Fisthefort，asbefore。Gisthegun，asbefore。E，theelephants，aswehavepreviouslyseenthem。WhatthenisX？XIS
THELINETAKENBYTHEBALLFIREDFROMG，whichtookoffONEHUNDRED
ANDTHIRTY-FOURelephants’trunks，andonlyspentitselfinthetuskofaveryoldanimal，thatstoodthehundredandthirty-fifth。
Isaythatsuchashotwasneverfiredbeforeorsince；thatagunwasneverpointedinsuchaway。SupposeIhadbeenacommonman，andcontentedmyselfwithfiringbangattheheadofthefirstanimal？Anasswouldhavedoneit，pridedhimselfhadhehithismark，andwhatwouldhavebeentheconsequence？Why，thattheballmighthavekilledtwoelephantsandwoundedathird；buthere，probably，itwouldhavestopped，anddonenofurthermischief。TheTRUNKwastheplaceatwhichtoaim；therearenobonesthere；andaway，consequently，wentthebullet，shearing，asIhavesaid，throughonehundredandthirty-fiveprobosces。Heavens！whatahowltherewaswhentheshottookeffect！WhatasuddenstoppageofHolkar’sspeech！Whatahideoussnortingofelephants！Whatarushbackwardswasmadebythewholearmy，asifsomedemonwaspursuingthem！
Awaytheywent。NosoonerdidIseetheminfullretreat，than，rushingforwardmyself，Ishoutedtomymen，”Myfriends，yonderliesyourdinner！”Weflungopenthegates——wetoredowntothespotwheretheelephantshadfallen:sevenofthemwerekilled；andofthosethatescapedtodieoftheirhideouswoundselsewhere，mosthadlefttheirtrunksbehindthem。Agreatquantityofthemweseized；andImyself，cuttingupwithmyscimitaracoupleofthefallenanimals，asabutcherwouldacalf，motionedtothementotakethepiecesbacktothefort，wherebarbacuedelephantwasservedroundfordinner，insteadofthemiserableallowanceofanoliveandaglassofwine，whichIhadpromisedtomyfemalefriends，inmyspeechtothem。Theanimalreservedfortheladieswasayoungwhiteone——thefattestandtenderestIeverate，inmylife:theyareveryfaireating，butthefleshhasanIndia-rubberflavor，which，untiloneisaccustomedtoit，isunpalatable。