The palmetto herald. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-18

hand, and the cazador lay very still and
waited for its development. There was
likely to be hunter where hunt was
going on, he thought; nor was he mis-
taken; for, in few minutes, dusky
figure, all in tattcred array, appeared up
on the plain, and, having called oil the
dog, who came crouelfng to him, pro-
ceededyto cut up the wild boar. Distant
as this scenr was, the sharp eye OF the
cazador detected the fugitive slave in the
dusky form of the hunter, and, as there
was large reward offered for the cap
ture of that runaway, he slipped quietly
from his ambuscade, and. motioning to
his dogs to follow him silently, took a
circuitous route through the bush, and
presently came upon the glade, within
fifty PAGES of the negro, to whom he cali
ed out, ordering him to surrender at
once, or stand lis chance of being killed
by the dogs. ,,,
"What can your dogs do?" asked the
negro, with derisive laugh. =" You have
beaten all the spirit out of them, and
they have not bite left. But if | only
Doint my finger at you, ny dog here will
455e ut your throat before You can raise
ryour citlass
The cazador, who knew that the re-
doubtable Bergante was no rcspcctcr OF
persons, saw that there was some reason
In this. Therefore, instead of taking for
f-cible measures, he brought the negro to Il
parley. and elected from him the fact that
he had not Joined Il band of pirates, as re-
ported but had been living for many
weeks upon the proceeds OF the chase,
assisted by the dog Bergante, who, in
stead of attacking him when let out upon
his trail, had been his faithful friend and
Ecompanion ever since. The negro also
stated that tie pirates, six i'll number;
/ had quarrclled among themselves, and
and that two Of them-mcn OF the most
fdcsperate charactcr-were now concealed
| in ravine not far Off They had no fire,
ANS, and might be easily captured, the
negro thought, By the caZador aRd ilInl-
self, with the assistance of the terrible
bloodhound. whose appearance now,
covered rs he was with dust and BRAN.
bles, and his head clotted with the blood
of the wild boar, was enough to>stnkc
terror to the heart of the most reckless
desperate. The matter was soon ar
ranged. 1t was stipulated by the cazadol
that he would procure pardon and re,
ward for the negro, if enabled by the
guidance and assistance of the latter tc
capture any Of the pirates, dead or alive
Taking a boar-path indicated by tho
negro, they soon came up small water,
course, on the margin of which they pre-
sently found the mark of naked foot
which the caZador knew to be that OF 8
white man. Then the hounds we're LEI
out of their leashcs, excepting Bergante.
who was kept tightly in hand by the
negro. They went off on the trail, anC
it was not long before their loud yellE
proclaimed that they had brought some
quarry to bay. The hunters plunged or
after them through the ravine. They
passed large rock, under the shelter o.
which fire was burning, and some
blankets and cooking utensils lay scatter,
ed about Following the baying OF the
dogs, which now became fainter, they
came upon one of them, dead, with 6
long shcatli-knife sticking in his heart
There was similar knife in 4 tree close
by, into which it had been driven will
great force. 1t had just missed the othel
dog, probably, and the pirates were eyi
acntly great knife throwers, but they hat
lost two of their weapons at any rate
The baying Of the other hound was very
furious now, and close at hand, and, or
coming up with him, the hunters touno
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