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" bring our game to grass." The one I was after 

 charged repeatedly, and, notwithstanding I was ad- 

 mirably mounted on my pet hog-hunter, Lall Babba, 

 it was not until we had covered a good four miles 

 of ground that I managed at last, when the quarry 

 was swerving about from side to side, breathless and 

 exhausted, to drive my spear in behind the shoulder 

 and out of the chest, when he saccumbed and bit 

 the dust. 



The bull-nilghau (from the Hindostani nil, blue, 

 and c/hau, cow) is about the height of a galloway, 

 and somewhat resembles what a hybrid would be 

 between a deer and a cow ; he has curved pointed 

 horns, a short mane, but hardly any dewlap. The 

 cow is smaller, and of a dun fawn-colour. Both 

 have beautiful black eyes, like those of the deer. 



On rejoining the gang we found that D had 



despatched the two cows seized by the dogs, and 

 wounded a third with his rifle, which latter the dogs 

 vvere still chasing. We accordingly loosened the 

 saddles of our nags, and reclined under a tree whilst 

 our syces rubbed them down ; and after some time 



D returned, having killed the third cow, when, 



as the sun was extremely powerful, we remounted 

 and made the best of our way to the tents, leaving 

 the gang to break up the deer and bring in the skins. 

 The flesh of the uilghau somewhat resembles venison, 

 but is coarser ; the hump, however, when salted and 

 spiced is not to be despised, and the marrow is one 

 of the greatest delicacies to be had in India. 



