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THE ELEPHANT. 



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The demeanour of those taken in the second drive 

 differed materially from that of the preceding captives, 

 who, having entered the corral in darkness, to find 

 themselves girt with fire and smoke, and beset by hideous 

 sounds and sights on every side, were speedily reduced 

 by fear to stupor and submission — whereas, the second 

 herd having passed into the enclosure by daylight, 

 and its area being trodden down in many places, could 

 clearly discover the fences, and were consequently more 

 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 occa- 

 sion, their courageous leader, undaunted by the multi- 

 tude 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 

 " trumpeting" 



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 stood 

 still in the centre of the corral collected into a terrified 

 and motionless group. The fires were then relighted, 

 the guard redoubled by the addition of the watchers, 



