Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 476
eaving mass of buffaloes that billowedlike the sea. Again, as when he had cried besidethe lake, a wild feeling of excitement seized him,and he felt the blood stir along his scalp. Andonce again he cried aloud, flinging his arms abovehis head, a long, ringing cry. And the buffaloesreplied, bellowing… … 295 296 WHERE THE BUFFALOES BEGIN Indians leave their dead; crashing through thealder thickets beside the creeks; through theshallow creeks themselves, churning the waterinto a muddy foam, the mighty herd rolled on itsway, and the thunder of its coming spread terrorfar and wide in the hearts of all…
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