HEELS OVER HEAD. 
same and at my report was considerably astonished to see the 
elephant he was aiming at fall ; he consequently only got a 
running shot at the other, and failed to drop her. 1 had 
fired the big rifle with the conical ball, which only knocked the 
elephant's head into a bamboo clump on the opposite bank ; 
after staggering about she got on her legs again and com- 
HEELS OVER HEAD. 
me need climbing up the bank. 1 now had a capital lesson 
on the ear shot, for Michael was at my elbow showing me 
the exact spot where to plant the bullet. On receiving the 
shot the elephant reared up on end and fell clean heels over 
head to the bottom of the nullah, such an awful smash- 
squelch would be a better term. Michael said he had never 
