The Last of the Buffalo 



returned. When he left the camp, and 

 went out on the prairie toward the buf- 

 falo, all the people followed him, and dis- 

 tributed themselves along the wings of the 

 chute, hiding behind the piles of rocks or 

 brush. The caller sometimes wore a robe 

 and a bull's-head bonnet, or at times was 

 naked. When he had approached close 

 to the buffalo, he endeavored to attract 

 their attention by moving about, wheeling 

 round and round, and alternately appear- 

 ing and disappearing. The feeding buf- 

 falo soon began to raise their heads and 

 stare at him ; and presently the nearest 

 ones would walk toward him to discover 

 what this strange creature might be, and 

 the others would follow. As they began 

 to approach, the man withdrew toward 

 the entrance of the chute. If the buffalo 

 began to trot, he increased his speed ; and 

 before very long he had the herd well 

 within the wings. As soon as they had 

 passed the first piles of rock, behind which 

 some of the people were concealed, the 

 Indians sprang into view, and by yelling 

 and waving robes frightened the hind- 

 most of the buffalo, which then began 

 to run down the chute. As they passed 

 along, more and more people showed 

 themselves and added to their terror ; and 



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