, 1870-09-26

ths seoza OF civilians, some mounted, Soma
with foot in stirrup and hand on punmel.
10 .dy to mount, IN ovoxy EsEisty Of unstudied
snd fixed attitude, nnotionless with intense ita-
te1est, and Watching With eager eyes the
rapid pace Of the General and his dogs, tbs
onl5 novtDg things IN aight in all the unot-
8sFuctcd lanareapc for many miles around.
It Was . hunting scene such ss Nou~armRn
never had \ chAnca to p2iut, AZ picturesque
and striking s8 Auy group of Arabs and thesr
eaTsls camel exes put upon ean,aa.. Bat tna % oen-
be cana to = sudden etand-stii1, as tho ecouts.
riding up from some more distant point,
joined him- There MA = mcment's pause,
evidently for 4 conference, And then they
started Oh again, but ohlg Hhi-Nng rapidly
around ,Is each other in narroE circles:
IKE nen riding in eitcus-the Indian signal
for approach, which the white men Of the
plain have adopted. Thoaa Who understood
it clapped spurs to their horses, and those
who did not bad only to follow the example Of
those Who did Eighty horses sprang out for
The race, scattering wide over the plzin, but
al In the eAne direction, aouas as they wiiled,
OF their speed. General McCook, the Cover
nor Of Colorado. and General Smith, tbs Az
slbtant Iostr!,aater General, both fearless and
good Flders, led tue van, and others followed
~ they could. Or A. theiS horses, which knew
how to hupt buffalo, and loved 3hs sp1-t,
Pleased These horsee, fortunately. were
well trained and sure-footed, Aad knew how,
without guidance, to steer el=Ar OF the holes
OF the ptaifie+dog". which mar be fatal trap
70 All inexperienced rider. And 50 the eighty
rldeis scou!ed the plan with shouts and yelis.
iearitts and reckless. Bridlea and spur, were
good things in that pell-mel1 ra:o 10 those who
knew how to use them; to those who did not,
BAcs!le-horns Mezo the next best thiag. Tae
word vas. Go! without much thought Of the
manner OF the going. Some fode eaeily and
veil, especially The troopers, whesa business
1t u 10 10 70; eon.e ruda easily, but not 40
we'll and forac neither ezsily nor well, but
stuck TO their horses Ike the monkey to the
I'assss mi D.. not name ths nam.a of
my u.r:ky friend - who d.l not ri1e,
hut vas c,tricd lie has instH his
stir1nrs. aud he Inns lost hin t9idle, but
hotl. l4aEtie l4aSe found the ho1n Of tue saddle
His kaees clasp his horne with Il desperate and
Gka thu TWO bottles of wine which John Gil
pin carried in his his hat, Ike john Gilpin's
Int and Wig, throateu to fly behind him; h,s
face Is lit with M uAwolteI 1tc, and his ewes
flash with new light; aud he yel1s AZ he paaa-
ea, czring for no.Liag but to stick to his horse,
and ~!th faith in that horse TINT de4arses
esavation, rceklesa Of everything but to got
ahead, for he ID after bull. sn othors rush On
hcadloug, Wild, with more or leas RrAsc. OK no
grlca At al, and ! merrifui Providence watch
e. over them. Soon the game ia in s,ght-a
huge bull feeding feisureIg In sAvlne Thith-
ar turns tho hunt, atatins; nothing il speed or
enthusiasm, following the lead OF General he
Cook who Ia far al,ead. Ho means to hare tbs
first tfeod, and clta1ly he is about to draw It.
The bull stAttH upon + cantor, md aIcCook
hr1ngs his horse alongside. A shot but the
bnh doesn't mind It; Another7 and LIS turns.
EVsdeusly this ia unexpected by tho
ass,'l'nt. Nho seemed to think he
lAd nnthinO 4r1t h!n va
sway till the beast tumbled. But the two
shots were enough to change the lido OF
battle; the assaulted became tho nss.ilaut !; the
bull turned. ch.rgAd, and theso Wa ho-sa
without rider and = Governor In somer.
tault. i Nas the first time the General was
wounded in tho rear; but noH there WAS an
cnrioua rent in the seat OF hia troxssEs, aud !.
rent a!eo-though it may not BE- proper to
mention it-in the skin beneath. 1t waa first
blood fer the Governor. but thsn 1t VAS t1rst
kn0ck-down for the buli. And he meant to
follow up that sock-dollogar, for Is tho Gov
e!uor struck the ground the bull Was after
him, and had he been ten seconds quicker,
there would hare been an empty Executive
Chair in The Territory Of Colorado. But Ra.
publics take care Of their own. At that c4iti.
cal moment dashcd in AssistRr. Postmaster
General Smith, and 4 we'll directed shot drew
OIL the beast 10 the new Enemy. man on
horseback was bettof mark for him than !
man on foot, go turning from McCook. be
lowered his huge head again to the fifst posi-
lion for toss, and went for Smith. Now wsa
McCookK Chance again. aud he up aud nt
linn. The ctvalT wheeled to avoid the
Charge, and the infantry coming up ga!laukly
on the flank Of tho enemy put 2notbsf Dall ID.
to him. Then the great b. ast stood at bav,
aud well-disetted fire from General Smith
struck him in the spiue, and he sank upop bis
launches. Dy this time reinforcemonts had
arrived, ard the hounds, which General Gus.
ter mad restrained till then, that they nigh.
tank, in rear, in front, tugEing at his ham.
strings, tugglng at his gEoat shoulders and
thick name, tugging 6ayagcly to nzing sh,n,
prune npon tue earth. A perfect fnsilads oil
bullets rainoa upon him, aud his huge bulk
aunk down at lsst, bis eyes glazed, his Limbs
ply, we're unhu1t. They did not fear The buil,
nor did they know how much moro reason
they had to fear the bullets. Whether taey
AL lit tho bull or not, by good luck none Of
them hit the dogs.
ed out tetween rs and the camp. The soldier,
cut out the hump and some other tender paris
Of the buffalo, for supper, and the hosuca'
heade wese turned to the Saline, excepting
two only. soldier and one OF tho party, who
lad wandered on in pur :uit OF another bull,
.'lI, "tir&a and hungry as hunters" We rode
back, much Of the way By moonlight, scic Jmed,
.aH We approached the cArup. bv tho jmuslr
Of the military band breaking tl,s solitude Of
tho wilderness With unWantcd sounds floating
far away upon the still air Of the prairie j,
Around the camp-Gres the incidents Of The
day we're recounted, and It was astonishing to
ho r how many fi,,al fatal shots yata tired
that brought tic bull at last to earth, The
snm total Of the dead and Nouptled, how
ever, waa this: Imprimls, one bull, dead ;
second, one Goverusr bs.,Iy hurt; and, third.
rolled orer hin, stunned and speechlsss fo1
hours, and WHO WIS sent in bY General Custer
10 The post At Hayh- He va. Fesy badly in.
tured, but We lraEued. next day, was lskels
70 recover. Later in the evening, aud iuss
before We sought ouS blauket5, the Two ssrzg.
Slcre arrived, and reported the killing OF an,
other bull. Our young companion carried
u. T.. taii in evidence that ho was in 1t ths
DEATH. but raoaess1s jiscl2ined the killing,
Assembling that honor solely to the tFooper Win
was with him. Hrs uuthialncaa -ua uniyer.
sal admiration, mixed with soma surprise,
Ard, Eith unanimous consent, it IVES a:knoHl.
edged that, since tho youthful Washington
cutdowu lis fathers apple treo aud conics.ed
it, history had recorded no sucls instance Of
eclf denyirg verzcitF under trying circun-
starces. It would be wrong to conceal fls
name, (which it il " Stillaon, correspondent
Q! the New York World, aud, no doubt. like
Washington, '+thc boy who never told u lie, '
United States.
The detaila OF the next days hunt nust re.
main unWlitten. Tie journey WAS from fif.
teen to twenty mica away from camp. The
buffalo were so plenty that tho part, scattered
IN every direction. Standing on an eninence
that overlooked the valley Of the Solomon,
and ecanning with RIass range Of eount1 :
not 1ees than ten miles in length, the herie
con1d be seen In countless sumbers. The
white cusctopping Of the limestone bIufIs,
partially covered With reldure and dimly seen,
the scattered ErcnPs Of trees in the bottom
meadows and rolling prairie, g4vr TO the land
schpe. At tie distance At which We stood. the
appearance Of 4 cultivated country dotted
With villages OF white houses, with farms and
orchards. and cattle grazing in the fields. No
Illusion could 10 more complete, aud it vas
wae only on tho outskirts Of those ra-t herds
OF thoul atssle that We had come that morning
and the day before. The bulls that we're first
Killed were the patsistchs Of the flock. whom
The young bulls had drlreu-aa thev always
DC; and n trooper said, "5ust Ike
low it At distance. The sight OF
this great main body was = temptation
not osaily ressssed; bat the party Wis due .ha,
evening 1t ak o'clock, At Haye, nov distant
tbifsy.are miles. to na1ke connection with the
down tsain. 80 We reluctantly turned cur
faces to els'iizasion. content with tally Of
twenty buffalo killed, which counted t1o1e
thaeFne apiece to esch Of tho e1cnrsionitts.
st1&Raving + small ms rgin for the sixty troop.
ctr. The consideration we had for each other,
in counting up The sum tctal without going
into NY minute questions Of eyid.nca rs to
instance Of fo.btrzncs a. 3Ir, S.illsou's salt.
deIf&l OF the night t,Af0re EncE7 I, flr <.,1t.