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

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


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...of Indian belles, with large gold rings depending from their noses, their necks loaded with jewels, massive silver bangles encircling their slender, well-turned ankles; their braided hair decked with wreaths of the sweet-smelling Maugree, and their silken robes filling the air with the perfume of sandal-wood, were twining their graceful figures in the dance; and darting the most bewitching glances from their large, voluptuous dark eyes, in the vain hope of charming the impatient sportsmen, whose minds, however, were too fully occupied by floating visions of panting steeds, blood-stained spears, and foaming boars, to be captivated by the charms of the fascinating sirens. The Doctor was lounging indolently in an arm-chair, with a cheroot in his mouth, as usual, twirling his thumbs, and nodding his head approvingly, as any particularly graceful movement of the Natch-girls happened to meet with his approbation; and Mansfield was amusing himself by giving a finishing touch to the keen edge of his favourite hog-spear, on a fine hone; when Charles, who was by far the most impatient and watchful of the party, started from his seat, with an exulting shout, which brought the performance of the Natch-girls to an abrupt conclusion. "Hurra! here come our scouts at last!" The Natch-girls, startled by the sudden exclamation, shrunk aside, and made way for two panting Shikarees, covered with dust and perspiration, who, advancing at a long, easy, wolf-like trot, and, halting in front of the tent, announced with a profound salaam, that a large sounder of hog, headed by the far-famed boar, had been marked down, amongst the hills, a few miles from camp. "Boot and saddle! spurs and spears! and hurra for the man that first draws blood from the old boar!" shou...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781151224552
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 120
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151224553
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 227 gr


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