Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-02-26
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upon his head, which also acied distresSingly
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I other part, as he discovered q large luml
upon his head, which also aci.ed distressingl!
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The poor fellow in the heat Of his terror
made out to scare AWAY the, wolves from
himself, and escape from the spot, leaving
tie furnished an'm,ls to return again to th'
buffalos bones, and give them, clcane
polishing. Just escaping from one frightfu
danger, perhaps took something from thu
keen horrors OF his desolate and wretthe
condition, but the uRhsppy mans sensations
we're narrowing and fearful in the extreme
He still pressed onward, his strength failing
at every step, calling in harsh and broker
shrieks to his friends, and changing hi
course again and again in utter and misera
BILE uncertainty Of which way to turn.
q, Daylight came, tho sun arose, noon ap
proachcd and passed, and the lost man was
alone in the desert famished and faint, and
without solitary hope Of regaining his
companions or finding the track they were
pursuing. fa,." ~ r''. ,,., r., "a,
That night the unhappy wretch sank ex-
hausted upon tho grass and slept, to awaken
in state Of fear and danger more appalling
even than the night before. A compact and
innumerable hand Of buffaloes came moving
slowly across the region Of the prairie on
which he lay, and he started from sleep in
in immenent perilo being trodden to death
BY the huge monarcls Of the plain. A
these dense masses of buffaloes move, they
emit sounds that rise in the air like sea surge
and as the black herd came towards him in
deep midnight, the poor trader declared
that rolling ocean seemed about to over.
whelm him. Utterly paralized with his
danger, the unfortunate man could but start
to his feet, and stand confounded, fearing
either to FIRE or use other means to alarm
the buffalocs, lest by exciting their terror,
he should but increase his own peril. From
this critical position, however, he likewise
escaped unhurt, for the animals separated,
as their custom, when q strange scent is de.
tected, and passed on in two divisions, keep
ing, keeping some two hundred yards clear
Of the mysterious intruder in the middle.
Daylight was again appearing, as the last Of
the innumerable herd of creatures passed
him, aud the man was starving.
He took aim at retreating buffalo, and
missed fire, for his percussion cap was damp
with the night dew. Still be was famisbing
and his only hope seemed in the slaughter.
ing Of a buffalo. He followed, crawling,
on his hands and knees, and, after hours Of
weary watching and labor, wounded q COW at
last with successful shot, and the whole
band disappeared, while the poor trader fell
PROSTATE, too exhausted and faint to make
another effort in the pursuit
This unhappy wretch lay groaning aloud.
alone in the midst of an inlerminable waste,
abandoned to desperation and despair, when
the thin bark Of s,uall prairie dog attracted
bis attention. Once more he charged his
rife, for the little creature was in sight with
its nose lifted just above the mound sur
its hole. The starving man lay
PROSTATE upon the earth, took slow and
cautious aim at the dog, and was fortunate
enough to knock it out of its hole with
broken back but before he could reach the
spot, the dying creature had wriegied back
INTO its hiding place and Disappeared
With his ten fingers, the desperate man
raked up the earth, and succeeded in drag.
ging the dying dog out upon the grass. where
without waiting to 6nish his agony, he tore
its warm flesh with his teeth, like wolf
while the expiring creature was It'll biting
at his fingers. This unnatural su.tenance
iestored the dropping man, and he was Gu.
lbled to resume his wanderings, which he
continued for three more days and nights.
alone desolate and miserable, until he en-
countercd a hunting party Of Camanches.
whom. so far from avoiding, he rushed to
embrace, as though they were kindred near
and dear, and the best friends, ht could
meet on earth. They were friends as it
tuned out, for they set him upon the track
10 regain his comrades. with instructions to
iirect him. and buffalo meat to support him.
nayina themselves by stripping him Of his
life and everything else of the slightest value
he had about him. sa..--..st
After four days travel the poor trader
reached bis friends again, and was welcom-
ed as one from the grave. Upon, the eve
ming Of his loss, search was made in all di
rections and signal guns fred which h
would have heard, had he not have been lay.
ing insensible BY the buffalo's skeleton
Search was also continued upon the sue.
cceding days, as the caravan moved along.
but his wandering had been 80 irregular.
tending in q far and opposite direction, tina,
il was impossible to trace him, The five
lays suffering Of this unfortunate man may
bu but family imagined.