144 The Wild Elephant. 



The demeanour of those taken in the second drive 

 differed materially from that of the preceding captives, 

 who, having entered the corral in darkness, suddenly 

 found themselves girt with fire and smoke, and beset by 

 hideous sounds and sights on every side, and were 

 speedily reduced by fear to stupour and submission — 

 whereas, the second herd having passed into the en- 

 closure by daylight, and its area being trodden down in 

 many places, could clearly discern the fences, and were 

 consequently alarmed and enraged at their confinement. 

 They were thus as restless as the others had been calm, 

 and so much more vigorous in their assaults that, on one 

 occasion, their courageous leader, undaunted by the 

 multitude of white wands thrust towards her, was only 

 driven back from the stockade by a hunter hurling a 

 blazing flambeau at her head. Her attitude as she stood 

 repulsed, but still irresolute, was a study for a painter. 

 Her eye dilated, her ears expanded, her back arched 

 like a tiger, and her fore-foot in air, whilst she uttered 

 those hideous screams that are imperfectly described by 

 the term '■'■trujupding." 



Although repeatedly passing by the unfortunates from 

 the former drove, the new herd seemed to take no 

 friendly notice of them ; they halted inquiringly for a 

 minute, and then resumed their career round the corral, 

 and once or twice in their headlong flight they rushed 

 madly over the bodies of the prostrate captives as they 

 lay in their misery on the ground. 



It was evening before the new captives had grown 

 wearied with their furious and repeated charges, and 



