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size and strength, which had not prevented him from
undergoing so danyerous an attack. .

Soon after, he joined the rest ofthe herd in an expe-
dition beyond the bounds of the forest, to make depre-
dations on some fields of maize. They committed
great havoc, devouring part, but tearing up and tram-
pling down much more; when the inhabitants, taking
the alarm, assembled in great numbers, and with fierce
shouts and flaming brands drove them back to the
woods. Not contented with this, they were resolved
to make them pay for the mischief they had done, by
taking some prisoners. lor this purpose they enclosed
a large space among the trees, with strong posts and
stakes, bringing it to a narrower and narrower com-
pass, and ending at last in a passage capable of admit-
ting only one elephant at a time. This was divided by
strong cross-bars, which would lift up and down, into
several apartments. ‘They then sent out some tame
female elephants bred to the business, who approach-
ing the herd of wild ones, inveigled the males to follow
them towards the enclosures. Indur was among the
first who were decoyed by their artifices; and with
some others following heedlessly, he got into the nar-
rowest part of the enclosure, opposite to the passage.
Here they stood awhile, doubting whether they should
go further. But the females leading the way, and
uttermg their cry of invitation, they ventured at
length to follow. When a sufficient number was in
the passage, the bars were let down by men placcd for
that purpose, and the elephants were fairly caught in
atrap. As soon as they were sensible of their situa-
tion, they fell into a fit of rage, and with all their
efforts endeavoured to break through. But the hunters
throwing nooses over them, bound them fast with
strong ropes and chains to the posts on each side, and
thus kept them without food or sleep for three days ;
when, being exhausted with hunger and fatigue, they
gave signs of sufficient tameness. They were now let
out one by one, and were bound each of them to two