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consideration, and none appeared ; so I had to be quickly satisfied 

 with a small-headed " brocket,'' and he was knocked endways by a 

 charge of 9 S. g's. (melted in with candle grease), which must have 

 " balled " at so short a range. A hurried reload, and just time for 

 both barrels at a fat hind as she bucked off for shelter. Eight out 

 of nine S. g's were on the target but widely spread : one struck her 

 fetlock breaking the ankle, two more were in the neck, and five 

 over non-vital parts of her body but a bullet behind the shoulder, 

 near about the right place, was still necessary to bring her to. She 

 fell fortunately, just clear of the covert, and the coup de grace was 

 administered with a shilling butcher's knife, best of all blades for 

 shooting purposes. 



The stag meanwhile had recovered and reached the friendly 

 shelter of the jungle, and though we followed him on hands and 

 knees, till almost torn to ribbons by spinal tree fern and rattan, 

 pursuit had to be relinquished ; evening was coming on apace, and 



we were yet anxious to try for a better head. 



The travelling here was real bad, large boulders of rough 



cinereous stone, almost concealed by sword grass up to your chest: 



the rainy season made matters worse, and it was necessary to pick 



your footing most carefully. 



Ascending from the Western, or inshore side of the Point, the 



ridge was soon reached ; and then both sides to the sea were 



under command. 



