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hill, and crept along the brow until I got under the 

 cover of a clump of bamboos, whence I again caught 

 sight of him. Here I had nearly been discovered, for 

 two cows and a young calf sprang up close to me, and 

 rushed tail on end towards the rest of the herd, who 

 lifting up their heads seemed to gaze anxiously in my 

 direction. I therefore remained a few moments per- 

 fectly quiet, keeping my eye upon the mighty bull 

 who was standing about three hundred yards distant ; 

 arid when I saw that their alarm had in some degree 

 subsided, I crept gently forward, and, taking advan- 

 tage of any cover I could find, managed to ensconce 

 myself behind a large rhododendron-bush within a 

 hundred and twenty yards of him. 



I then blew a shrill blast on a silver call I always 



wore round my neck, as a signal to B , and 



shortly afterwards heard a double shot, followed by 

 three others. The first report attracted the bull's 

 attention, and he trotted forward a few paces to re- 

 connoitre, tearing up the turf with his hoofs, and 

 lashing his tail as if indignant that his sylvan retreat 

 should be intruded upon. Whilst in this position he 

 offered me a fair view of his brawny shoulder, and I 

 planted a heavy cylindro-conical bullet just behind it, 

 which brought him to his knees with a surly roar. 

 Mad with pain he regained his feet, and staggered 

 forward on three legs, when I gave him the contents 

 of my second barrel in nearly the same place, which 



