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spine, bad perfectly pulverised it, remaining buried 

 just under the bide near tbe root of tbe tail ; 

 whence I extracted it and still preserve it, smashed 

 and flattened as it is, a memento of the wonderful 

 force of the 'express' (450) rifle. 



Laden with spoils, the bear's skin and head, as 

 well as the tidbits taken from the boar, we hurried 

 home, to send up the Cossacks for the rest of the 

 boar, which would be a welcome addition to their 

 perpetual cabbage soup. 



R 



