Contents. . vii 



CHAPTER VIII. 



THE DEATH OF THE MAN-EATER. 



News of the man-eater again. We are once more on his trail. The 

 scent lost. Googooloo gives tongue. It warms. My plan. Pre- 

 paration. Execution. A ticklish moment. Death of the man- 

 eater. Ceremonies of the Shekarries Page 129 



Section 2. Southern India. 

 CHAPTER IX. 



TRICHINOPOLY. 



Trichinopoly. The evil influence of caste in India.' The return of 

 Chineah, and our prospects of sport. My shooting-cart and battery 

 described. Preparations for a start .. 141 



CHAPTER X. 



THE SHEVEEOYS. 



Departure of the gang. Our start. The journey. Salem. The 

 Shaveroy Hills, and our reception. Anglo-Indian hospitality. 

 Claret cup. News of bison and bears. Googooloo on trail. We 

 follow. A bull-bison lost. The news of bears confirmed. 

 Their habits described 157 



CHAPTER XI. 



BEAR-HUNTING. 



We start for the Bear Hill. The reconnaissance. Bears afoot. Their 

 strongholds invested. A foraging party surprised. Two bears die. 

 Three more afoot. Another couple yield their spoils. Desperate 

 encounter with an enraged vixen, who almost proved a Tartar. 

 " The Old Shekarry " in a fix for a time, but wins the game at last. 

 The bag of the day. The return 170 



