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HER SIZE AND L'OLOUE. 



all down her side from the shoulder. The 

 one I had fired when she followed the dog, 

 had hit her near the spine, and would, no 

 doubt, have proved fatal in a short time. 



" She was full grown, and from the light 

 colour of the fur and scanty stripes, I think 

 aged, measuring nine feet eight inches in 

 length. On opening her we found three 

 young ones, not much bigger than mice, but 

 with claws completely developed, and hard 

 and sharp." 



