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The Old Forest Ranger or Wild Sports of India on the Neilgherry Hills in the Jungles and on the Plains

1844

Thin wreaths of vapour like the dim ghosts of Ossian curled slow and majestic up the moutain's side gradually revealing to the eye of the spectator the rich foliage of the woods sparkling with dew-drops gloing with the deep scarlet flowers of the rhododendron. [...] But on these mountains where the steepness of the hills and the swampy nature of the valleys render it impossible to ride to hog the practice of shooting them is permitted and the rifle takes precedence of the spear.— But hark! there goes the signal." The distant notes of a bugle were now heard ; and ere the echo died away amongst the surrounding mountains the hounds came rushing over the cr [...] But we must bestir ourselves else the brute will not leave a hound alive." In the enthusiasm of the moment Mansfield had slung his rifle across his shoulder and in spite of the remonstrances of Charles was about to attempt the desperate experiment of scrimbling down the face of the rock and shooting the tiger in his lair ; when his motions were arrested by the voice of Ishmail. [...] Besides this it appeared that the tiger had seized him with his teeth ; the whole of the throat and the skin of the breast being torn away leaving the root of the tongue exposed and the bare muscles of the chest still quivering with convulsive twitches a: though it was evident from the nature of his wounds that the poor fellow's death must have been almost instantaneols. [...] And to think o' that bit slip o' a laddy fechten him wi' a sword ! Od it's just past belief—it minds Inc o' the story o' Dauvid and Goly-o'-thith." The rest of the party having duly admired the size of the bear the length of his claws and the richness of his fur there was nothing further to be said on the subject ; so " boot and saddle " was the word.
tourism leisure sport
Pages
384
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.142625
Segment Pages Author Actions
The Old Forest Ranger
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Chapter I. A Word From the Old Forest Ranger
1-5 Walter Campbell view
Chapter II. A Day’s Hunting on the Neilgherry Hills
6-21 Walter Campbell view
Chapter III A Day’s Hunting on the Neilgherry Hills
22-40 Walter Campbell view
Chapter IV. A Tiger Hunt on the Neilgherry Hills
41-51 Walter Campbell view
Chapter V. Dear Stalking and Ibex Shooting on the Neilgherry Hills
52-70 Walter Campbell view
Chapter VI. A Ride in the Great Wallar Jungle
71-83 Walter Campbell view
Chapter VII. Bison Shooting
84-95 Walter Campbell view
Chapter VIII. Learn Shooting The Huntercs Camp Etc
96-117 Walter Campbell view
Chapter IX. A Wet Night Under Canvas
118-134 Walter Campbell view
Chapter X. An Eventful Day in the Jungle
135-154 Walter Campbell view
Chapter XI. The Night March
155-170 Walter Campbell view
Chapter XII. The Halt
171-182 Walter Campbell view
Chapter XIII. Bour Hunting
183-203 Walter Campbell view
Chapter XIV. The Man Eater
204-224 Walter Campbell view
Chapter XV. The Sacred Village
225-236 Walter Campbell view
Chapter XVI. Tiger Hunting at the Falls of the Cauvary
237-251 Walter Campbell view
Chapter XVIL The Hunters Return and a Little Love Making
252-274 Walter Campbell view
Chapter XVIII. The Orange Valley
275-297 Walter Campbell view
Chapter XIX. A Parting Word From the old Forest Ranger
298-318 Walter Campbell view
Glossary of Hindoatanee Words
319-320 Walter Campbell view
Notes
321-360 Walter Campbell view
Backmatter
i-viii Walter Campbell view

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