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Show Aa Adi.uluc. la l, Jsagls. The mooo has a curious trick of changing object Into something quite unlike themselves In appearanre In one Instance such a transformation nrarly cost the lit of a Ilrltlsh sotdler He thus relatea the Incident My company had been ordered Into the Deshur district to break up the Ha colta, who had become very trouble come. Wo arrived there In the night stormed a band of the robbers by moon light, killed or captured a round doien ot them, and chased the rest Into the Jungle Borne of us followed on foot among the reeda and bushes but ston got tired ot this useless btisluess and were quite willing to atop and turn back at the sound of the recall Our hospital ateward, n nstlve and a good one, waa by my aid My canteen bad bssn emptied on the march and I was rarched with th thirst that follows fighting Bomethlng among the bushe glistening on the ground tlko water caught my eye "Ifa a stsgnant pool Isft by the rains, but It will eervs to wet my throat," I aald, and was for throwing mysslf on the ground to l drink, but the steward pulled me back 'Nay, sahib, stayl Lend me your sword for a moment!" he aald He took my sword, and lightly stirred the pool with Ita point Kroru the middle of the pool a cobra's hooded heal arose, and there came the sound of Ita hateful hiss. With a sweep of the iord the steward cut the reptile's head 07, and at onr what had seemed to oe a water pool became th writhing colls of a serpeut that had been fully sit feet In length "That waa rr pool, sahib," Ihe ateward gravely said 'It Is well that you paused before attempting at-tempting to drink from It " |