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no results. The wounded one had a grand head, 

 but he was going so strong that it was useless 

 following. In the distance he saw another, not 

 far from where I had my shots, looking very 

 sick, and was quite surprised I had not found 

 him. Later he had two more shots, and hit 

 one hard, but as the day was getting on, faced 

 about for home, expecting to find him under 

 a rock on the morrow. 



I was far from satisfied with my performance. 

 Was it my fault, or the rifle ? Out of four 

 beasts, only one bagged ; and I could not help 

 thinking that had I used my double .500 this 

 would not have occurred. 



Starting off to seek dead, I got on the track 

 in some snow, and could see the bullet had 

 been through his body, there being blood on 

 both sides of the track. Farther along there 

 appeared fresh marks of wolves, and though 

 knowing there was now no chance of his body, 

 felt sure of finding his head ; but though I 

 searched high and low, not a trace was to be 

 seen. 



While sitting in my tent consoling myself 

 with a cup of tea, Bower came in looking 

 radiant. When following the ram wounded the 



