was a few 

 yards in front of me, put up his rifle and fired. I saw some- 

 thing brown dash on and asked — " Was that a cheeta ? " 



THE HUT, PYKARA. 



" No," he cried, " A royal tiger." He had not his own rifle, 

 but a short stocked one of Clogston's, and in following the 



1 This is the famous Hut at Pykara, where for many a year he had 

 the pleasure of entertaining and showing sport to so many of his friends ; 

 amongst them the late Prince Frederick of Schleswig Holstein, the late 

 Sir Victor Brooke, Bob Jago, and the oldest and most intimate of all, 

 General Michael. The hut was still in his possession at his decease. 

 —Ed. 



