Jungle By- Ways in India 



the dry leaf-covered ground, it had disappeared 

 into the small nullah. As the bear emerged on the 

 far side I fired the right barrel of the smooth-bore 

 which I had in my hand. It contained a Meade's 

 shell, and Bruin answered to the shot with a 



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Saw a bear bolting past my machan. 



growl, and appeared to climb the rocky hill like 

 a mountain-goat. So excited was I that without 

 a thoi4ght I fired my left barrel at him — a charge 

 of No. 4 shot at a bear 50 yards away ! Throwing 

 the smooth-bore away, I seized the rifle and blazed 

 off both barrels at the retreating black object as 

 he neared the top of the hill, from 150 to 200 yards 

 away. Needless to say, and for my own future 



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