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sense of poetical justice, he first attacked one of the 

 outlaws ; then, having mauled him, turned his 

 attention to another, the herdsmen and remaining 

 outlaw in the meantime escaping. Having satis- 

 fied the pugnacity of his nature, he decamped, 

 leaving the two men very badly hurt. They were 

 subsequently taken into the hospital of an irregular 

 corps stationed in the district, when it was found 

 that one poor wretch was quite scalped and blinded, 

 and he soon after died. The second one was also 

 very severely wounded ; but whether he subse- 

 quently recovered or not, I have not heard." 



" I remember a similar instance of determined 

 hostility," said Mackenzie. "A native was journey- 

 ing on the public made road up the mountain 

 which led to one of our hill stations, and along 

 which numbers of people were in the habit of 

 passing daily. He went a few yards aside to get 

 a drink of water at a spring frequented by the 

 people, and was there seized by a bear, who had 

 probably come with the same object of slaking his 

 thirst. The beast left him, I think, on a number 

 of other men coming up ; but the poor fellow was 

 brought into the hospital very much the worse of 

 his undcsired interview. 



"At the same station," continued Mackenzie, 

 " there, is a pretty little lake, with hills sloping 



