DAY WITH THE BUFFALO 8. 367 
verely hurt, he there left her, and returned to 
us, to tell of his success. 
The Hottentots were now despatched back 
to the farm from which we had started in the 
morning, to bring up more dogs, and an in- 
crease to our numbers for the " hunt," whilst 
we returned slowly to a point of rendezvous, 
where they were to meet us. Having arrived 
at this spot, we off-saddled our jaded horses, 
partook of some refreshment which we had 
carried, and then proceeded to settle ourselves 
to rest and sleep. From this we were aroused 
about nine o'clock, by the arrival of the ser- 
vants and dogs : and then, resuming our guns, 
we commenced our day's sport. We entered 
the bush at the spot where the buffalo had 
been wounded, and again following the track 
by the "blood-spoor" we advanced to where 
she lay. The extraordinary acuteness displayed 
by my companions in " trekking" the "spoor" 
was to me most marvellous. Here a small 
drop of blood lying on a leaf — there, another 
one on a stone — then, some ten feet further 
on, a branch broken down, and slightly smeared 
with gore — or a single drop of blood lying on 
a leaf — each was quite sufficient to indicate the 
path that had been pursued by the wounded 
beast. "We also noticed, that in many parts 
through which she appeared to have passed, 
