The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-09-20

trunk, and that was just what wanted
1t was my intention to lasso the bull
and for the purpose | proceeded to make
a running.noosc on the end of tho trail
rope. This | executed with great care
and with all my skill. could depend
upon the rope; it was raw hide, and q
better was never twisted but | knew
that if anything should chance TO slip at
critical moment, it might cost me my
life With this knowledge, therefore, /
spliced the eye, and made the knot as
firm as possible, and then then the loop
was reeved through, and the thing was
ready.
could throw lasso tolerably well
but the branches prevented me from
winding it, 1t was necessary. therefore,
to get the animal in certain position
under tho tree, which, by shouts and 9th
or demonstrations, at length succeeded
in offecting The moment of success
had arrived. lie stood almost directly
below me. The moose was shot down.
l had the qualification to see it settle
around his neck; and with a quick jerk
I frightened it. The rope ran beautifully
through the eye, until both eye and loop
were buried beneath the shaggy hair of
the animals neck. 1t embraced his
throat at the right place; felt confident
it would hold.
The moment the bull felt the jerk up.
on his throat, he dashed madly out from
the tree, and then commenced running in
circles aroundit. Contrary to my inten
tion, the rope had slipped from my hands
at the first drag upon it. My position
was rather an unsteady one, for the
branches were slender. and could not
manage matters as we'll as could have
wished. But now felt confident enough.
The bull was tctherod, and it only re.
maincd for me to get out beyond the
lcrgth of his tother and tako to my heels.
Wy gun lay on one side, near the tree,
where | had dropped it in my race: this,of
course I meant to carry off with me. l
waited therefore, until the animal, in one
If his circles, had got round to the op-
posite side. and then slipping down the
trunk, sprang out, picked up my rife,
and ran. | knew the trail-ropo to be
about twenty yards in longth, but | ran
100 at least before making halt. l had
even thoughts of continuing on, as | still
could not help some misgivings about tie
rope. The bull was one of the largest
and strongest l had ever seen. The rope
might break, the knot upon the tree
might give way, or the moose might slip
over his head. Curiosity, however, or
rather desire to be assured of my safe
fy, prompted me to look around. when
to my JOY, 1 bcheld the huge monster
stretched upon the plain, could see
the rope, as taut as a bowstring; and
the tongue protruding from the animals
jaws, showed me that he was strangling
as fast as l could desire.
At the sight, the idea Of buffalo-tongue
for supper returned in all its vigori and
it now occurred to mo that l should eat
that very tongue. and no othor. l i'm
mcdiatcly turned in my tracks, ran to-
wards my powder and balls-which, in
my eagcrncss to escape. l had forgotten
all about-seizcd the horn and pouch.
poured in q charge, rammed down bull
let, and then stealing nimbly up behind
fhc struggling bull, | placed the muzz'e
within three feet of his briskct,an fired.
lie gave a death kick or two and then
lay quiet: it was all over with him.
/ had the tongue from between his
toeth in a twinkling; and proceeding to
the other bull, | finished the operations
| had commenced upon him. l was too
tired to think Of carrying very heavy
load so l contcnted myself with the
tongues, and singing these over the bar
rel of my rife, | shouldcred it, and con-
menccd cropping my way back to camp. |
The moon had risen and | had no diff
Guilty in following my own trail but be,
fore | had got halfway, / met several
Of my companions. Ny horse had got
back little before sunset. His appear
nncc had of course produced alarm, aud
half the camp had turned out in search
Of me. Several, who had a relish for
fresh meat, galloppcd back to strip the
two bulls of the remaining titbiis; but
before midnight all had returned and
to the accompaniment of the hump-ribs
squirting in the cheerful blaze, l recoun-
ted, to my companions the details of my
adventure.
LUDICRoUs BLUNDERs.-General
knowledge is unquestionably necessa-
ry for the lawyer. Ludicrous mis-
takes have frequently occurred thro'
the deficiencies of some of them in
this respect. We have heard an an