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§-Outing.
The Woman with One sand.
[The following is taken from a manusetipt found in
the office of an old surgeon.]
31 50
I do not believe in ghosts. I have no
faith in any supernatural manifestations or
appearances whatever: , I beg any one who
may peruse this narrative, to understand
that I am no superstitious creature, afraid
of my own shadow, lending an attentive ear
to old women's stories, and "something
white" in every corner where the shadows
gather thickly after dusk. It is scarcely
likely'that an old surgeon, Who has stood
beside so many dying pillows, and watched
so many spirits • take flight from racked and
wounded bodies, should tremble at the
thought of a disembodied soul. I - know too
well the release death often is to poor,
pain stricken mortals, to fear their volun
tary return to the scenes of their unhappi
ness and suffering. -Neither am I the vic
tim of disordered nerves or fevered imagi
nation. I •have performed operations in
-which one tremor of the hand would have
been fatal—where, had my hand "swerved
but a hair's breadth to the right or left, 1
would have bean a murderer. Nay, bcan
do what many able, energetic men have
found impossible, for I have had those dear
est to my soul beneath my hand, and though
each moan of anguish, each flutter of the
heart, went through my every nerve, the
kindly knife worked on as steadily as though
it carved a block of senseless wood. The
portrait of myself which hangs above the
mantel yorider, is not that of a dreamer cr a
maniac, and yet I should , pronounce the
than who-told me such a tale" as that I am
about to commit to paper, a fit inmate for a
lunatic asylum. Even now I pause before
I write the words, and em half inclined to
fling aside the pen, lest any Who should pe
ruse the story should pronounce old Dr.
Greystock mad.' Andwhat if they should
do so?' I know - that every scene I shall re
cord- has -passed before' my eyes, that my
naiad ii calm and clear, and my "senses un
impaired.- Shall I, who•never faltered when
I -knew that on&false MoVetheiit Nioiriffsend
the cruel steel-through "a'dear brother's lov
ing heart, turn coward now, and hide the
truth-lest the world should lairth "at me? I
will not. Come on, -my- gray • goose-quill,
and do your task, 'ere I'-am grown -so old'
that the story shall be 'deemed the driveling
of a childish b6in.
-I was born in a quiet and retired country
village. My hither mingled the professions
of doctor and apothecary,'and at times drew
teeth, or set a fractured limb—anything for
a living, poor man, for he had a large fam
ily, and neither prorerty nor expectations
of a legacy.' His patients were - distributed
over a wide tract of country, and during an
unhealthy season: he Was often upon horse
back from morning .until night, enduring
the scorching s sun of summer, the cold blasts
of winter, or the miasmatic vapors- of the
marshy ground over which he was called to
travel, upon, many a rainy. midnight, to pre
scribe for some poor creature who was "very
low with the lever." During his frequent
absences I presided over the -pills ,and po
tiOns, mixed washes, made up prescriptions,
and amused myself-by, the perusal of several
works upon anatomy, which graced the
book-shelves of the room behind the shtip.
This science was my chief delight, and in a
little while the determination to become a
surgeon filled my' mind. 'Mae!' experience
had made me - doubt the power of 'medicine.
The 'mysteries -of the unseen machinery
within us might belle the Mos(learned,
but the• surgeon, dealing 'with the'ontward
man, could See' his Work, and' really'lienefit
his fellow creatures. I knew 'tlie'strcngth
of my'nerves; and - the — value they irnuld
to me in the "surgicarprefession, and I de
blared my intentiOn'to adopt it beforo I had
reachediny'sixteenth"year: Mffather was
pleased, and 'gave hie consent at unee; . but
there were some preliminaries:to •be ' ar
ranged; and some fundEi to be accumulated;
before' I - Could enter Upon a regular' course
of study. Meanwhile;-'lr'sta'ye'd ,at home,
impatiently; and - glithered'all'l could fiom
books and from my father'si initructione.—
The time passed tediusly onotigh; /Or I was
anxious to' commence my career, ind 'start
upon the high road_toWealth - andtiminence,
and many were the• noxious driyearidfeleep
less nights which - 4 Spent 'ere the 'ti - mo
rived which witnessed my depart - U:l;3l'er the
city. At last, however, 'all was ready. I
bade adieu to my mother, my father, and
my young brother, from 'whom I had never
yet been separated for ono night, and with
a heart which beat with high hopes, even
amid the grief of parting, took my place-in
the Stage, and left, fur the first time, the
hoMe of my glad childhood.
In a month I had become accustomed to
the separation, and thought only of my pro
fession.
Medical students are generally wild, reck
less and dissipated. I . was neither. The
discretion of old age 'seemed to come sud
denly up= me. I_ shared my comrade's
stories, but refused to mingle in their.or
gies, for I
. had determined to retain my
strong nerves and unehaking band to the
Init. Nevertheless, I was general favorite,
and foiefed many friendships among the
giddy band, which
, Icattid long slier 'they
bad become giay 7 headed icen. There was
one among the !loath - tit' *bon name was
Robert Redlaw-4 gay, hat:idioms boy he
was, full of fan and frolic, and. terribly ad
dieted to practical jokes, but, nevertheless,
"NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
- COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 15, 1860.
kind-hearted and generous to a fault, for he
would have given his last penny to one who
seemed in need of it. To the living he was
all tenderness; to the wounded wretch at
the hospital his hand was soft as any wo-
man's, and I have seen his:eyes fill with
tears while he inflicted necessary pain; but
to the dead he seemed heartless—a lifeless
body being of no more value,'in his eyes,
than the trunk of a dead tree.
"Would you value your old violin-case?"
he would say, when any one remonstrated
with him upon the subject. "The strings
broken—nay, the instrument destroyed—of
what value is that which was but formed for
its protection? For my part, when my soul
has taken flight, I care not what you do
with this combination of flesh and bones
which now contains it." And upon this
principle he seemed to act involuntarily.
One night—oh, how well I remember itl
a cold, black evening in mid-winter—l sat
alone beside my fire, absorbed in medita
tion. The book I had been reading lay be
side me, upon the table; and My candle
burnt low within the socket, for it was
nearly one o'clock, although I had not yet
retired. Suddenly I was aroused by a loud
ringing of my door bell, and the sound of
sand thrown against my window from with
out, and, lighting another taper, descended
and opened the door:
There, upon the steps, stood Robert Red
law and four other fellow-students, all the
worse for liquor, and all in boisterous
spirits. "Let US in,'old fellow!" cried Rob
ert; "we want to tell you of our lark. By
George! we've made a night of it. Such
punch as we've been having at Tom - B—Js,
while you have been moping over your
musty books. Yo must go with us next
time."
There was no use of renionstrande,.and,
one by one, my unexpected visitors mounted
the stairs, and cook their places around my
fireside
"I say, .Bob frightened us all, awile ago,"
began one of them, after a temporary
silence
"How?" I asked
"How?!‘• laughed Bob; "Whif, - With - this."
And, without another _word of preface, he
drew folded kerchief from his pocket, and,
anfoldingjt, exhibited a - human hand. .
!.'Bob; where did this Came f om?" I asked,
itivolUntarily, drawing back a step or two.
'.'ffe. took itfrem a • grave which the rain
had washed open," answered a tall young
fellow,:tUrning away with a shudder: "Cut
it off with his-knife as - ceolly as he Might
whit of wood, although I'll swear a sigh -or
groan, or scream, or all of them together.,
came from the body When he first laid his
finger upon it."
"Bah!" laughed Robert Redlow; "your
ventriloquist tricks can never impose upon
me: I took, the little hand in spite of them,
and shall keep it. A pretty creature itinust
have belenged,4 tol _ Look at th'e almond
shriped nails, Greystockl"
"A woman's hand," I Said; "and, oh, Bob;
there is it wedding-ring upon the finger!"
"So•there is," said the boy, leaning across
the table; "so there is. Strange that•l did
not notice it beforn. Come, gentleman,
GreysiOek is.-in. a serious mood—let us
leave him." And; ..wrapping his strange
prize once inOre . irithe kerchief, my wild
friend and his comrades departed. .
I pasied . the night in restless dreams, in
all of which that pale, little hand,' which
had been laid • before - me,• played a conspi
cuous'part, and arose at 'daylight unrefresh 7
ed And ,dispirited. Willie I was putting the
finishing touches to my toilet, some one rap
ped at my door,' add on my calling out,
"'come opened it and entered. 12,4 was
'lloW do you do,""my 'dear fellow?" • he
•
said. "I• hope. you feel better than I do.—
For my -part,=l 'nevez- passed so restless a
night.' Some one.in the house, or next door,
kePt 'up a continued moaning; and the
strange part of it was,_that when I arose to:
listen, feariog,some 'one "was•ill or dying,
the sound ceased, until'l once ; more placed
my head upon the pillow; when they:. Were'
resumed more loudly than before. At one
time I thought the other fellows were try
ing to frighten me about the hand, but there
was no chance of that. You remember my.
little pet baud, OreystoCk? I have it bottled
in spirits in a private cupboard, whore my
laundress, who once fainted at the sight of
a skeleton, Will never be alarmed by -
•He spoke merrily, but there • was - et:rite.'
thing 'about him diffevint 'from his usual -
manner, I thought, as we wept out to break
fast together. It was a foggymorning,.and
the streets were' very dreary. There wet; •
but few people abroad, but, as we turned a
corner; we came face to face with a woman
whose head was bent upon her bosom, and
who"was moaning bitterly.- She• wore no
bonnet, and was dressed in white, btit the
mud" and rain bad drenched and -dabbled
her uutil she was a pitiable object to behold.
I paused and spoke to her.
• "What is the matter," I asked: "Can I
do anything to help you?"
As I spoke; the 'woman raised her eyes,
and showed me a facdthe beautiful features
of Which 'were of an ashen pallor,,, then,
without speaking, held both her arms to
wards me. Upon the leftthere,was no hand.
In Jay astonishiriint, I stepped aside, and,
as I did so, the white-robed Sgure..glided
past me, 'slid vinioed is the fog. ~In vain
we looked for her.. She was gone beyond
oar
oar sight or hearing.
."That is strange," I said turning to Rob-
ert. "How . miserable the, poor creature
looked."
And my poor friend, turning from,me;a.
cheek of ashy pnlepess,• muttered between
his teeth—'The left hand, too. Good heav
ens! the left handl"
We breakfasted together; but throughout
the meal Robert Redlaw was utterly unlike
himself. No merry jests passed his lips, no
laugh rang out upon the air, and, every now
and then,. his ,eyes fixed themselves upon
vacancy, as those of one whose thoughts are
far away are prone to do. As for myself, I
also was strangely low-spirited and ab•
s traded .
For a week subsequent to that day I saw
nothing of my friend, but at the end of that
time I went to call upon him. Bob was
standing by the mantel when I entered his
room, but he turned towards me; and came
forward with both hands outstretched. "My
dear Greytock," he said, "I am ao glad to
see you. I should have come after you-to
day if you had not found your way here.—
Do you know I have been ill since we met
last?"
"I am sorry to hear that," I replied.
"Yes, extremely ill?" continued Robert.
"I caught cold that night in the damp grave.
yard, I have been feverish and delirious. I
believe I would not pass such another-week,
Groystock for all the diamonds of Gol
conda."
He paused a moment, and then, drawing
closer to me, placed his hand upon my
shoulder. '•Don't mention it to the other
fellows," be said; "but I absolutely imag
ined that I saw a face looking at me from
the window yonder, and that a tall woman's
figure dressed, in white, and baying only one
hand—the left one was gene—stood upon
the parapet, of the next roof, and waved her
arms towards towards me. Such a mad
idea, you know, for there is scarcely a foot
hold upon it for a monkey, let alone a wo
man?'
"But these fancies have left you now," I
said. .
"Yes, I hope they have," replied Robert;.
"I have suffered from no optical delusion for
two days, but I do wish that that terrible
groaning could be put a stop to. • I. hear it'
every,night, and I cannot persuade myself
that it is the work of my imaginationi yet
no one in the house is ill s and my landlady
will notconfess that she has ever heard the
-
slightest. noise. Greystock, it must be a
terrible thing to be insane." -
"Put such fancies out of your mind, Rob
ert," r said, "The truth is you have been
feverish, and the_ remembrance pf your silly
piece of
.work with that hand has acted
upon your mind and caused these appari
tions. Tae thy advice, my dear fellow, and.
abstain from : the punch howl and the wino
cup; they will lead any one into committing
foolish, if not criminal, actions. • Congo, let
us go_out into the open air to day; I will,
devote myself fo Yon, and
. we will see what
a country walk will do towards' the'exereis
ing of these, fancies."
Robert assented to my proposition, and
we set off together. At first he was more
serious than usual, but as the . day.paised on
I saiv 'with delight that his spirits were once
more resuming their wonted tone. - The rich
color came back to his dark cheek,- his eyes
beamed with their wonted brightness. ; The .
palid ghost-seer was gone, and the careless
boy stood onee mere beside me. I rejoiced
in 'the happy change, as a mother might in
the returningsmiles of he railing infant, and
at dusk we returned to the city, as happy a
pair as you could wish to meet.
"Now; Bob" I said, when we had dined,
"we will finish the evening at the theatre,
and banishlbose` gloomy fancies even More
effectually amid. the'lighte and *ge t '? ,
"Gloomy ihoughto" laughed my friend,.
"I am in high spirits to - night, and feel utter
ly asluimed of 'my ghostly stories. Come, if
you are ieady; I am!" .
We . Went out into the hall, as he spoke,
and - 'my hand. Was upon the lock of the, door,
When Robert suddenly exclaimed: -
"I had nearly forgotten my gloves and
handkerchief, Dinah!" and he beckoned to
the little black waitress. "Dinah, run up
and' bring them to me. My gloves are upon
the table, and you will .find a handkerchief
in one of the bureau drawers,.which is un
locked." °
"The little darkey started with alacrity;
but while we waited for her return, a terri
ble scream sounded through the house, and
she came rushing down again without the
articles for which she had bean dispatched.
"Oh, de ghost! de ghost!" she screamed.
"Dar's a ghost in Radian's room!"
"What do you mean?" ejaculated Robert;
and "What do 'Pot' mean?" was reiterated
by the landlady and her boarders; as they
docked to the scene of action.
"I went after der han'kercher to Massa
Redian'it s room," gasped Dinah, "and I tell
yer de brewed truff, dar was a woman all, in
white in de middle of the room holding up a'
jar, arid in datjar der was a hand, and de wo
man she hadn't only one herself, for I, seen
her jest as plain as daylight. True as I'm
alive it was a ghost."
I snatched the candle from Dinah's trem
bling fingers and rushed up staire. The
apartment was empty. and the window up
on the roof closed. I opened the cupboard
and looked in. There stood the glass jar in
which the hand was preserved,.on a remote
corner of - the shelf.. Nothing had been dis
turbed that I could discover, and;perplexed
and disturbed, I closed the door. As I did
so, a low wailing mow, distinct, despairing.
and horrible, broke upon my ear; and with
the blood run ning cold 'within my veins, I
descended to the hall, once more.
Robert sat upon,a chair, his pale face hid
den in both hands. I touched him upon the
shoulder and found that he was senseless.
At first, I thought that he was dead. -
For four.weeks Robert Redlaw trembled
on the margin of the , grave, and we, his
comrades, watched over him with sad fore
boding% fertile excitement which he had
undergone had developed a heart disease
which might, at any moment, prove fatal.—
At last, however, the danger seemed to grow
less imminent, and, although yet weak, he
seemed to be upon the high road to recov
ery.
All that time I never left him, day or
nignt. Study had been thrown aside, busi
ness abandoned—all earthly interest seemed
centred in the dying friend, beside whose
pillow I watched so'iinsiously. When the
happy hour of cdnvalesence came, I could
have wept for joy.
One day, I had been sitting beside Rob
ert, reading from an old book to which he
loved to listen, until the twilight fell, and
the room grew so dark, that I could not see
the:words. Then my friend said to me,
"Lay down beside me, Greystock, and rest
a little while; you must be weary, and I
need no watching now. It will do me good
to see you quietly asleep."
I was very weary, and in my happy con
fidence of his safety, I obeyed, and had
scarcely flung myself upon the pillow ere
slumber overtook me. How long I slept I
know not, but I was awakened by a low
moan, and lifting my head saw Robert sit
ting upright, gazing through the window.
"Rob, dear Rob!" I ejaculated, "What is
the matter?"
"I committed sacrilege," moaned my
friend, "and this is my punishment. Rob
ert, she has been here again. Put your arm
about me, and let me die upon your shoul
der.'
Horr - o - r-stricken, I supported him upon my
breast, called to God for aid, and prayed for
one smile, for one word more from those
pale lips, but all in vain. The voice was
hushed forever; the eyes grew glassy, - the
cold hand stiffened in my own, and the white'
moonlight fell upon a dead man's face, as I
pressed. my last kiss upon his lips. '
- Have you ever watched beside' the dead;
dear reader?• Do you know what it is to see
a form which once was 'fun Of life and
mirth lay - like a marble block before yon?—
All sweet emotions, frozen within its sunken
eyes; and those changeful and well-loved ex
pressions which charmed you so, in life, set
, cling into-that fixed and rigid smile, which,
even in its beauty, seams to forbid your gaze
and tell you that your past, in what lies
there, is blotted out forever. Ohl if you,
know the grief Of such 'a scene, I-need not;
tell you what I felt, as the hours of the next
sad night wore on- towards' the morning.
His watch lay on the Mantel-pieee,
ing as busily' as ever. Oh! how - strange
seemed, to think it's master's hand, would
never rest upon it more! " I looked upon it,
the hands were pointing IfoUr of three
—the night was over, and the miserable"day
was close •at hand. I turned away, - and
walked towards the window. I was alone,.
for I would not permit another-to share that
vigil, and the tears trickled slowly down my
cheeks as I paced the floor. • - • '
Just then,-Lheard once more that low mel
ancholy moan, •apparently just - without the
casement, Andstarting back, held-My breath
to listen. !ay - the -faint-light of 'a shaded
taper upon the table, saw the window'
opon. ;It was a French window, end turned'
upon -its - hinges like a door, -and, nsit un
folded, a figure crossed tho-sill and stepped
softly in. It was ghat of a woman;• dressed
in white garments,- and I saw, as she .crept
steathily towards, me, that one • hand was
gone,. This was no, fancy; if-spirits • ever
came to mortal man, one stood before me
EMU
The apparition advanced; and so .did
Horror gave me courage, and I grappled with
it. I held itia a firm, unshrinking grasp,
and found that it was solid as, a thing of
fleah and blood, and that it moaned and
trembled as in. terror. Should I call for
aid? This thing, living or dead, had killed
my poor 'young friend. N'ulfevered imagi
nation had conjured up the form and face,
which be believed was of the other world.
Here it was, powerleis; in 'my hands, and I
would exercise it or die. ' While l'stoOd ir
resolute, the• light of a taper glean:le:l'l'l.6m
.out.the darkness, and I saw a man standing
by the open sash. He looked upon the bed,
and the still thing lieneitth its snowy cover
ing, upon me and the being I grappled with,
and then whispered:
• "For God's sake,tion't hurt her, sir! She
does not know what she iidoing—she has
lost her senses!"
"Who and what is this being?" I asked;
"and why does she come to the chamber of
death at this silent hour? You must toll me,
for she is already a murderess." -
"She is my wife," said the man; "we have
lived in the next house for ten years, and
all that time she has been mad. She has
not bad her senses since her only-child was
burned to death' in the same fire in which
she lost her hand. - She wasalways fond of
peeping through this window, and I had not
the heart to hinder her.: But on e night she
saw the young _doctor. poor fellowl doing
something with a hand, which, I suppose,
he had Isrought* from the dissecting-room,
and has been wild ever lime. I have not
been able to keep her from the window, or
even from this room; fur, you see, she thought
$1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IF. NOT IN.ADVANOE
the band was her own, and wanted it back.
Three times I've followed her and brought
hex back—once when she had the jar in her
arms and was bringing it away. God help
her? she would not harm any one; give her
to me, and let me take her away."
I let -the wretched creature go, and he
took her about the waist very tenderly.
"Do you know what she has done?" I
asked.
"No," replied the man. "To my know
ledge she has done nothing."
"Nothing! Is that nothing?" I asked,
pointing to the white couch. "That is her
handiwork. She killed him. Her presence
frightened him to death."
"I hope not, air," said the man.
"I speak the truth," I muttered, bitterly.
"Take her from my sight. Oh! why did 1
not learn this in time?"
"Why did I tarry on the roadside while
my dwelling was in flames, and my wife
and child enveloped in their midst? Why
is this woman, once so good and beautiful,
a senseless maniac?" said the strange man
sadly. "It was God's will, sir, and we can
not alterit. Good night! May lle comfort
you."
And thus speaking he led the wretched
woman through the window, and away over
the sloping roof, with the soft, caressing
kindness of a lover; while I, sinking upon
the floor, gave way to a. wild and bitter
burst of grief.
Enough! my tale is done. In a lonely
graveyard, far from the city's bustle, a
white stone marks the grave of Robert Red
law, the victim of one of the strangest co
incidences which over yet has been recorded
upon the book of fute.—.W. Y.'Sunday t imes.
Buffalo Hunting in South Africa
Buffalo hunting at the Cape is so totally
different from the chase of the American
buffalo, that perhaps an account of a'llay's
hunt and description of the Cape buffalo
may not prove uninteresting.
In the cool season of 1853 I journeyed;'
with one companion, to hunt upon the east
coast of Africa. Oar starting point was
Natal, and after twenty-'eight dayi sicking,
lq arrived at our ground. We encamped
upon a mountainous - ridge, a' spur of the
great Drakenbergs or Quathlambh range of
mountains, which run nearly across the
whole continent from east to west. From
our lofty place of abode we could Mark the•
course of the Pongola river alit flowed
through the valley below. The scenery was
beautiful; large undulating downs, dotted
with clumps of large and majestic trees,
gave an idea, of rather . an extensire -park•
than a wild and uninhabited ceuntry, - se•full
of. malaria and fever, that even the •natives
after vain attemps to locate themselves; wore
fain to fly from so unhealthy a spot. En
gaging the service of twenty-four' Kaffirs of
the Arnasza tribe, we de - scalded into the
lower" giounds, in ligilt:pla*n g order,
leaving our European 'seriants, camp, wag
ons, &c., kef, 'theinciantitin. Pitching it
small petrol tent upon the hank of a river,
I left-the_ party, and accompanied' by, two
Kittfirs, - sallied forth With the' intention of
stalking buffalo. ' Mier suc
ceededi
in getting; ards of
fear - old - I)6lls;'they stood facing 'Me, evi
dently alarmed, but as Yet had not detected
my stealthy appreach.
'Etanding as they : did, •i t was lin awkward.
shot;' - the immense rnass ; of .horn upon the.'
for'ehead sit eSaths it with a. coat of r mail, in ad
dition te:which'buffaio parrythcir,noses high;,
ha! affording' icici'uTo.p)!trk when facing thus
hunter`. I itiMed:a the point of the shoul. 7 ,
dor andfirk`lthibtif (a. 2 oz. one). told.
I slunk behind ri bush is the bull galloped.
heavily away. I started a Kaffir, to. keep.
in Sight, and it was well Idid so. Ifastily
reloading, I foilowed, and waS , joined by,the
Kaffir; - Whii reported,that after proceeding a
shOrt distance, the ivounded animal had pro
ceeded sharp round a bush, upon the edge
of the game path. Cautiously advancing,
I got within eighty yards, I saw, : my friend,
waiting evidently,with, the intention of char
ging whoever foliovred him.upon the path.,
There was no bush between ,us, and not lik- ,
ing to,approach nearer I fired at him; the
bullet hit again, but the distance was too„
great,for the shot to be effectual. Ho now,
=yeti:slowly and ; sulkily off, followed at a
respectable distance by the same intelligent,
native who had previously spotted him. .I
found, upon advancing,,the Kaffir watching
a small,clump of bush, in which the buffa
lo was reported to-have taken, refuge. de ! .
sired him to advance with me and point him
out; both Matra accompanying me,,alleg
ing the buffalo. was dangerous and, meant
mischief.
Sitting down to watch the bush, I -dis
patched aimessenger to the tent;-for the.
dogs. in &very-short tiroe.thedogs , (six-in
number, and led in ,leashes) arrived. • Cau
tiously, entering the- thicket, the• natives
pointed out-a dense-mimosoa bush, in which
the buffalo was standing: - I could merely
see the outlines of- his.figure; I could aim
at no vital part;..so, directing the. liatErs to
slip the dogs the. moment I fired, I .took a
hasty, shot. The effect was electrical; the
previous moment the -most perfect stillness
reigned—all was-silent; -but the discharge
bad scarcely taken place, when with an an
gry roar, the buffalo bore down upon as;
the small bushes between were levelled in a
moment, everthing yielding to his strength
and ponderous bulk. Fortunately the
Kaffir. did not (as they often do) lose their
presence of mind—they slipped the.dogs;
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these dashing nt him, biscoarse was changed,
and I followed in order to administer
another dose; but so midden aadlapetuoue
were his attacks, that, after narrowly es
caping more than once, I' was fain,to learn
the covert and watch for a chaacti'nfa shot
outside. Presently ho , povertoci,the
other side, and went off full speed for the
river, with the whole pa:Cit of- dogs in full
chase. I followed as fast as I could. Upon
arriving at the river, I found him at bay the
other side; I again fired, but the distance
was about SO yards—too far to kill. Tre
mendously worried by the dogs, he repeat
edly took to the water, making down the
stream. I continued a warm fire from the
opposite bank over against the tent. After
receiving many balls, he swain across in the
deep water towards me. - I waited until he
was within 40 yards of water's edge, and
fired. This shot proved fatal; his nose sank
beneath the stream, the waters or which
'were dyed with the blood; While"the dogs
climbed upon his back, biting his ears and
worrying him to the -last. •
I certainly obtained this animal solely
from the exertions of tho dogs. , It was
highly exciting to see the battle in the water.
The staunch manner in which they stuck to
him was really wonderful, and elicited my
admiration not a little.
To hunt buffalo successfully, it is neces
sary the hunter should have a perfect know
ledge of their habits and inodds of 'life; ho
should be able to follow" their' spoor in the
bush, to tell how old it is, whether the ani;
mal is alarmed and moving' inpidlY 2 or is'
merely feeding as he goes along.
know where to look for them at , 'differtint
periods of tha day, and, when foisnd;bOir
approach them. Without thiEr'tknowledge
the sportsman's education is incomplete,lnd
besides want of success; he Will ,find hirnielf
frequentlyin dangerous , and difficult situa
tions such as would not occur tit . O. , more ac-"
complished brother - sportsman. ' • "
I am led to those roflectiOnertiy: the 'many'
parties I have been atart'wellPiaiiided:VVith
everything 'but the requisite . line‘tirledgeof
the habits:and iiistinet:sOf iti6
were - about to pursue, and consequently ro
turn disappointed.•
being a , good rifle .shot is requiredi'ire'rlit
species .of game. haVe , their
habits, and ito me:l must,donfesS , 'liitt:tlie
least attractive portion of;the sport-*fs,:
a knowledge of their. habits,-to sbe,ableto
bring the chase to a successfuFissue.',-'
The cows tine young 'buTalb - 'ar'S'
found in 'l2 eras; the'
alone. or'perhapsiii-small trodp - s; : friiiis three
to ten in number. Abe - at - HIS tiniethe l ‘We' l
calve, and for weeks - afterwards;
remain ,with ttheAst of thelrerdi - Ahey 'Ol6
separate, and,:though theYhre occasionally
all found ; together, they, are..•more
apart. The -eows•hide their! , young in the •
thickest and most bushy kloofi, keeping by'
them, !during the day, -and- leading Alien -
.forth to,feed. .'Abont sitnset",-wlien
not disturbed,,the herd•pay.bs:seen;gather
aing. of .thsedge-of the hush; ,during, the
.night they eome out into .the ..open t ,plains
and graze; goon after daybreak they return
to the bush, seeking the thickest .and..most
impenetrable places, where, sheltered from
the heat of the sun, they sleep_until, the up- -
,proack night ngaih bilikithem;
cafes remdia the herd afterfh7;4ll. ;
ceased follow the;dewS,.'"tindfiene , litA,tbe, l
oldest and st'rongibt", - hnqs; snpur4O 4 ,fircun, t,t
main licid9,'" • ' —•"" '
. Very
,eitly in' the nioniieglis, best..
;time for ' i ll un they ntay t. 4, be fougd,
:on the*" and maybe intercepted on
their return to the bush, and hunted on
Ahorsebecir. §enietiines g!eyFettitg,..egily to'
th'eit faiotite n is,,-therr,.,peccesary,
to fellow 'the' spoor, obseilving the,ntinest,,
precaution not to make any, ,noise. The
crack 'of'h dry stich.'iintler'fifot ekotigh tu y
start the' Whole hei'doiliccii;iti'spit'n'ehliiidly ,
.throtigli the'linsli;"teirify'themselgea' t by tyro
astoutfilihe noise th`ey ' mrike . ` Sometimes
r.
their 'quick "seen t iitirelie'tilheyk the
-approach of an' em,y. ShOulal :
take placi3 Thili Is' ad
'taming; his situation" is 'line Of
asln-their tifereliarge
whatever is in `their -way: 'A qti Eck aiicetit
in to'th'e nearest tree is the ,
but "
sometimee the -bitsli lei" ulited,'"tiliir the t ,
hunterlnust trust - to his PreSoriari i ni
and secure the best coneeilirrienat Can:: '4
The large:ll*rue thO '
buffalo' rendeils long
fifty or sixty yards is - osuallith - edlittinie,''
but in the thick bush the - besi'pliti l 'isto'
creep,: if possible; Withinafteen'Orlitlo iify" '
yardsi a;:ballet -, ofAfroni eight' to r tujelve to
pound lodged"bebina' the , bend' of the '•'
shoulder - is -generally to be relied span;'
though' a- single- shot, is rarely inatintene , '
.ously fatal.• A, singly animal is more easily
approached than a- herd; when in numbers
some are always standing on the. lookout
A. solitary bull, on the contrary:wilt-some
times rise within halls dozen paCetC.When
wounded, and in the bush or longreeds;theY , ..
are-exceedingly dangerous.. 'The Oltretne'
rapidity with which they 'dash through th'e!--
thickest and • strongest` coveirt;:their. quick
sight and keen scent, render the htmost cati
don necessary.' Plunginrniong- a—game , -•
path, they will auddenly - wheitrrotmd stinte
bush, and the bunter fallowing-hot upon the....
spoor is prostrated before he , has time to
raise bit gun, - It. is then the Moak:tiro and., .
savage nature of the buiftao shows:ltself:T-1i
stamping with his fore feet and goring with
his horns, I have known them to break
ery bone in their victim's body. With well, ,
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