216 TWO YEAES IN THE JUNGLE. 



to follow on, we set out. It was a miserably coltl and tedious ride ol 

 ten miles, but we reached our haven at last, and at midnight landed 

 in a good, tight bungalow, "SVe soon put on dry clothes, and aftei 

 a hot supper we found there was yet something left to live for. 



But our ducking cost us dearly, or it did me at least. The next 

 day but one, after my bandies had aiTived, eveiything been safely 

 housed, and the elephant skin folded up permanently, I began to 

 shake and bui-n. During the next five days the fever shook me up 

 more violently than ever before. The quinine I took to check it 

 acted every time as an emetic, and I cast up accounts about six or 

 seven times daily. My boy became quite alarmed at last, and threat- 

 ened to take the matter into his own hands, and have me carried 

 forthwith to Coimbatore to be doctored ; but I pei'suaded him to 

 wait a Httle. I say persuaded, because I had no power to prevent 

 his having me carried anywhere. A famine officer, "Mr. Huddle- 

 ston, stationed in Palachy, heard of my unfortunate predicament 

 and came forthwith to see me. I had previously met him under 

 very pleasant circumstances, and it was with great difficulty that I 

 prevented his carrying me off, nolens volens, to his bungalow, to be 

 doctored and cared for. I j^ersuaded him also to give me a little 

 time, and in a few days my fever began to abate. jVIr. Huddlestou 

 insisted upon dividing his choicest stores with me, and kept me 

 supphed with the best the countiy afforded. He, too, had hunted 

 " ravine deer," black buck, and uil-gai aroimd Etawah in the ravines, 

 and had bagged several leopards in the same district. He was a 

 very keen sportsman, and while I was convalescing he used to 

 gallop over on horseback and spend his spare time with me, talking 

 of the chase, which I verily beheve helped me more than medicine. 



I remained at Animallai until I was able to get about again, and 

 then I gave my collection a final overhauling and packed it up in 

 some large packing-cases which I procured from Coimbatore.* 



* I found that my Animallai collection contained the follo-^ring mammals, 

 Bkins or skeletons: — 2 Elephants [Elephas Indie us ) ; 2 Tigers (i-Hi^ tigi'is)', 

 1 Jungle cat {Fdis chaus) ; 1 Tree cat {Paradoxurus mtLsanga) ; 8 Bison {Bos 

 (/aur>is)\ 4 Muntjac [Cervidus aureus); 5 Sanibur deer (/??/«« aristotelis) \ 14 

 Spotted deer {Ceri'us axis); 1 Neilgherry wild goat (Hemitrngns hylocrius) \ 

 1 Black bear ( Tlrs^s labmtus) ; 2 Wild boar {Sus Indieus) ; 3 Madras langnrs 

 {Semnopttheevs levcoprymnvs) ; 38 Black langurs (Semnopithectia cueulhitus) ; 1 

 Madras monkey (Macacrts radiatus) ; 1 Flying squirrel {Pteromys petawistn) ; 

 5 Malabar squirrels {Sciurus Malabariexis) ; 22 Flying foxes (Pieropus Ed- 

 wardsii) ; 2 Indian hares (Lepus nigrieollis). 



