DAY WITH THE BUFFALO S. 371 
from thirst and excitement, that men and dogs 
were fain to lay down, side by side, and drink 
from the mud, in which she had been bathing 
her wounds. In doing this, we had to hold our 
teeth together, and suck the filthy slimy water 
through them. And though we thus prevented 
the tadpoles and animalcule, (which floated in 
it in myriads,) from going down our throats; 
we yet felt them wriggling about inside our 
mouths, and against our gums and teeth, as we 
drank of this refreshing beverage. Thus, truly, 
we were here made practically to feel, that " ne- 
cessity has no law." 
Once, in the mid-day chase, we were sadly 
dissappointed in our expectations. The dogs 
had been much mutilated and wounded by their 
frequent attacks, and those that were remain- 
ing appeared so scared, by the ferocity of the 
buffalo, that they would not follow her closely. 
We consequently were obliged to track her by 
the "spoor" This was, of course, very weari- 
some and tedious, though, in the end, more 
sure. Three times she had joined the herd in 
the bush, but they had at once fled from her. 
At length, at one of these junctures, we ran 
in close upon her. The dogs came to bay — 
crash ! crash ! went the branches — and the 
hallo ! of the Hottentots, told us of her return 
once more to the charge. For this we prepared 
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