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that of a man, and if the Shecarries or villa- 

 gers dismount from their Michaun, and 

 should be seen by the tiger., they would be 

 attacked, and could have no chance of escap- 

 ing. I believe that they generally remain on 

 the Michaun until day light, when they des- 

 cend, and if they have fired at a tiger during 

 the night, they collect from the village or 

 neighbouring villages a number of armed 



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people. With these, and a few dogs, they 

 search all the covers, and if any blood is seen, 

 they follow it, and often succeed in finding 

 the tiger wounded or dead. Although it may 

 require more resolution to sit in the Michaun, 

 the searching for the tiger, is really the most 

 dangerous part of the business, however, 

 being a number together they encourage one 

 another, and are not apparently aware of 

 their danger, though they are frequently 

 carried off in the pursuit. 



If a tiger kills, and carries away a man or 

 woman, and the body should be found not 

 half devoured, none of the Shecarries 01* 



