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make plenty bobbery (noise), plenty floggee. Ah, 

 sahib ! karree log kuch fida na (Ah, sir ! women-kind 

 are of no good)." 



" Never mind them," replied I, "let us hear what 



news of game you have brought, for B sahib and 



I are going out on a shekar trip in the course of a few 

 days, and we want to hear what our chances are." 



" Well, sahib, master knows very well I went to 

 Putchee Mullah and Koolee Mullah Hills, where I 

 only see a few chetel (spotted deer), so I went on 

 to Salem, and on the sides of the Sheveroy Hills 

 I saw some sambur, chetel, arid old trail of jungle 

 bice (bison). I stop at Mulliarry village, five, six 

 days, and there I meet one man, Naga, very good 

 shekarry, so I bring with me ; suppose master want 

 other shekar man. This man tell me that there 

 plenty shekar got in Bowani Jungle, so I go there 

 with him, and all over the Combei Jungle, where I 

 see plenty janwars (wild beasts). There got tigers, 

 panthers, bears, bison, elk, spotted deer, and ante- 

 lopes, and near the Hassan oor Pass I saw plenty old 

 marks of elephant and some neilghau (literally blue 

 cow). Suppose master go to Bowani, get plenty 

 good shekar. Naga knows that jungle very well ; 

 and I tell all Mulcher men (a jungle tribe) that 

 master coming soon ; and suppose master get plenty 

 shooting, Mulcher men get plenty, plenty bucksheesh 

 (presents)." 



