CONTENTS, 



PART I. INDIA. 



Section 1. The Deccan. 

 CHAPTER I. 



HYDRABAD. BTY FIRST DAY'S DEER-STALKING. 



Leave of absence obtained. My Mentor. Departure. Abdulla-ben- 

 Ali, the Killadar. A Banian. The hill-fort of Bhoonghir. Old 

 cannon. Native hospitality. Visions of deer. The start. Plenty 

 of "slots," but no deer. The sambur described. His habits. A 

 deer-stalker's qualifications. Hints. The trail. Walter's com- 

 panion. Tracking. The sambur's instinct. The bark of a buck- 

 elk. The game in view. An anxious moment. My first stag. 

 Two harts die, a third hard hit. The chase. Ponto brings him to 

 bay. A good shot. Re turn to camp .. Page 1 



CHAPTER II. 



HOG-HUNTING IN THE DECCAN. 



The fortress of Golconda. The Tombs of the Kings, The gardens. 

 Persian inscriptions. The gathering. Plan of operations. Remini- 

 scences of the past. The start. The rendezvous. My nag " Lai 

 Babba." A moment of suspense. The find. We 're away. The 

 chase. The first blood. A purl. The advantages of being on good 

 terms with one's nag. The tug of war. Exciting moments. The 

 struggle for the spear. It is won. The charge. Mischief ensues. 

 The death of the boar. The wounded hog-hunter. The death of an 

 old friend. The try sting- tree.- The trophies. The return to can- 

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