. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. Antl ers the purity of the glorious fresh air with his profane and intemperate language.' I continued my approach, and really you would have thought that the old gentleman was going to have a fit. He jumped about on the top of the boundary-post in the most marvellous manner, cursing me the while with his best, and it was not till I was within a few yards of the mound that he took a magnifi- cent leap, spitting out at me as he clove the air his final benediction. ' That old fellow,' I
. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. Antl ers the purity of the glorious fresh air with his profane and intemperate language.' I continued my approach, and really you would have thought that the old gentleman was going to have a fit. He jumped about on the top of the boundary-post in the most marvellous manner, cursing me the while with his best, and it was not till I was within a few yards of the mound that he took a magnifi- cent leap, spitting out at me as he clove the air his final benediction. ' That old fellow,' I meditated, as I continued on my way, ' for good or evil rules the roost, there is little doubt of that. His panchayit are mere puppets in his hands. Is it for the best or not ? Who can say ? '. ,,^^>/!)(l?^,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stebbing, Edward Percy, 1870-1960. London, J. Lane; New York, J. Lane company
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