TIGER SLAYER BY ORDER 



I took a snap shot at him, as he was galloping through the 

 undergrowth, but unfortunately missed. 



He was, however, turned by one of the stops and roared. 



We then discovered that there was another tiger or 

 tigress in the jungle, for the roar was instantly repUed to, 

 and presently the two beasts, roaring alternately, kept 



charging the beaters in turn, both H and my wife 



being greatly impressed by the volume of sound they 

 produced. 



Meanwhile the sun having gone down the light was 

 fading rapidly, and I saw that the only thing to be done was 

 to stop the beat and get out of the jungle as quietly as we 

 could, in the hope of getting them the next day. 



We found, however, that to get out of the jungle, 

 quietly or otherwise, was more difficult than I had imagined. 

 The tigers having been disturbed and hustled were now 

 thoroughly savage, charging out whenever the stops tried 

 to leave their trees, and we had finally to go round to each 

 and get the men down under cover of our rifles, and it was 

 quite dark when we reached home. 



Next morning on visiting the jungle we found that both 

 the tigers had cleared off — probably during the night or 

 early morning ; we accordingly returned to camp, and 

 drove on to Nasik, thoroughly disappointed, and Avith 

 nothing more agreeable to remind us of this trip than a 

 severe attack of malaria, which each and all of us, including 

 all our servants, had managed to pick up ! 



In addition to its other attractions, some of which I 

 have attempted to describe, Nasik has long enjoyed a 

 reputation for its possession of antiquities ; the most 

 celebrated amongst them being its old brass idols, 

 chains, etc., etc., and many officials stationed there from 

 time to time have, in days gone by, made valuable collec- 

 tions of genuinely antique specimens of these articles. 



Latterly, however, tourists, notably Americans, have 

 paid such long prices for these curiosities that there are 

 now few of the genuine article left. Nevertheless the wily 

 natives, finding the demand for them in no way diminished, 

 has proved himself quite equal to the occasion by importing 

 large quantities from England ! 



Made, probably in Birmingham, and admirably executed 

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