82 THE HUNTING GROUNDS 



tail. I got anotlier shot at a buck spotted deer, 

 which I wounded in the hind quarters, paralysing 

 them, and W finished him for me. 



The beaters now made their appearance ; they 

 had killed four deer, three pigs, and a bear, and 

 reported that two other tigers, some neilghau, and 

 several herds of deer and hog had burst through 

 their line. 



One of their number was severely wounded in 

 the thigh by a huge boar, which charged and knocked 

 him down after he had been wounded. The flesh 

 of the thigh was cut as clean as if it had been done 

 with a knife, so we bandaged it up as well as we 

 could, the doctor devoting a certain part of his 

 nether clothing for the business, which performance 

 caused us no little amusement, as we could not for 

 some time make out what the old gentleman was 

 after. 



Constructing a litter with the branches of trees 

 was the work of a few minutes, and we sent him to 

 the village carried by coolies. Although he must 

 have sufiered a good deal of pain, he kept up his 

 spirits in a remarkable manner, and seemed quite 

 satisfied when he saw his antagonist brought in dead. 

 We halted by the side of the river, where we bathed 

 whilst the beaters were collecting the game, of which 

 the following is the list : — Two tigers and two cubs, 

 three cheetahs and one cub, three bears and two 

 cubs (one taken alive,) five elk, four spotted deer, 

 four pig (four small squeakers, taken alive,) one 



