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into the air and fell dead. I fired my second barrel 

 at the herd, which was in full retreat, bringing 

 down a doe, my ball entering the small ribs near 

 the spine, and paralysing her hind-quarters ; and, 

 after drawing my knife across her throat, I jumped 

 on Gooty, who was brouglit up by my syce, and 

 followed the herd, driving it towards the spot where 



B and D were posted. Both got shots. 



B rolled over a young buck at a long distance ; 



and D bagged a doe, missing two other fair 



shots. 



We collected the game, tied it np in front of our 

 saddles, and then made the best of our way towards 

 Andior, where we found our tents pitched under 

 the shade of a beautiful mangoe tope, in front of 

 which was a large square tank, full of water-lilies, 

 and an old dilapidated pagoda, on the walls of 

 which some scores of the common green-tufted 

 monkey sat grinning, jabbering, and making mouths 

 at ns as we passed, 



A curious tale is told of a detachment of the 

 — th Native Infantry having made a colony of these 

 monkeys revenge an insult which was offered them 

 by the inhabitants of Trippasore, the greater part 

 of whom consist of Brahmins. It appears that the 

 military were en route to the Presidency, escorting 

 treasure, and the Bunnias, or grain-sellers, raised 

 the price of rice very considerably the day before 

 they passed through their town, which conduct 

 aroused Jack Sepoy's indignation, who, however. 



