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

skimming 10 some unknown corner Of the
earth, appeared matter Of doubt not quite
made up, Afar foW brief moments for re-
oopnoi,ring, urged Nigeer 30 advance TO
-T7wIFhin irES ThAn thirty PAGES Of whcrg tiTg-
bull stood elaHng At us, with his curling name
and beard sweeping below his knees, and bic
distended jaws dropping foqp, scarlet dyed
with blood, Nothing, indeed, can bc imAs-
ined morc fsrooious than the wounded ami
NAL looked, fixing the peculiar white balls
and black iris of his eyes sPoR us, under his
shaggy frontlet. with the expression of the
devil in mood far from funny. Thinking
IL expodiont 10 bring the contest 10 a coneu-
sion without further waste of time, I esaAyed
a man@nvre In orisr TO obtain sight At n
more vulnerable part of any victims carcass
than that which, a. had been given 10 un-
derstAnd by IIawkeye, his head prcssnted--
Hut A. the baited grimAlkin turns 20 the
worrying eur, 20 did tho buil turn exactly
with my movements, ever presenting bis head
aud u4thing but his head. This proving OK
oeedinRiy woarisome, and quickly eNhAusting
the slender stock Of patience with which ma
ture supplied me At my birth, ! resolved 10
ny what q shot would do in the centre Of hia
forehead, and sieadying NigRer for a mo
ment, snapped my Ion barrel ht him, when
ssith the crack dosn he dropped, And spurr-
ing forward In the belief that had given his
oouJ'-'ie-grdcc, was surprised t0hnd him on
his feet, ready 20 receive me on his two short
black horHs.euFved in the best possible shape
Tor the ripping business.
% PereeiyiRg, bowaver, that notwithstanding
! the last bullet had only Gattened on his a.
: f,oaiis, he was fast sinking from tho Internal
,hemorrhage caused by the two first. which
brought him 10 a check, Il determined 10 spend
no more valuable ammunition upon him, bat
iuiiot final thrust or two Of cold steel. Re-
= singing 10y rifle, across my shoulders, for
? the first time couched a lance far the deadly
=, object, Rnd rode at the bulls flank but he
q was too quick for me, and turned as II on a
] pivot Round and round we went, Niger
: With Priekcd ssFs and nimbtr limbs, krcrirr
I a steady look upon the buiIalo's movemcnts
5 and Ear from liking the loud snorts Of min.
= glcd rage and pain which be- momeniArily
c sent forth NJ we whiied about him. But the
- attempts of the enemy to fail our purposs
b grow gradually weaNsr, and NJ lcuTth, falling
! IA twist with his former Adroitness, plunged
: the head Of che ltpre TO the shaft in bis IodIy
. aud as pluckod il out tho current of his III,
j. tponred forth, and failing upon his knees, he
2 rolled over dead without n struggle.
10 DiSmounting from Niger, who steamed
n and reckcd, probably from the combined &c
a fccts Of fear and cxerion, ! commenced 1
- close inspection Of my victim, and found iha
:, an arrow had passed into the fcshy part OF
n the near thigh, not fhr from the hook and
brcaking within a few inches Of the hnrbct
h point, icil It buried there The beast wa
certainly noble specimen Of tho wild bul
!, Of the prairie, and might, from his huge size
c patriArrhal beard, and lnSpriant name, whicl
o almost imbcdded his head, ears and horns
y have rovcd many successive years as the chici
e tain OF his clan, But in lucklcss hour, tn
l. Usage hunters cspicd his whereabouts, an,
D. within a short half hour of the discovery
n mol single head lived, not remnant wa
r. leh.
. SO occupied and ongrosscd had been wit
,e my own sport, that had taken no interest !
,e what was going on with my companions; bu
It, upon making sweep Of the horizon, pci
lc ceived few in sight scattered here aud thcr
nc evidently occupied with the cArcasscs of III
n slain. Climbing again into the saddle I rod
he to the nearest, and found Firehy busily er
C, gagged in stripping skin from COW, and,
il smoked from his bloody ingers,I must ow
ar slight nausea affected the regions Of N
w stomach. Hot, naked and fierce from a.
he citement, the savage was tearing away mt h
butchering task, and was glad 10 turn asi,
is from the CORY and sickening sight
on Tho rest, he informed me, should fir
at. similarly employed with himself,as the who
Ter herd was killed, aud seven had fallen 10
ig- bow. lie boasted OF having used but a si
ice gle arrow TO each head but subsequent
not found this was not quite in accordance wi
me the truth, although the first thrco had fall
rat as he described, at the first shot and his qui
or proved that many shafts had not be
", thrown away.
nd, Upon leaving Fircay at his truly dir
ot- work, put Nigger to a gentle canter, a
me soon passed several carcasses of the buffalo
es, stretched on the greensward, where they
oct fallen dead, or been disabled by The arro
ing and subsequently laneed by tho hunters W
ist, swept 10 the trail of tho bowmen.
9th Like flies collecting around carrion, 80
me the birds and beasts of prey hover and sIi
'els toward scene Of carnage ON tho prairie fr,
rs every quarter, and with marvellous pow,
,ch discover the spot where their feast is prep
hat cd, In incredible numbers. ravens, buzzar
crows, and others of the same large fam
Of now wheeled, Screaming most discortlantly
lde tho air, and packs Of wolves appeared, bo'
at ing with impatience for the banquet I
nst appearances of these animals IN Tue disIahdS
Tec- that of flock of sheep, being generally p
sA- fectly white but among some dozen or
- teen ouGupying a bluff in the counae. '
tile taking. and bowling most ,liAmal ehoruI