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"those 'ivories' must weigh heavily, ami will help 

 to replenish the shot in my locker, for old Franijee 

 will give mc a pagoda * a pound for them. Was it 

 not neatly done?" 



" Yes," I replied, " most scientifically, for he 

 dropped to your shot like a stone ; however, you had 

 better superintend the cutting-out of the tusks your- 

 self, as he has fallen in an awkward position to get 

 at ; and, if you do not take care, the fellows will 

 chip the ivory with their axes, which will spoil the 

 appearance of the tusks." 



" All right, Hal, I '11 see to it ; but do you think 

 this fellow was really a rogue, for he does not look 

 as if he was particularly vicious, judging from the 

 cut of his 'physog,' although he has several old 

 scars, barely healed, over his hind-quarters?" 



" I do, for several reasons," I replied. " First 

 because the Carders, who are generally tolerably 

 truthful, say so; secondly, because of his solitary 

 habits ; and thirdly, because I fancy these scars are 

 the results of encounters with others of his species, 

 who will not allow him to associate with them. An 

 elephant who has once lost his herd or family is an 

 outcast from the rest of the race, for he is not per- 

 mitted to join any other troop, although he may fre- 

 quent the same feeding-places. I fancy that their soli- 

 tary life causes them to become morose and vicious ; 

 for rogues, whether male or female, are always 

 found alone. I think I told you that the old rogue 



* A pagoda, three rupees and a half — about seven shillings. 



