THE SPORT OF RAJAHS 

 and threats, but when they near him 

 charges and breaks through their 

 line, to nestle into some thick bush 

 behind them. They turn again and 

 treat him to an infernal serenade. 

 Suddenly their monotonous yelling 

 takes another tone ; there is a con- 

 fused babble of talking, a hush, and 

 then a succession of somewhat more 

 coherent shouts, from which we can 

 gather that " old Buldoo is killed by 

 the boar." The beating ceases, and 

 the coolies come huddling out of the 

 bushes carrying one of their number 

 between them. Of course he is not 

 killed, nor anything like it ; but his 

 friends hope that he is, seeing in his 

 decease a possible division among 

 them of eighty rupees consolation 

 money from us sahibs. Poor Buldoo 

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