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


to the full length Of the tail ropc-a
ncavy "pluck" sounded in my ears,
and the next insta'.t saw my horse
Eart from the tree, and scour of over
the prairie. | had knottcd tn rope
nrgigcntly upon the bit ring, and the
knot had come urdonc.
was chagrincd. but not alarmed
rs vet My horse w,u,d no doubt
follow back his own trail, and at the
worst should only have to walk to
the camp. should have The >ati>ac
lion of furnishing the buffalo for the
trick Inc had served me; and with this
design. TUNED towards him, saw
iIa! he had not followed the horse,
but was again hraIir,. . himself in my
direction. Now, for the first time, it
occurred to me that Was in some
thing Ola srrnrc The bull WAS com
Ing iurolSy on. Should my Shot
Mss, or even should il only wound
him, how wa, to cscarr' knew
'lal he could nvrilakr me in three
minutes; knew hat we'll
ha" ""I ''i"cn '''hc 'or iclicc:'oh
NOT Il m"mcni-ln fact the hi'i'a'
ted animal was within ten PAGES OF
me; RAJ cd nay rite, aimed Il, his
i;,rr>h,n.dcr, and fired. saw that
ii'a Int hlin' pat, I" my ':i>inay, nc
nc'l''rr ieil nor stumbled, but c"nt'n
ned to charge forward m"rc iurinu,iy
lhan ever. TO reload WAS i:npos>ihlc
NY pistols had gone oil with my horse
ana holsters; Even to reach Tie tree
was IMP SN'hsr; thc hu'l was between
an" me- i,'Sh' III .he orr">'lc
''''rc''"h was 'h' only th!ns that hGil
""t any PROSPECT "' i1Ve minutes
o''r'!' ''"cd ana ran | can run
is ';''' rs '''"r' hc''-and upon I'M,
."'''>'o'' ,.l,, ",n my oeS.. IL ""uld
nave put "'''erS'eeVG 'h'o Il w'''tt
,"'IV , " '"" , "',''''ce' ''i.-o ,.'u .,'
'''.' ~" w. ',,'''"'c, ~ ~ - "''''' 'e''
conscious ''''' Tue "''''a'" gained upon
me- '''' was utmost 'r''a'hS upon my
l'e'S. | N''c" II ""'y ny my ears =
Is; We ta 80. a :: ,sine t,.. 10 l!ai 4lck
nU e"'s. '',o'''e.e an oulecG aPPeatseSa "
oe'.Es me 'haI prom'sei1'f' ono %ay@or
''.g,ts'' .Y. ~ '',,e''u t,c c'iase' t'"i's
~ t,'e', =. S'''y' ,"a' 'ileel See'e',l ny
sN," M NJ '' ', ""s e'c'',
~ -, ~ "V VI. 'ot'o'''' ''''i
- pSiu''l.''' 80, , M"s a.,
,i'ss ,VsS "P,'". 10 Iue oo"'' .os'ec''
VI o"V s9e,.'o''.HpHn. - c',:i,e "''ueF my
tsS.' s"M '''''s ,co''c''u W 'lie''',s ,'. ~
si''"I" ,, s",.y IL az .'1"s'; . - -
cor'u WY ''l ,,r'S Ely, ie'' sa''s-
ou n .''"y w." ,' o'''''o Iou.' !sos. IL
w., w., Gen." I,s'''' . '.'"S 'ei'Ht Se'G1'ee',
'ia,,o " ,,,n', . ,h',' w., w. Gi'e"' u"ti ''"'
o.,o '' ,; .''''' a'". ~ ~. t''ic' 'nd'
., -, ~ ~ S"''' '"'' 'oF,
'I,,n, n s"l .,,, .,i,. n ""n p'I's over !
'''s ''!s ~" : .'oNI'' ulo', ''e opposite
p''''", VIZ, '.op'c"' anu turned
''u''t ~ |"t'i my p'''a"er' now
'o'' ''., 49, -. :, "" ''''' ~! e"o III"
a " ~ ~ ."a . - >, e''U' u - ,'e
;],',.,,@i ] ~, ~ y 'n'''Ii '' 10y ''"' t''e
,h,. ,s,"s; ~, - "''" '"'lc ,ee'' "
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,t. n ri =. 0I
I,iSHt1 INV 0'''' nav ""cu
""'i H. Ill.,.
@ 80" '.''' ~ '"''"' not '''ar ~
I,,,. " " '.,h u" ,,,, v "p"' '"c p!'PoS"f
',r;,~ '"H ~" r.; ", ,';, ". ,L; 49, quo sF*a
nauks Will, his ol,r;n,, hI.,n,. ",,".
e>p,,<~ed. the tull measure. uf Ii.
baf,led rare rrmarkrJ th,, nv
sho, had taken etl;.c, IS his shn,djnr
AS the blood lricklpd trom hi. lnun
lair. had almost bsann to con,ra,n m %
late myself ON havinu' seseancd WHOM
Il hurried glance 10 thr rinht and an.
other to the left cat short nv L,nn;.
ness. fssaw that,ou ho h sides nt y,
distance sof less Than Gnv porrs tbn
yuIly shaiIowed out into the nlain
where it,, ended: ut either end it wns
Of course, passabfc. The bull oh
served this almost ut the same time
as myself: and suddenly uruiuu uw.v
rom the brink, he ran along the edie
If the chasln, evidently with ,h. IN.