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pitchforks and various other uncomfortable 

 objects, to go inside one of the sheds, and 

 when he was securely fastened in, the keepers 

 turned their attention to the wounded bull. 

 He was so terribly torn and gored that 

 nothing could possibly be done for him, and 

 when the Director, Mr. Hornaday, saw the 

 pitiful state he was in, he realized that the 

 kindest thing would be to kill him at once. 

 Delay only meant useless suffering to the ani- 

 mal, and it was impossible to move him in the 

 state he was in. 



Accordingly, as soon as arrangements could 

 be made, he was shot, to the great regret of 

 all, for he was a fine buffalo, one of the most 

 valuable of the whole herd. But Black Beauty 

 after this showed so much pure viciousness 

 that he was made to live by himself in a 

 small plot of ground close by the buffalo 

 house, where he can be seen any time, and 

 easily recognized by his particularly hand- 

 some head and large size. When first shut 

 within this enclosure, he resented it bitterly 

 and did his level best to get out; so that 



