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We returned to Nielgalla, the whole of that day's bag belonging to Palliser four elephants and two buffaloes.
Near our camp, which we named Camp Leonard Jerome, was a beaver dam some six feet high and twenty yards wide; it was near the junction of two streams, and formed a pond of at least four acres. On the 30th we traveled twenty-five miles, and during the march nine turkeys, two rabbits, and three or four buffaloes were killed.
He shook his fists at Father Beret, without really meaning offence. "Where is my garrison, you ask! Yes, and I can tell you. It's where you might expect a gang of dad blasted jabbering French good-for-nothings to be, off high-gannicking around shooting buffaloes instead of staying here and defending their wives, children, homes and country, damn their everlasting souls!
"In the Yellowstone Park all our buffaloes have become docile, excepting the huge bull which led them. The Indians call the buffalo leader the 'Weetah, the master of the herd. It was sure death to go near this one. So I shipped in another Weetah, hoping that he might whip some of the fight out of old Manitou, the Mighty.
The Prosperity and Happiness of my Life at Jala-Jala Destructiveness of the Locusts Agriculture in the Philippines My Herds of Oxen, Buffaloes, and Horses My Wife presents me with a Daughter, who Dies The Admiration of the Indian Women for my Wife Birth of my Son Continued Prosperity Death of my brother Henry My Friendship with Malvilain His Marriage with my eldest Sister His Premature Death I take my Wife to Manilla Melancholy Adieus We Return to Jala-Jala Death of my Wife My friend Vidie I determine to Return to France.
She looked despairingly at her small brother, who, having not yet reached the age of six years, was unable to afford any help in deciding a question in zoology. "This is very interesting," said Brent, turning toward his companion. "It seems that American buffaloes are forced to spend all their time on the ground." "Narrheit!" growled the professor, beginning to walk away.
In such a case, if no elephants are present, it would be necessary to obtain the assistance of buffaloes; a herd of these animals driven through the jungle would quickly dislodge a tiger. We now skinned our late enemy, while a messenger was started towards Moorwarra, 9 or 10 miles distant, to prepare the authorities for the reception of our wounded men in hospital.
At one place we found half-a-dozen dead buffaloes lying half submerged. Before they could be got at and cleared away it was necessary to drain off the water. A party of the prisoners were detailed for this task; a few hours later they were found seriously trying to drain this water away up-hill. Among the prisoners were a few officers.
These dominions are very well cultivated and very fertile, and are provided with quantities of cattle, such as cows, buffaloes, and sheep; also of birds, both those belonging to the hills and those reared at home, and this in greater abundance than in our tracts.
Buffaloes proved soothing and satisfactory, and in her eagerness to amuse another, Beth forgot herself, and was quite unconscious of her sisters' surprise and delight at the unusual spectacle of Beth talking away to one of the dreadful boys, against whom she had begged protection. "Bless her heart! She pities him, so she is good to him," said Jo, beaming at her from the croquet ground.
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