The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-28
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another leap. really do not rcrnrm.
Der how often | sprang backwards and
forwards across that cilasm: should
think score of times at leash; be-
came wcaricd with heexercisr, The
leap was just as lhucf ;is gssyfsoh7d do Il,
my best; and as was growing weaker
ut each fresh spring. became satisfied
that should soon leap short and crus;
myself against the steep rocky sides
OF, the cI,asur. Should fall to the
bottom, my pursucr could easily reach
me by entering 1T either end, and |
began to dread such IL finale. The
vrn@ciul beast showed no symptoms
ct retiring. On the contrary, the M
'ncr"ns diSappuiutmcnts seemed only
to render him more determined in his
resentment.
An idea now suggested itself to n,
mind. had looked all round to sec
ii there might not be something tha;
offered Il better security. There were
trees, but they were too distant; the
only one near was that to which my
| horse had been tied. 1t was u small
one, and, like all oi'ita s,'ccicS Git was
II cotton wood there were no branches
near the root. | knew that | could
Chamber up it by embracing tie trunk,
which was not over ten inches in
diameter Could only succeed in
reaching it., it would ut least shelter
me better than the ditch, Of whi,h |
was getting heartily tired. But lh,:
! question WAS, cnl.l,! reach it. before
the bull 1t was about 800 yards of.
by proper mannuvriny. should have
Il start of fifty. Even with that. it
would be Il "cln>c shave" and it
| proved so. arrived ut the tree, and
sprung up it like mnuntcbank; but
the hot breath of the Buffalo steamed
after me rs assembled. and the con-
cuS,i"n of his heavy skull against The
trunk almost shook me back upon his
horns. At;er Il severe effort, ! sue
ccrdcd in lodging myself among the
was now safe from AZ Immediate
danger, but.low. W. thf,,;ai5.., q e., az
tllp ~ 81 ;ss., \ its4. srs;
thai II 3eIesiT s'a,t Sc. i.i ..A;hours
EbySthe 'tFseeS' =ps '5fsa ytss sss:lpurs
Fwoulds;be seHpgh COD i. u tEIlis.;ia
litlenss hajtgsred BIT sfsssS!ap
1inetite tortured as5nfais& tEiTs 4 .salas $hot
Fsnn,, he% %dlststhe Nieieat s&ef2is& nj
tllePast he,salzal he,sallzss contrihiIo.IaBilsIirii
me thirstSs Even ;hehsI #ouia
| flsked s@p liBSsi1r a4d FabY Yht ,ofwater.
i HWhat1 1poullsiEs CON nel 3a khoaIdsJI not
be retieveass4: 4 bad S6gis oheS hope
thai. slny ppmbaiiious 8auId snome to.
fmytfelief bsitsI gtfc t!!ratEswould not
1tS.bb{Sbetorcs sInoofnSae. They &oulamiss
mses}of ceatss. = c. l,apa stif & nv horse
IGw0nld ettlI53 d :campf Fiat fs$t654Id. send
,tlism, out.;in SCI inc; B6tn6t be.
forehig ghtamdsai len. 70 ,ba;dnfKucss
they colfdSHSEdaIlow t{nyktsiinF$:
they do ,sn:8s the Iight3 BTRis slust
question, .,wifGR;I had put3 TO; zIniYiself,
startled me. was just instileSenndi.
ton tolo0tsif6n the fss9efSS
th'nggSan' itznowsoccurreSss That
1Ahepsmightnot be ablestof Gne =
There wcrefnlauy possibilities thai
they mHht not. There were nnmers
Gus horse trails on the prairie, where
'lbdians had passed. u saw this when
tracing the buffalo. Besides, it might
raj" in the night, and deliberate them
all, my own with the rest, They were
not likely to find me by change. a
circle of ten miles in. diameter is a
! large track. 1t was n rolling prairie,
full of inequalities, ridges wilhvalIeys
between. Tn tree upon whichI was
pcrchcd stood in the botlpm, Of one OF
the valleys--it could not be seen
from any point over 300gnrds distant.
Those searching for me, sliiight pass
within hail without pereeiving either
| the tree orthe~va ley. 81
'21 remained Ionastinasa busted with
sspcr gloomy thou .hts aHdiorebodings.
Nightwas coming on, but the fierce
and obstinate brute showed no dispo.
Isition 10 raise the siege. He remained
watehtul as ever, walking round aud
round Al intervals, Iashing his tail, and
uttering that snnrting sound so well
known to the prairiehahter, and which
so much resembIcscthc suniiigns of
hogs when suddcnly,datmed.
While watching his&inaneuvres, an
object on the. ground drew MY atten.
tion-it was the trailtope left bv nv
horse. One end Of iitdwas fastened
r"uud tho trunk by as:ftm knot-the
other lay far out ,upois sthe prairie,
where il had been dfagged. ssMy at.
tention had bcersslrawn to. it by the
bnll himself, whi@. .be III crossing bad
Enoticed, SifEdl now. aadiihen paved it
with his hoofS.. ) sss
sI.AIl at;yonee asstbfi idsa flashed
Falnon me IA spdaen lasatSS ARISE within
me7--a plan dfesea pss sssEHsented itself
SO. itasible. did biss fhaM lcapcd
in my my perch as th.ethaEs sht struck me.
| The first stepS#as Bpget possession
of the rope. fPhts &aS not such an
easy matter. :" ;Ih rope was f.stcncl
around the. treeS but ttAe sknot Had
slipped down thes trunkAnd lay upon