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JIALLOCK's BUNGALbW. 
his horns were rather stumpy from age. He was a very black 
old saddle back. 
In July, 1854, I bought Mallock's Bungalow for 200 
rupees.^ In June, in the following year, I was out there with 
Michael, and one day on returning from ibex shooting when 
passing through a shola we came upon the fresh track of a 
cheeta or tiger. We pushed on, and Michael, who was a few 
yards in front of me, put up his rifle and fired. I saw some- 
thing brown dash on and asked—" Was that a cheeta ? " 
THE //l/r, FVKARA, 
*' No," he cried, " A royal tiger,'* He had not his own rifle, 
but a short stocked one of Clogs ton's, and in following the 
^This is the famous Hut at Pykara, where for many a year lie had 
the pleasure of entertaining and showing sport to so many of his friends ; 
amongst them the late Prince Frederick of Schleswig Holstein, the late 
Sir Victor Brooke, Bob J ago, and the oldest and most intimate of all, 
General Michael. The hut was still in his pObse^sioa at his decease. 
—Ed. 
