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ON SAFARI 



lialf-an-liour, enjoyed magnificent views of the whole 

 troop, and had made out at least two first-rate bnlls, 

 one in particular riveting my attention by the splendid 



SKETCH-MAP OF SOLAI, ILLUSTKATING OPEKATION 'WITH ELEPHANTS. 



ivory he carried, and which he was wont to display to 

 perfection by jaunty tosses of his head. 



The point they had selected for their passage 

 possessed the advantage — we noticed this afterwards — 

 of a half-dry islet midway across. 



The huge animals took the treacherous bog in 



