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the others follomng him across in gallant 

 style. We watched them through our glasses 

 as far as we could see, down to the river 

 beneath, across the stream, and up the steep 

 side of the opposite mountain ; they held on 

 their way, and never stopped even to look 

 back, whilst within our view. 



Before we crossed into Koonawur, we shot 

 over some ground that appeared to promise 

 good sport, but saw nothing save a solitary 

 musk-deer, which we killed. As soon as Ave 

 had entered Koonawur, our troubles as to 

 coolies and provisions commenced. It is one 

 of our own protected districts, and being ill- 

 managed, we found nothing but incivility anrl 

 extortion. At the very first village the 

 jemadar would give us no coolies, although 

 bound by his office to furnish them to tra- 

 vellers. Irrespective of the impossibility of 

 moving without them, it would never have 

 done to have passed over the man's insolent 

 refusal ; so Colls, taking with him the Jum- 

 nootrie men, went down to the village, and 

 brought the offfender up to the tents. His 



