Phil Robinson

“ For it knows all about buffaloes; and in Bhownagar, where this one came from—the Rajah brought it home the other day with him to give him fresh milk on the voyage—that tiger's relatives have no doubt eaten plenty of that buffalo's. Next door to the buffalo is another Indian beast, the gayal. It is a pity you cannot see the bull; he is a tremendous fellow. ”

“ But there is a beast of a cat about here that won't understand we are alive, and jumps down onto us off the roof, and off us on to the top of the fence. When you're asleep in the sun you never think of cats dropping down on top of you. ”

“ Their extermination has been very rapid but only in step with American progress, and after all, seeing that the splendid brutes are likely to be preserved to all time in the Yellowstone Valley, their disappearance from the rest of the country is nothing more than was to be expected or desired. ”

“ The gayal is quite smooth-skinned and even so, stands higher than your Bos Arnericanus. What he would be like if he had your husband's shaggy head, and mane, and beard, one can hardly imagine. His legs are suited to the weight they have to carry, and his forehead is a broad solid plate of bony horn. ”

“ None of us take exercise for the pleasure of it, and we would much rather have our water and our grass put regularly in one place than have to walk miles before we could pick up a meal or get a drink. ”

“ I suppose they are afraid you might not agree together, and you are all so large and strong that if you got mixed it would take a week to separate you, and by that time there would have been a lot of mischief done. ”