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people, about a mile from wliere we were ; so, leaving the 

 fallen bull to the shadows of night, we went and made 

 ourselves sufi&ciently comfortable for the night, under a 

 canopy of the newly cut branches, on couches spread 

 deeply with the springy shoots of the bamboo. We had 

 walked at least twenty miles in the course of the day, 

 and that over fearful ground. I was very tired, but happy, 

 and never slept sounder in my life. On the whole I think 

 stalking the mountain bull among the splendid scenery of 

 these elevated regions, possesses more of the elements 

 of true sport than almost any other pursuit in this part 

 of India. 



HEAD OF BULL BISON. 



