The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-12-26
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Rhis Excursions thronghth sape Stalss+ woTklHo-
ced in lale humber ot theJOdmaEpes iss.ss % "A
5s7i,sT Interesting hunrers story ThagG ever
81 heard was told nAe6yoaf iosi Mr. Pefcyal, who has
followed the forest chase from his yoath5 in 1907 he
soma trapping expedition wthawo companions on
dahe WashitaFwhe they left hi1to kill Buffalo, bear
and the larger game and he remained TO- ttap the
II streams for bea yer had not met wihyef good
success andhad been wilhoutuea about twenty yhuurs
q d@henaunng Smal bsdof he1ver, he espied a'no-
,Pbledooking old male buffao lying down the beach,
Having secured his canoe, he crept sUflycthrough
corn brake which lay between the animal and himself
and fired: The shot wasan indifferent one and only
wounded heanimal In the sidebuti itroused him, anda
having crossed hefver he soon ayidown again This
was about noon when the ANIMAL having gfazed was
resting himself id acoolpace. cPercival now crossed
the rver.alsoLin. his canoe,eabdi got into the woods
which wereheresvefy open, and somewhat broken. bye
luls palches OF praire and frequent occoence
in these paris Of Arkahsas, where lorest and prairie Of
len seemo Recommending torihe mastery. ButIhe bulh
Icing suspicious rose before ahef hunter came near
enough to him, and took to The open woods Percvah
was anesperehced hunter he had killed several hun
ded bufaoes and knew their iempers in every Sort Oh
situation He eknew that the animal, when in large
herds easily mastefed ahdwas we'll aware that
when alone he was sometimes dogged and even danger,
therefore followed his prey cautiously for about
mile, knowing that be you'd lie down againere long
d rhe bufaIonow stopped, and Percyal got within 6ly
yards OF him. watching an opportunity 10 srke him,
stortay; beast seeing his enemy so near Wheel
Fed completely put his huge shaggy head close To-
The ground before his fore feet as is their custom when
they attack each other and rapidly advanced upon the
1hunlerj whonstanE fred, andput his ba thonghlhe'
bafs hose but seeing the temper the beast was in, and
fknoving what serious antagonist he was when On The
offensive, he also Immediately turned and red '''"
In running down short hill some briers threw him
down he droPPedsh gun There was Tree not tar
om him Of sbohteighteen inches in diameter and ey
fey thing seemed 10 depend upon his reaching it, bp
ashe rose TO make pushtor il the buffalo struck him
Ton the heshy part Of his hip With his horn, andsgbty
wounded him Before the beast, however, could Wheel
round upon him again,,hs the tree upon which
Ian the chance he had 'oi sfahg his life rested A.
livery few feet from this tree grew saping, about four
or five inches in diameter a most fortunate circun
Esahce for the hunter, as contributed materially TO
save his life The buffalo now doggedly followed up
This purpose Of destroying his adversary and system
OF attack and defence commenced that is without par
alei Inc ounaio went round ana round 'he tree Pu1
SUNG inc an Jumping az ni IN 'ne Peculiar nanne' n
OF tnat ANIMAL every ume ne tnopgnt mere was
chance OF hitting him. whilst Perclval grasPing Inc
. ree with MS arms, swung himself round win great
er rapidly man tne anima! could ioow him IN nis
manner 'ne bunaio harrassed nun more teq' O' HOu's
unnl MS hands became SO sore win rubbing agains
Inc iouga oaIs oi 'ne oak ee ana MS ps m S 50 alsueo
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wax enabled hint breathe; and to consider how he
d should defend himself. r', 'aotps o'"F.ti
tAier 50 many hoursfruiess labor the bull seemed
to have lost his pristine yigor and became s6weffn
t his motions; he would now make his short lime era
atory to his lump only auibtervals and even then he
Jumped doubngly as if he saw that Perciya would
avoid his blow gswngins 10 Fhg other SIDE aItwas
eviden, he was b5fiea and was considering wBat as
should do. Still continuing IN his toirse ron iHs
ree, but in this slow manner, he tens1hmade IN ex
traosdiuarS fent tbafbgs honor 10 REASONING powers
ot ,be buffalo family He made his 1le sia ri as H.
I suaL and when perciyal nngbimseIfTourd The bu
llnsead of aiming his blow in Be direction he had been
n doi sudd9hI{ t,irned to thai AIDE ~ ,he