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bushes on my right and was walking slowly 

 towards nu", with his eyes fixed on the ground, 

 and his nose not tar from it ; at the same tmie he 

 presented a fair forehead to me: I turned myself 

 roimd to front hiin, di'ew^ up my feet to elevate my 

 knees, on which I rested my elbows, and in that 

 position suffered him to come within five j^ards 

 of mo before I drew the trigger; when I placed 

 my ball in the centre of his scull, and killed him 

 dead: but as the shore was a flat reclining rock, 

 he rolled round until he fell into the river; from 

 the edge of which, he dropped at least fotir yards. 

 On casting my eyes aroimd, I perceived another 

 beast of equal size, raised half out of the water. 

 He no sooner discovered me, than he made towards 

 me as fast as he cotdd swim. As I was not then 

 prepared to receive him, I ran into the wood to 

 make ready my unerring rifle. Whilst I was em- 

 ployed in that operation, he dived and brought 

 up a salmon; which he repeatedly tossed up a 

 yard or two in the air, and letting fall into the 

 water, would dive and l)ring it up again. Li this 

 manner he diverted himself for some time, fall- 

 ing slowly down with the stream until he was shut 

 out from my sight, by some bushes, which grew^ 

 a little lower down. Being now ready, T advanced 

 to the attack, anrl ])resently perceived him, stand- 

 ing in the watci* w itii bis foi'o paws upon a rock, 

 dexouring the salmon. I ci-c))! thi'ougb the 

 bushes uiilil I caiiic (i|i|M»si1o to him, and tinding 

 myself then within fifty yai'ds, 1 interi'upted his 

 repast, by sending a b.ill through his head; it 



