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down the Avenue of the Champs LElysées. That afternoon, after imcurring many dangers ——ndeed, imminent pertl—T managed to get from the Prussian hines, and make my way to the railway station. There a speaal tram arranged to take me to Calais, whenee T sent my account to the Zzmes ol the entry of the German army into Paris.”

Dr. Russell took from one of his great despatch boxes a number of volumes. Among them were the diartes of his trip to India when he accompanied the Prince of Wales as honorary private

sceretary. The Times asked D Russell to act as

their correspondent. T'hen trouble arose. Other correspon- dents wanted to go in the Seraprss, but this was objected to. At last a compro- misc was arrived at.

“Ttwas,” said D Russcell, “to the cffect that 1 could notwrite letters from the Serapis as the Times correspon- dent, and that the other newspaper correspondents might go to India on their own respon-

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“Lord Suttield : One tiger, 7{t. gin.; one tiger's cuby, three cheetahs.

“Prince Louis of Battenberg : One chectah.

“ Captamn Rose @ One tiger, gft. 6in., which charged the Prince of Wales, wounding his clephant.

“ Russell One cheetah.

“ Col. Intz-George - One pig.”

And so forth. “ Ells, Prinsep, Sam Browne, lavrer, various heads.”

“One - day we killed six tgers,” said Dr. Russeli,

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“of which the Prince shot five. The best work in this direction on the part of the Prince was a couple of tigers shot i an hour—onc was killed with the first shot, the other crea- ture took a long time to come out of its lair. We threw cvery soda-water bottle we had got with us at him until he was roused by one thrown by Jung Bahadur, which burst on a stone near his head. We left Bombay in the March of 1870, bringing home a grand menageric and an infinite

sibility. Still letters wealth of presents did appear 1 the for the Prince. We columns of the arrived at - Ports- Times during the mouth on the voth voyage out. L used of May after visit- to write to the o mg many of the editor personally, & principal citics

and he would put I my communica- tton with the head-

g : *We have received the followmg from a friend on board the Serapss” It s

impossible to desceribe all the rejoicings and festivities. I saw in Nepaul an army of goo clephants for the hunting party arranged by Jung Bahadur, surcly the biggest clephantine gathering on record ! And such sport as “there was. The Prince 1s a very steady rifie shot,” and together we looked through the record ol a day’s shooting as chronicled n the diary @ - “H. R. H. tiger 7ft. Om. ; partridge.

Wales : One two hares, onc

Prince of one i,

(b Sketel by Col. Coleille.)

homewards--and the following day made a state entry into London.”

Dr. Russell’s last campaigning experience was 1879, when he accompanied T.ord Wolseley to South Africa, and was at the taking of Sckukunt’s stronghold. The close of the pleasant hours spent with the famous war correspondent was nearing, and highting up our cigars, he looked back upon that well-

remembered day when he met with the regrettable accident which resulted in his

[ameness.,

“We had arrived within ten or twelve miles of Prctoria,” he said, “and halted for the day. I said 1 would go on to Prctoria and get my