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any of the birds that got up ? and when I 

 answered, that I was too much amused with 

 looking at what was going on to think of 

 firing myself, he shook his sides with laughing, 

 and observed that Serif Ally Kawn had in- 

 formed him that I was a good shot, therefore 

 said he,, I wish you to go out with him alone 

 to morrow, and try if you cannot kill more 

 game than he can, for he thinks that he shoots 

 well. The next day I went out with Serif 

 Ally to a considerable distance from the 

 general line: we had ten elephants with us, 

 about fifty or sixty people on foot, and from 

 twenty to thirty horsemen. 



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When I had killed my first bird, Serif Ally 

 requested I would allow a Mahometan pre- 

 sent to cut its throat, that the Vizier might be 

 able to partake of it, a compliment I thought 

 intended to rne. Of all the game that was 

 shot, the throats were cut in like manner, and 

 all from which blood flowed, w r ere sent to the 

 Vizier. A circumstance occurred on that day, 

 that will never be effaced from mv memory. 



