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him, and as it was our first head of big game 

 since we had been in the country, Frank was 

 as keen about it as myself. 



The result was that our men were roused 

 uncommonly early next morning, and after 

 a very hurried and slightly indigestible break- 

 fast of skimmed milk, cheese, hazel nuts, and 

 tobacco smoke, we went to look for Bruin. 



There we found him, gashed and gory, 

 not a hundred and fifty yards from where he 

 fell, dead and stiff, having apparently had 

 only just strength enough to get back to 

 covert before he died. He was rather a large 

 bear, and we rejoiced over him accordingly ; 

 nor was this the first time he had come in 

 contact with man, as a small native bullet 

 which we found just under the skin of his 

 neck clearly proved. 



Having skinned him, we left him where 

 he lay, and went back to camp, determined 

 to do no more until evening. As we left the 



