active little horses. The Indians had completely surrounded

the herd of buffaloes, and were now advancing

steadily towards them, gradually narrowing the circle,

and whenever the terrified animals endeavoured to

break through the line, they rushed to that particular

spot in a body, and scared them back again into the

centre.

Thus they advanced until they closed in on their

prey and formed an unbroken circle round them, whilst

the poor brutes kept eddying and surging to and fro