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people, who were not much accuftomed to 
buffaloes, being nearer the water, plunged 
into it up to the neck. Mine, better trained to 
hunting, affunied a bold look; but the animal, 
feared by the fight of fo many people on all 
fides, and not knowing where to fly, remained 
motionlefs, poRed againft an enormous rock. 
On hearing the noife, I immediately ran up ; 
but unluckily I had no other arms except my 
double-barrelled fufee. It was not to be fap- 
pofed that an ordinary ball would kill a buf- 
falo* I however ventured to approach him^ 
and to fire. As foon as I had difcharged my 
piece he quitted his pofition, and In a furious 
manner came ftraight towards me ; but a 
fecond ball, w^hich hit him, inftantly damped 
his courage : he turned round, and paffing 
near one of my oxen, which carried our 
kitchen apparatus, difcharged all his fu- 
ry on this peaceful animal, gave it two 
blows in the belly with his horns, and foon 
difappeared. I could not prevail upon the 
company to remain longer in this place. 
The hufbands feared much for their wives ; 
and, as I judged by their difordered looks that 
they were really afFedled by their tender alarms, 
I advifed 
