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upon his haunches. It then turned, and, wounded as it 

 was, ran rapidly towards us. The guide sprang aside, 

 and Mr. Barrill was seized by the leg. At the same mo- 

 ment, a ball from my rifle, sent the jaguar to the arms 

 of death. 



Mr. Barrill had a narrow escape. His leg was severely 

 bitten, and he could scarcely stand upon it. Yet this enthu- 

 siastic sportsman could not help admiring the beautiful 

 skin of the monster yellow, spotted with brown and 

 black and said it was a valuable addition to his p^cks. 

 The guide attended to the wound in a manner which 

 secured the sufferer almost immediate ease. We then 

 resumed our journey, and within three days reached Rio 

 Janeiro again. Our sporting expedition had not been 

 satisfactory, but we agreed that the forests of Brazil were 

 so magnificent that they well repaid the visit of the lover 

 of the splendors of nature. 



