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CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER 1.

Wild Country—Dealings in the Marvellous—Enchanting Moments—The

Wild Elephant of Ceylon—'Rogues'—Elephant Slaughter—Thick

Jungles—Character of the Country—Varieties of Game in Ceylon—'Battery

for Ceylon Sport'—The Elk or 'Samber Deer'—Deer-coursing

CHAPTER II.

Newera Ellia—The Turn-out for Elk-hunting—Elk-hunting—Elk turned to

Bay—The Boar

CHAPTER III.

Minneria Lake—Brush with a Bull—An Awkward Vis-a-vis—A Bright

Thought—Bull Buffalo Receives his Small Change—What is Man?—Long Shot

with the Four-ounce—Charged by a Herd of Buffaloes—The Four-ounce

does Service—The 'Lola'—A Woman killed by a Crocodile—Crocodile at

Bolgodde Lake—A Monster Crocodile—Death of a Crocodile

CHAPTER IV.

Equipment for a Hunting Trip—In Chase of a Herd of Elephants—Hard

Work—Close Quarters—Six Feet from the Muzzle—A Black with a Devil

CHAPTER V.

The Four-ounce again—Tidings of a Rogue—Approaching a Tank Rogue—An

Exciting Moment—Ruins of Pollanarua—Ancient Ruins—Rogues at

Doolana—B. Charged by a Rogue—Planning an Attack—A Check—Narrow

Escape—Rogue-stalking—A Bad Rogue—Dangers of Elephant-shooting—The

Phatamahatmeya's Tale

CHAPTER VI.

Character of the Veddahs—Description of the Veddahs—A Monampitya

Rogue—Attacking the Rogue—Breathless Excitement—Death of a Large

Rogue—Utility of the Four-ounce—A Curious Shot—Fury of a Bull

Buffalo—Character of the Wild Buffalo—Buffalo-shooting at Minneria

Lake—Charge in High Reeds—Close of a Good Day's Sport—Last Day at

Minneria—A Large Snake—An Unpleasant Bedfellow

CHAPTER VII.

Capabilities of Ceylon—Deer at Illepecadewe—Sagacity of a Pariah

Dog—Two Deer at One Shot—Deer-stalking—Hambantotte Country—Kattregam

Festival—Sitrawelle—Ruins of Ancient Mahagam—Wiharewelle—A Night

Attack upon Elephants—Shooting by Moonlight—Yalle River—Another

Rogue—A Stroll before Breakfast—A Curious Shot—A Good Day's Sport

CHAPTER VIII.

Best Hounds for Elk-hunting—Smut—Killbuck—The Horton Plains—A Second

Soyer—The Find—The Buck at Bay—The Bay—The Death—Return of Lost

Dogs—Comparative Speed of Deer—Veddah Ripped by a Boar—A Melee—Buck

at Black Pool—Old Smut's Ruse—Margosse Oil

CHAPTER IX.

A Morning's Deer-coursing—Kondawataweny—Rogue at Kondawataweny—A

Close Shave—Preparations for Catching an Elephant—Catching

an Elephant—Taming Him—Flying Shot at a Buck—Cave at

Dimbooldene—Awkward Ground—A Charmed Life

CHAPTER X.

Another Trip to the Park—A Hard Day's Work—Discover a Herd—Death of

the Herd—A Furious Charge—Caught at Last—The Consequences—A Thorough

Rogue—Another Herd in High Lemon Grass—Bears—A Fight between a

Moorman and a Bear—A Musical Herd—Herd Escape—A Plucky Buck—Death of

'Killbuck'—Good Sport with a Herd—End of the Trip

CHAPTER XI.

Excitement of Elephant-shooting—An Unexpected Visitor—A Long Run

with a Buck—Hard Work Rewarded—A Glorious Bay—End of a Hard Day's

Work—Bee-hunters—Disasters of Elk-hunting—Bran Wounded—'Old Smut's'

Buck—Boar at Hackgalla—Death of 'Old Smut'—Scenery from the Perewelle

Mountains—Diabolical Death of 'Merriman'—Scene of the Murder

CHAPTER XII.

A Jungle Trip

CHAPTER XIII.

Conclusion

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