THE GREAT ELEPHANT OF HASSANOOR. 
in single file ; with "two or three small tuskers, and last of 
all, whipping them in, came a monster ; his tusks appeared 
to be so long that they almost touched the ground ; there 
was an exclamation of surprise from all present. When they 
had passed we followed and soon came up to them standing in 
rather an open glade on the hill side, and there was the grand 
old tusker outside of all. It was my shot by right, but my 
THE FIRST SHOT AT TtlE GREAT TUSKER, 
sole desire was that Brooke should bag him. There w^ere so 
many elephants about^ and especially one old female facing us, 
that it was very difficult to get nearer than thirty paces to the 
big bull. He was standing lookitig away from us close to a 
tree, and we then saw^ alas, that he had only one tusk. It 
was a long shot but we could not get nearer, and as he turned 
his head I whispered to Brooke to take him behind the ear. 
The shot only spun him round, and as he exposed his other 
ear we both let drive, which staggered him tremendously, and 
