DETAILED CONTENTS.
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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.
CHAPTER II. Newera Ellia—The Turn-out for Elk-hunting—Elk-hunting—Elk turned to Bay—The Boar
CHAPTER III.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CHAPTER XII. A Jungle Trip
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIII. Conclusion