The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-12-22

the spray flying in every direction,
and so across to the other side and
quickly out of sight. The men cohld
not understand it that I did not
shoot any Of the bison, but they SAID
nothing, and on we went.
"In the tree tops the big black
langur monkeys fairly swarmed. We
saw five. or six big troops that day,
and. as usual, they scolded and
swore and made faces at us as we
passed in their own peculiar style.
We found two small herds of spotted
deer, and after taking a look at
them, went on greatly to the wonder
of the Mulcers. We saw one sambur
stag, that is the Indian elk, you
know-but lie saw US first and start
cd Immediately to make q call on a
distant friend. An hour or 80 later
we started q tsounder' Of wild hog,
but they were in low underbrush, and
we did not get q look at them.
Last of all, which was late in the
afternoon, we crossed a fresh elephant
trail, and after following it for a little
over a mile came up to the herd.
There were about fifteen elephants in
the lot, which was a small herd.
was really glad to see that there was
not a good tusker in the herd, for a
tusker is something of temptation,
after ali. The elephants were
all females except two, which
were tuskless males. We did
not take the trouble to get close to
the herd, but contented ourselves with
watching them at distance of a hun
dred yards or more. It was amusing
to see how careful they always were to
knock the dirt from the roots of each
tuft Of grass that they pulled up be-
fore eating it. An elephant is very
clean and fe,stidious feeder, and his
flesh is good eating, as [ know by
trial. 1t is quite like beefsteak. It is
coarser grained and more inclined to
be tough.
"When we got through watching the
elephants we undertook to stampede
them by shouting but they seemed to
know we were not out on sure
enough hunt, and actually refused to
run away. Did you eyer hear of such
impunedce! Had we been wanting to
kill one they would have been off on a
ten-mile run at the first alarm. We
shouted and shouted, from safe dis
lance, but they just huddled together
and stood still.
''Then it began to rain, and in
fifteen minutes the water came down
in such torrents that heartily wished
[ had staid at camp. 1t was cold
rain, too, and darkness began to close
in very fast. We made tracks for
camp as fast as we could, and reached
the huts just as the forest got black
with darkness, wet as drowned rats,
tired, hungry, and chilled to the bone.
But Doraysawmy and the Mulcer wo-
men, the wives OF my men, had folded
up the three sections Of elephant skin
and slowed it safely in the farther
end of my hut out OF the rain, so
things were not so bad after all.
"While [ was getting into dry
Clothes" MIR Hornady went on,
HDoraysawmy proceeded to get the
dinner upon the table, and for the
jungle it was no SLOUGH of dinner
either. 1t was a genuine surprise, and
had cost the boy no end
Of scheming. For several days
L had considered myself as about
starved out, but here was a pint
of Bass immortal India ale, positive
~ the last that was; dozen crack
ers, a dish OF green peas, canned OF
course, a steWed bison tongue, which
was delicious; curry and rice, of course;
and to crown all genuine English
plum pudding sans brandy, from a
forlorn-looking little tin can, which I
had purchased three months previous.
ly, with my stores and entirely for
gotten. I forgot the pouring rain and
theleaky roof over my head, and also
the damp earth floor under my feet,
but sat down to my. box table. alone
in my glory, and Toasted royalty,
Doraysawmy stood by to receive
praises, and beam satisfaction upon
the results Of his labors"