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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 boma 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, 



