Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

The dense thick bush and tall reeds and
grass which surround the jhcels or solitary
jungle of lakes. are n iavorite resort of buffalo.
There they feed oil the rich heritage, and ap-
proach the water by long tunnels i'll the grass
and reeds. The extreme danger of encOun-
tering these creatures is graphically describ-
ed by Captain Baldwin, who one evening, ac-
companied by native, went down TO one Of
these jungle lakes, and hearing something
move i'll the long grass, had the temerity to
enter tunnel. Up to his ankles i'll mud,
and with scarcely room to move or turn, he
was straining his eyes to discover the game,
when there was sudden crash through the
brushwood, and before he could bring his
rifle into position, 81 was hurled he says,
''to the ground with astonishing Guickness
by Il tremendous butt on the right shoulder,
followed by pair of huge knees on nv chest,
crushing me down. The buffalo then COM
menced butting me with his huge head.
was covered with foam from his vile mouth;
most luckily the ground was very soft, or
must have been killed.
l had fallen on my back. but managed, by
clutching the root of a small tree. to draw
myself from under him; but as | did so and
turned over, he struck me terrible blow on
the back with his foot, breaking two ribs;
and then | was powerless, and imagined all
hope of escape to be over. He gave me Il
bad wound on the left arm, another danger
GUS one under the arm-pit, n third on the
hip-all with his horns: and then found
myself lifted off the ground and thrown
tremendous somersault in the air Stunned
and bleeding, our unfortunate sportsman
was pitched upon his head and landed be-
hind u low thorn-bush at the edge of the
lake. More dead than alive, lie had yet sufli-
cient presence of mind to remain perfectly
still A few yards off he could see his shag
gy foe, shifting all over the scene of the late
tragedy. Satisfied With his.victory, the buf-
falo then raised mis- head listened intently
for few minutes, and to the inexpressible
relief of his victim, trotted oil IN another
direction. Faint and dizzy, but feeling that
he must make an effort to escape Capt. Bald
win rose, staggered about thirty PAGES, and
then fell over in Il dead faint. When he re-
vived little he found his Hindu servant,
who had been far too terrified even to try to
help him in his hour Of need, crying over
him. and trying to bind up his bleeding arm.
In n moment he remembered all that had
happened; and motioning to the man to be
silent, he got him to help him TO his feet,
and with his assistance, staggered fifty yards
further, when exhausted nature again gave
way, and lie fell to the ground, able only to
mumur i'll faint voice: Water; bring me
water" The Hindu ran down tn the lake
with his masters hat, whirl! he filled with
water, and giving him little to drink. pour
ed the rest of it over his head. He then cut
his linen coat into strips, dipped them in
water. and with them bound up the wounds
US well as he could. Now" slid his master,
put your rifle at full cock on the ground he
side Inc. and run for assistance us fast as you
can" He obeyed, and the Captain, i'll his
almost helpless state, was lett alone. Night
was beginning to fall and he could hear
from time to time some animal moving be
hind him through the underground of mat
ted creepers and reeds; but he was too much
exhausted either for curiosity or fear, and at
last, through sheer weakness, fell into a doze,
from which he was awakened by the glare of
torches. A brother officer, after long
search, had found him; and although it was
many weeks before he could move hand or
foot, he got at Inst all right again, and WIS
as dnshing II sportsman rs before; only he
ever afterwards took care to give a buffalo
bull as wide berth as possible in which
prudent precaution he is initiated even hy
the tiger. This latter tyrant of the Jingle,
red with the slaughter of scores of buffalo
cows, is careful to treat with profound re-
spect. the grizzled patriarchs OF the herd.
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