16 FOX-HOUND, FOREST, AND PRAIRIE. 



man, as Tuanko called him. He had tusks, though they were 

 very small ones considering his immense size. I should say he 

 must have stood fully 10 or 11 feet at the shoulder, two feet 

 more than the ordinary size ; but he must have been a thorough 

 cur, for he only made off the faster for the shots ; and though 

 we tracked him for six hours more, and a great part of the time 

 through thick rattan jungle, where he had plenty of opportunity 

 for making a stand if he had chosen, we never got near him 

 again. Just as we fired at him I got right over a nest of wasps 

 or some little brutes even more venomous than wasps, who set 

 upon me unmercifully, closing one of my eyes, and stinging 

 my face and neck awfully. In trying to beat them away, my 

 helmet came off, and as I should have had to wait some time 

 before I could have ventured to pick it up. and I was in a hurry 

 to follow the elephant, I was obliged to go without it, leaving 

 one of the men to bring it on. The fellow did not catch us up 

 for three or four hours ; but as I had kept wetting my head as 

 I went along, I did not feel any ill effects from being without 

 the hat. We did not get back to the boat or get our breakfast 

 till half-past six that evening. We were a good deal tired, but 

 much more disappointed at having lost a chance of getting 

 some ivory, for none of the elephants we had shot were tuskers. 

 Indeed, it is only occasionally you come across a tusker in the 

 Malay Peninsula. 



We saw no more elephants before we left, though we stayed 

 in the river till Thursday, Oct. 5, and reached Singapore 

 Oct. 8. 



After escaping all dangers in the Malay Peninsula, we 

 had a very narrow escape on our way down from the Moar 

 river. We left it on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 4, and 

 o-o t along pretty well for two days on our homeward voyage, 

 but on Thursday night we were caught in a squall about 

 twelve o'clock, when six or seven miles from shore. Our mast 

 and sail were blown out of the boat, the rudder broke, and 

 we drifted about, at the mercy of wind and water. We got 

 broadside on to the wind and tide, and the sea breaking 



