, 1874-07-11

clihW n!m lp--cflaW him up n!iyo" Tho last
vent to bed, raa, " KNOWN pizon a rs 1,o docs, -
1onos must ,bo goiu' crazy. That jackll beo
chawcd up-chnwed up nliyol'
An the ovening thu jack remained browslng
About tbe camp, ard tho next morning was et.ll
drcamily moving hia ears, aud Jaziy switching ha
scauty toll.
Jogglos smiled contomptuoualy ovory limo l,o
locked st the Old jack. Standing on hia porch,
as tho msnerh Of tho camp passed on tlosr way
down TO their onins on tho river, Jogglcu, feoe-
tionBly Inquired whether ai,y Of them would like
to back s'.fhat thar feroclous boast agi1,at Old
pizen for alothor 5000"
At last all tho mon Of tho ca1np were down On
tho river at work. About o'clock in tho morn
happened to 80 from tho bar up to tho bank Of
tho river for bome.htng. moment nfter, grim
ming gloefully, ho called out to those below !:
1.-The impatient n l. S1ogges is gonE to brlng o4 the
lin starting tho old jack along up the valley
toward The tlat. Hos on tho sly, and is getting
rather keen TO 500 tlaat Hght!"
Watching Jogglos. l,o was soon in tho edge Of
move .1p a streak Of open ground that led to the
hat betwcon two groves Of pinos.. Presently hc
camo back and soated himself OH his porch, get
ting Up once In . while and ssrcschsng his mock
to see il tho Jack ~nR going III tho right ditoc-
tion. Ho was dying to laya tho animals got to-
getfet.
At last = man who had climbed upon tho bank
reported that the jack ,yas not to he seen, and
that le had 10 doubt gouo over the ridge into
tho flat.
Ali was nov excitement among tho mon, and
two or three OF thom Moro conatautly OH the
rirer-bank iisten1ng for Bounls Of the fray.
Presently they cried out that
THE BATTLE HAD BEGUN.
All hands hastouod to tho top Of tho high, stoop
BANK, wlleuce was to DO had fair view Of Lilo
opau ground leading up 10 tho ridge, beyond
which lay The Int wheso roamed tho fighting
horse. Although half mile distant a terrible
squenine and bayng could bo distinctly heard
CRIES OF rage ana pam from the cohtenaioK
animals. 4 great cloud Or rou a. gust could
that told Of tue battlo. moved to and fro; some-
times appearing to approach quite ',ehs TO the
crest 81 tho ridge, then again to recede All this
time thero was heard the most fearful sqnoallng
ana n1aSing hnaginaeglow1no very as
elnotly, again moro talntly. aa the varying
breeze waited tho sounds or al tho scene Of the
oattle ehlleed. ...
Looking toward tho camp, Joggles WAS seen.
jumping uI' aud dowu, aud runuiug ftantica!ly
8as observed to got ladder, and mount the
roof Of Lis porch, aud thence TO climb to tho
top Of his house, vhsnly straseltng out luis neck
to obtain view Of tho light.
Now the cloud Of dust wah seen to rapidly an-
proaeh tho crest Of tle ridge, and soon it oano
whlrllug over II. Then were soen Two detse
clouds o. dust, both rolling rapidly in tho djroc-
tlou Of the camp. Wild anosts and hoarse bsays
wore heard: Swiftly tho red clouds rolled Oil,
and aaon IN tho fore1nost the form ct IN
animal could be aeen. Il pnH Of wind showed
thls to bo tie btoncho-0ld Pizon. At the dis
taalce Of throo or four hun1red yards behind
rolled q rapldsy-following cloud, ea we llayo
sometimes scen two small whiflw1ulds In playful
mood. What waa in tlta Inst cloud could not he
soon, but tho "BucAoye boys'' felt tlat their
jackass was thari
Down Into tho camp charged the terrified
broucho,
sson1,sa WITH FEAR Ar EVERY ygsp.
and occasionally hulf turning lis hond In order
to SEQ if the terrible lack wns etl in nurnuit.
As tue frantic horse tore through The cat,p with
uost,iIs d,s,euded. name diving III the Mind. and
tail ptickiug cut straight behind. Jogelog was
heard shouting wildly from tbs toof Of his
house. "Whoa, Pizen! Whoa, Pixon!' But
Just ii TINT moment there was no ''w!,oa ip
Dld pizen, Down through ali tho little town lie
camo-making directly for lho bar, Us though in
search Of hun1an asslstnnce.
Straight On he came tit he reached tho bank
Of the riyes, hare fully 20 feet 10 perpeudicuiar
tako tho fearful leap, aud with oyos starting
from their sockets, took ono lonr desDa,r,nr
look behind. Then came tie venomous and
inlomitable iackaas, mover broal1ug hia pteady.
With outatrotoLel mock, cars laid back, aud
soaut ta1l whipping ~ and down will euc),
bound, gu be- cnmo. Tue old broncho erectetS his
ta.l, took ono moro glance at hln approaoLing
foe, gave snort Of terror, aud learea from the
hank down into tha riyor. Lucjiiiv for him tha
wnter was doo,, Rslur to tic surfaoe be T Hwaua nm
to tle opposite shore, mud came out all right on
{. bar that put out fsotn tho bank On that side.
ue,e lie heltol. eyldently failing bi1neelt safe.
Tho jack thundared o;,, aud cams near plilug-
lug into tho riyor bofore aware OF its ploaeuco.
Das by bracing all aback till his hsuucAes a!u,ost
touched the ground he eane to halt. But it
was only for moment. seoing the old broncho
OH tho other shora. Lo stretched out his neck,
aud, giving q diabo.icel nveo-law." unl,cgifYt.
1nsly plunged Ia tile rlrer aud diligently
STRUCK OUT Eon THE HORSE.
This reoklcss and onesgetio Persistence on tue
part Of the eueiny WIS evideutlY Unexpected to
the broncho. Ho gazod for few 1noluen,s at
the Jack, as l1e roso to the surface aud began
swimnlng-gazed aH though thundofstruck ut
tue fcarfa! ,eassgy displayed by tho little beast
then tosHlng 1ls tau nloft Ind gisIng tro-
melldouH snort, he dashed away down the river
at the tor. of liH apeod.
The ]aek was soon ever the nRrfow stream.
On landing ho snulrod tue ground q moment,
then ralsiug Ills head aitd catohlng q glimpse OF
tue 1eoing horso, away he sped III keen purault.
a bend ~ the river BOON lid the anisnlN from
Yiew. Al the nlon were still standing gazing
one voice then crlcd: "1'le gulcl the gulcl
BY 1leaYent they hare both gone into Devils
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