A WOUNDED BUFFALO 



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Before sunrise the day after, the appearance of a herd of 

 buffaloes on the neighbouring height brought us a little distrac- 

 tion. We had done no hunting for a long time, and the cries 

 of Niamma wale! and Boge wale I (' There is meat ! there go 

 buffaloes ! ') with which our men greeted the sight of the animals 

 exercised as great a charm as ever. Count Teleki sprang out 

 of bed immediately and was soon dressed, but the herd had 



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already begun to disperse. The Count, however, came up with 

 some stragglers and got a shot at a cow. The wounded animal 

 retired into the bush and Count Teleki followed her. Pre- 

 sently he heard her heavy breathing, and, approaching carefully, 

 he could make out that she had got wind of him and was on 

 her feet again. A minute later she dashed past him, but some 

 forty paces further on she fell again. He could only see her 

 head now, but he fired again and fortunately hit. She sprang 



