The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16

a. hrst, a. We gave ourselves 10 view from
behnd ,ho bluff, few Of tho nearest ierked
up thoir heads, and aflor stare, remarkable
for IL bFeyity, erected their tuned tails over
1 lheIr haeks and moved dT not rapidly, but
evidently preparing for bolt This exam
pie was soon followed by several othersi but
as the main body, consisting of upward Of
handrcd, sill remained undisturbed, the sig-
nal Cor attack was reserved, n the first oh
ioct ia buffalo hunting appears 10 be precise
ly that Ia our own glorious foN-huntinR-
got on good terms with The chase. Cautions
ly, and restraining the ardent and foroo spir-
il Of our horses, Ia keep within compass of
control we still slowly advanced in double
line, while many of the animals knowing, like
an old seasoned English hunter when he
catches a glimpse oftho pack At The meet, the
fun in preparation, pulled with might and
main and almost defed tho stawlwart tug up
on their jaws.
Tho pckcS having been driven in, no.
t+,-s.l ss. As.iaaaL OF airiking npneArnnce sur.
rounded by knot Of others, suddenly throw
MP his head, and clevating his tail aimulta-
neously with his pereranium, Nvhocl sudden
ly IN an opposite dirccton and gallop away,
doubtlcsily as fast az his legs aud hooIs would
: garry him.
4 This praiaWnrthy precedent af sclfpreaer
: walton was immediately adopted by the entire
family, and the patriarch, leading the way,
: found ready followers At pace correspond
= ing with his own.
: II was moment oc the most thrilling OK
element of my life, aS with swoop tho In
) dians dashed ahead, and with halter and rein
dangling free, to see their horpca strain their
utmost powers TO oubtrip the fugitive, mud
/ bring them within reach Of bow and lance
= Niger, may confidently state, did his best
. without the aid OF llawkeye's cruel sugges.
! ton, although in n very short distance il was
, conclnsiycly obvious that he could not long
3 live the pace We we're going at The pony
however, ratified away with his ears thrown
back like a racehorsc At his final effort, and
= We wern within a few score yarls ut tiJ NO
! mcnt OF Black VOLTS bearing close tn the right
side Of the nearest buffalo, aud drawing hi,
bow at the moment ofpassinq, buried the ar
2 row TO the feather, In An instant the horse
= wheeled, to avoid the thrust which the woun
tcl buffalo onan makes; hot Rlaekwolfs vic
tim was stricken in vital part,ahd he rolled
; over struggling and needing in tho throc,
r Of deadly agony. Right and len the Indiani
secured the plain in hot pursuit orIhc doom
? cdand frightened animals, and mover hating
= in The chase, but rushing from one TO Nnoth
4 L.. Al
= their ungainly gallop down the valleys an,
o over the bluffs and across hugo gaping rent
4 in tho prairie, caused by the winter torrents
h brought them TO the groundrlikc skittlcs from
= we'll directed -handS- 1-.--
There appeared no chances tor me to ncsl
my maiden lance, and began to despair Of
d adding single head to the number slain
: when | caught sight OF solitary fugitiv
Il stealing away through n stnny rnyinc much Il
: 60 the left of the line which the rest had tn
II ken, and from his action concluded that h.
% had met with woand which materially in
h tcrfered with his speed With an uncquivc
s. cal disposition to refuse taking any othc
4 course than the one he was pursuing, Niggc
N began TO wrestle for the mastership, and bs
(, ing encountered with my lance l had som
l. little difficulty in pricking him toward d,
t point where the buffalo, alone in his 1ah
&c was using his best energies to escape. Ti
III pointed iron, however, prevailed, and III
IN plucky little horse, seeing the animal scrau
o. BILE over conical shaped hillock in ii
RS disauce settled himself again in his best pac
es and carried me forward in winning style.
1n The bu6Ihlo in his stride is a most singuli
" looking animal, pitching to and fro in hcAV
numbering fashion, and yet gets over Il
n ground much faster than lie appears.
el From the thickness OF -bis- ferel,aah} he
10 anything but speedy on rising ground; but {
so a level, or descent, he can play merry b'
l lie Is, however, no match for horse uud
he any circumstances, and uudersized as Nj
'ut ger was, and notwithstanding the distan
ir- lost at the start, have no doubt, had he II
III been crippled, but that VIC should have cor
ter up with the patriarch in n run of somewh
no longer duration.
As it was wo wore,iu nautical phrnseoloe
he coming up with the chase hand over har
to- and after foundering through spongy b'
lit tom, in which were several wallows of sor
-ho dozen feet in diameter, ,madc by the buffalo,
ut found myself near enough to try the efit
Gle OF lead, and dropping my lance to trail Nlo
lld the ground by a thong attached 10 my wri
in for was not expert enough TO handle bo
nd, il and my rifle, as an Indian would bave do
to without Inconvenience, l brought the barr
of to bear aud gave the contents of both just
Nigger's nose was on level with the haun
We, Of one Of the largest and blackest bulls Il
the ever ranged over western plain. -s
I'M With due REGARD for the preservation
iwo himself, and possibly his Rider, Niger ma
,ill= an abrupt curve. and sheering oil, almost
! a Alright angle, avoided an ugly, vicious thru
res, which the bull might have made more eii
you tive than my brace of bullets, had not the
ian gacity of tho pony tapght him to avoid it
no Upon refining in my gallant aud discreet lii