THE AFRICAN BUFFALO. 



us all with no fmall degree of joy, on account of the victory we had gained : 

 and fo thoroughly is the human heart fometimes Heeled to the furFerings of 

 the brute creation, that we haftened forwards, in order to have the pleafure 

 of feeing the Buffalo ftruggle with the pangs of death. I chanced to be firlt 

 at the fpot ; but think it impofhble ever to behold anguifh, accompanied by 

 a favage nercenefs, painted in Hronger colours than they were in the 

 countenance of this Buffalo. I was within ten Heps of him, when he 

 perceived me, and, bellowing, raifed himfelf fuddenly again on his legs. I 

 had fince reafon to believe, that I w T as at the time very much frightened; 

 for, before I could well take my aim, I fired off my gun, and the mot 

 mhTed the whole of his huge body, and only hit him in the hind legs, as we 

 afterwards difcovered by the lize of the ball. Immediately upon this I ran 

 away like lightning, in order to look out for fome tree to climb up into ; 

 but my apprehenfions were groundlefs, he was too much exhaufted to purfue 

 . me, and died foon after." 



The Buffalo is a gregarious animal. It inhabits the interior unfrequented 

 parts of Africa and India ; but is found in the greaterl abundance in the 

 countries near the Cape of Good Hope. 



