THE GREAT ELEPHANT OF HASSANOOR. 



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in single file ; with two or three small tuskers, and last of 

 all, whipping them in, came a monster ; his tusks appeared 

 to be so long that they almost touched the ground ; there 

 was an exclamation of surprise from all present. When they 

 had passed we followed and soon came up to them standing in 

 rather an open glade on the hill side, and there was the grand 

 old tusker outside of all. It was my shot by right, but my 





THE FIRST SHOT AT THE GREAT TUSKER. 



sole desire was that Brooke should bag him. There were so 

 many elephants about, and especially one old female facing us, 

 that it was very difficult to get nearer than thirty paces to the 

 big bull. He was standing looking away from us close to a 

 tree, and we then saw, alas, that he had only one tusk. It 

 was a long shot but we could not get nearer, and as he turned 

 his head I whispered to Brooke to take him behind the ear. 

 The shot only spun him round, and as he exposed his other 

 ear we both let drive, which staggered him tremendously, and 



