BUFFALO. 
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such as could command his horse to stop, or wind 
and turn sharply among trees, though he might 
make a tolerable figure on a plain.” 
The hunt is introduced by the appearance of a 
wild boar, who escapes, after having wounded a 
horse and a man belonging to Ayto Confu. Two 
buffaloes, who were found by some of the party, 
were not so fortunate ; it appears they were both 
destroyed. “ And all this,” continues Mr. Bruce, 
“ was in little more than an hour, when our sport 
seemed to be at the best ; our horses were con- 
siderably blown, not tired ; and though we were 
beating homewards, still we were looking very 
keenly for more game. Ammonios was on the left 
among the bushes, and some large, beautiful, tall, 
spreading trees, close on the banks of the river 
Bedowi, which stands there in pools. Whether the 
buffalo found Ammonios, or Ammonios the buffalo, 
is what we could never get him to explain to us ; 
but he had wounded the beast slightly on the but- 
tock, which, in return, had gored his horse, and 
thrown both him and it to the ground. Luckily, 
however, his cloak had fallen off, which the buf- 
falo tore to pieces, and employed himself for a 
minute with that and with the horse, but then left 
them, and followed the man as soon as he saw him 
rise and run, Ammonios got behind one large tree, 
and from that to another still larger. The buffalo 
turned very awkwardly, but kept close in pursuit ; 
and there is no doubt he would have worn our 
friend out, who was not used to such quick motion. 
