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always a chance of a stag. From one of these 

 hillocks we made out a herd of deer on the 

 move, and followed them to some high grass, 

 where they stopped to feed. To my disappoint- 

 ment they were all hinds, so I let them be, much 

 to the disgust of the shikari, who was, as is 

 usual with his kind, anxious for meat. There 

 being no signs of a stag, but a good many 

 tracks of jeran about, I told him to keep a 

 sharp look-out, and if I saw a buck jeran I 

 would shoot him. By - and - by we saw some 

 red objects moving through the grass, which 

 we could tell were jeran, and when they got 

 on to the more open ground, I made out their 

 horns with the glass. Bidding the shikari stay 

 where he was and see where they went in case 

 I lost sight of them, I marked well the direction, 

 and proceeded to stalk, and very soon got to 

 my point : there, about 1 50 yards off, was a 

 buck jeran. He stood grazing broadside on 

 to me on a hillock, which raised him above 

 the grass. The bullet sped true, and over 

 went the little animal dead on the grass. Up 

 came the shikari in great glee, knife in hand, 

 all ready to turn him into lawful food. Telling 

 him to cut his throat and carry him into camp, 



