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waving line is seen on the surface of the 

 long grass, as of some large animal moving 

 swiftly and stealthily along, and then, 

 charging at full speed, the tiger with a final 

 spring fixed himself upon Mayne's elephant, 

 which, after a violent struggle, succeeded in 

 shaking him off. Severely wounded, he 

 retired into some long grass, and in making 

 a second charge, was shot dead. He was a 

 fine animal, well grown, and full of pluck, 

 and with our spii'its raised at the success of 

 our maiden essay in tiger shooting (for as a 

 matter of course everybody killed him), we 

 returned to camp, now pitched at Khan- 

 serai-chokee ; where we found our wounded 

 man doing well, and able to bear being sent 

 into the station during the night. 



April 6th.— Moved camp, shot many deer, 

 jungle fowl, &c., but no tigers, and finished 

 the day with a steeple chase uito camp^ great 

 fun. Next morning the elephants started 

 off early, we following on horseback, through 

 most beautifid scenery lying close under the 

 hills where the Ganges bursts forth a full- 



