vir DEATH OF THE FIRST MAN-EATER 93 
giving ceremonies being over, I examined the body 
and found that two bullets had taken effect—one 
close behind the left shoulder, evidently penetrating 
the heart, and the other in the off hind leg. The 
prize was indeed one to be proud of; his length 
from tip of nose to tip of tail was nine feet eight 
inches, he stood three feet nine inches high, and it 
took eight men to carry him back to camp. The 
only blemish was that the skin was much scored by 
the éoma thorns through which he had so often 
forced his way in carrying off his victims. 
The news of the death of one of the notorious 
man-eaters soon spread far and wide over the 
country : telegrams of congratulation came pouring 
in, and scores of people flocked from up and down 
the railway to see the skin for themselves. 
HEAD OF THE FIRST MAN-EATER. 
