DAY WITH THE BUFFALOS. 369 
ourselves behind the stumps and stems of the 
largest neighbouring trees, whilst the dogs 
were encouraged to attack and bait the Buffalo. 
Thus pressed, she came rushing through the 
glades, and made directly for where we were 
posted. When she appeared within sight of 
us, she halted; and, glaring at us for a mo- 
ment, pressed on to the charge. When, how- 
ever, within our reach, and just as we antici- 
pated the finale, she seemed suddenly to change 
her mind; for, turning upon one of our finest 
hounds, which was following close upon her 
heels, with a single gore from her enormous 
horns she rent him into pieces : and then, turn- 
ing round and fiercely trampling over his mang- 
led body, she fled in an opposite direction, down 
the side of the glen, not, however, before one 
or two more bullets were dispatched after her, 
to add to her sufferings. 
The chase now fairly began, and continued 
from that time, until relinquished at seven 
o'clock in the evening. At several points it 
was most exciting, at others harrassing and 
wearisome, but still never sufficiently so to in- 
duce a wish to abandon it. At one point, as 
we reached a knoll on the side of the hill, the 
buffalo broke cover immediately below us, and 
fled full speed up the centre of the valley, pur- 
sued by the hounds and hunters at full cry. 
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