it so interfered with their
proceedings that they were obliged to drive it back to the herd. It
went away at a slow and disconsolate pace, looking back every now and
then in the most affectionate way towards its captive mother. On
reaching the herd it attached itself to one of the other females, when
she hung her trunk over it and caressed it in the kindest way. As soon
as the noosers had finished securing its mother, it returned to her
side, and appeared to be attempting to console her, but it very soon
grew angry at finding that she could not move, and began to attack
everybody who passed. As this inconvenienced the men, they had to tie
it up, when, as it was dragged along, it caught at all the branches in
the way, and trumpeted and cried with grief. Both the small ones were
tied up together, and screamed louder and more incessantly than all the
rest. They put one much in mind of two young babies, for when food was
given them they ate it up greedily, but before their mouths were empty
began to cry and roar away again as loudly as ever.

Among the elephants driven into the corral was a rogue, or outcast
elephant. They are supposed to be driven out of the herd on account of
their vicious disposition, and none of their kind will ever associate
with them. They live, consequently, morose and solitary lives, and are
always the most dangerous to attack. He was captured like the rest, and
as a proof of his bad temper, as he was dragged by one of those lying on
the ground, he attacked him furiously with his tusks, and would have
injured him severely had he not been torn away from him. No one
trumpeted and screamed louder at first, but in a short time he lay down
quietly, as if he saw that it was folly to fret himself about what could
not be helped.

"That fellow will soon become tame and humble as the rest," I observed.

"The hunters say that sudden quietness is a sign that he will not live
long," said Mr Fordyce. "We shall see if they are right."

We watched the poor brute. He was covering himself with dust and water
like his companions in misfortune, and continued to do so incessantly.

There were still a great number of elephants to be noosed when night
closed in on us. A large herd, we understood, were also kept in check
outside, ready to be driven in as soon as the first batch had been
disposed of.

The next day we spent much in the same way as the former ones. Most
interested we were, for certainly w