The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-28

wire with y ring -cnd--llung from one
Of my breast but;o 8. This | took
hold OF, and bent into the shape of Il
graphing hook. had no cord, but
my knife was still safe in its sheath;
and, drawing this. ! cut several thong
/ from the skirt Of my huck>kin shin;
aud knntlcd them together until they
formed Il string long enough To reach
tn" ground. 10 o.c end. | attached
the picker; aud then letting it down.
commenced angling for The rope. AZ
ter Il few transverse drays, the hook
cau"ht the latter, and pulled it up
into the tree, taking the Whole of it in
until | held the l"n>r end il my hands.
The other end permitted to remain
rs it wa>; ! saw it was securely knot
ted round the trunk, and that was iu>,
"iat wanted 1t waS my n,rn ION
t" Ia->o the bull: anl for the purpose
rrrcrr,iru 10 make Il running un,,S..
ON the cnd 81 the trAi!.r"i,r. This
executed wiki great care ami with all
my skull. could depend upon The
r"Ic--it was Il raw hiic---a Il "A better
w.,S never twisted; hu; | knew il any
thing should chance to Slip at Il crit,
W'n W. ''L;'.' ,t; - "'',''' '''S' me my NE;
s,,;,..l " 'h. 'h'' N''" ','.r, 'ty'Il'fr' !
,;,,, -. ,;,,i,, ,h wy ~ -
was rccvcd through, and the hing was
ready.
ian, ,l,a i,.,,,I'. 49,
,y;,I;m, :, !, ',' o'''Na '''' '"'''
fore IL r., ,h. ,,;,,.nI
r,.i,i,u u,l.r III. ,. ,,i,;,L
,ou, .ni n,I,.r -
l.n";h s,,crrr,;.I ~ ,.l;.,.,in', 1.i a.
mnn,.n, Of ,,,cr.,s h,J ~ Wi ~,
Stool u,,n,I i r.r,Iy h.',v. % 1'n r
nnn,,. wns shn, ,inY, hnL Nv. ,.,,;. ..
li.,,in, ,n So. !, ..,,I'. ~ a,',,,;I 49," ~ =;
neck and with ,u,i,.k ;,,r,, ,;,,:,',,nI
it. The rope run b a,;,.t',,iv 1hro"vh
The eve. until bo,i, cvrs AID Inrn wrr,.
hurried h.n,,,h ,h,. .h,,ry h,:, ,l,
animals neck !, r,n.,rIrrI Ills ,h,,',,
in he rirh, nl,c. ,mII "a, n,,n,;',o,',
,hnt il wrujL LrlJ Tho o,n,,,,,n', ~.
-4-,3sJ,A, ,;hc, l.; ,h.... -
dashed mndlv nut from ty,, ,.nn MI
then commenced rnnn;n, :, ,,;r,l,
around il. Contrary ,o No ;r,nn,i >,
The ropr had. s]i,n.J t,nrn M, L,,,I,
at the frs, dr,u ,,n,,, r. Nv ,,.;,;
was rather an ,ns,n,d, on: ~ tx.
bran, hos vcrc sl,,,I.r and .,,,J "a;
manare ihc matter ~ we'll ois ronIj'
have wished, /.
But now EIt cnnG1cr; c,o,uh
Tn. bnD was tr,b,r.l and !, ,,,,.
remained for m, +, &C., ont b,,,,r,,
The Icru,h Of his tr,L,r ,,I ,,l:,. -
mv heels. Nv cum lav on one lila ~.
20 tree where I,$ha3 dronn Il !, -
my race: ,tbiSa 55I.doursa ncnnt tn
carry oil with nc. fsiEiSsaited s, ,bcFcr.
| Ior. m,iiI ,h,. tEafiimSi 'in on.Sttf III,
circle. had yot roiind,tS3;,]ss onn,.;,.
side. and -theiTSssS;llfftt5ning' ,dawn ,ho
trunk. | spran. off. picked un nv
r1, and ram Rkns,y ::thi. tr,;I .',hy,
Ito be abuu, tweuty.,yurls ii. l,.unb
but ran one hundred at least bet;u .
maLinr hault. had even ,hourht ,t
| cou,inu:n. ON. as still. cnulJ moi L.ln
some m, ,r;yin.s about The rome
The ball waS one OF the. !arr.S, ;,nS
strongest had ever seen. III, ron:
might break, the knot upon the ,r ,
m,,h, r;v. wav. or lL,. n,,S. r;,b,
,lin over his head Carj,,i,y how
ever. or rather desire to b, assured
Of my safety, prompted me t, look
around, when, to my ioy. bcheli the
huge nc nster stretched upon the plain
| could see the rope rs taut AS 4 bow
sting; aud the ,on.uc protruIinr
from. the animals jaws, showed me
tI,ar'hc was strunyiiny himself as ias,
rs could desire.
!. At the sight, tie idea of buffalo
tongue for supper. returned in all its
.visor; and it now occurred to me ,ha,
should cat that Very tongue, and no
other. Immediately turned in nv
tracks, ran towards my powder aud
ba1Is---which i'll my eagcrntss to
escape had forgotten all about. seized