38 Seven Years in the Soudan.

two liuiidred steps, Avlien T saw six fine male buffaloes. Hiding behind ant-hills, and taking advantage of the wind, which blew towards us, Ave sIoavI}" approached the animals. A soldier Avith a reser\'e gun AA'as AAth us. When Avithin eighty ])aces from the animals, they scented the danger, and the tAA'o on guard fixed their eyes in our direction. We Avaited behind a sugar-A WJUXDEIl BOFALO loaf-shaped ant-hill for half an hour, not daring to niOAe for fear of scaring the game, Avhen I changed mA* mind, and tried to reach another ant-hill a hundred feet aAA'ay, from AA'here I could haAe shot side-ways, taking adA-antage, as I supposed, of the bushes.

A\itliout being noticed by Haggi, to whom I had said nothing of niA intention, I started for the place. When half-Avay betAveen the tAvo ant-hills T saAv that