The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-07-23

in perpendicular height. At the brinh
he halted, hesitating to take the fearful
leap, and with eyes starting from theil
sockets took one long, despairing look be
hind. There came the venom0us and in
domitable jack, never breaking his steady
rolling gallop.
With outstretched neck, ears laid back
and scant tail whipping up and dowI
with each bound, ON he came. The ole
| brOncho erected his tail, took one more
glance at his approaching foe, gave 9
snort of terror, and leaped from the banh
down into the river. Luckily for him the
water was deep. Rising to the surface
he swan to the opposite shore, and came
out all right on bar that put out from
the bank on that side. Here he halted
evidently feeling himself safe.
The jack Numbered ON, and came neal
plunging into the river before becoming
aware of its presence. But by bracing al
aback till his launches almost touched
the ground he came to q halt. But it was
only for q moment. Seeing the old
broncho on the other shore he stretched
out his neck and, giving diabolical
"Yee-haw," unhesitatingly plunged into
the river and diligently struck out fol
the horse.
This reckless and energetic persist.
ence on the part of the enemy was evi.
IDENTIFY unexpected to the broncho. He
gazed for few moments at the jack as
he rose to the surface and began swim
ming-gazed as though thunderstruck at
the fearful energy displayed by the lit.
tie beast-then tossing his tail aloft and
giving a tremendous snort he dashed
away down the river at the top of his
speed.
The jack was soon over the narrow
stream. On landing he snuffed the
ground moment, then, raising his head
and catching glimpse of the fleeing
horse, away he plunged in keen pursuit.
A bend in the river soon hid the ami.
mails from view. As the men we're still
standing gazing after them q great crash
was heard. More than one voice then
cried: "The gulch! the gulch! they have
both gone into Devils Gulch"
What was referred to as devils
Gulch" was u narrow ravine with rocky,
perpendicular walls which put into the
river about fifty yards below the bend.
Something fell into the gulch, sure, y
cried the man, and it must have been
either the horse or jack, or both"
All now started for crossing some
distance up the river in order to 60 down
the other shore and see what had hap
pened. Joggles, who had before this de-
scended from the roof of his house, now
came putting and blowing across-lots and
joined the party from the river, fifteen OF
twenty men in all, as they came from
several claims.
As he came up with the crowd Joggles'
remarks were brief and terse. As all
knew his feelings, no one said word.
Rounding the bend, after crossing the
river, they came in full view of the
gulch. There, upon the rocky brink,
stood the jack. With outstretched neck
he was gazing intently into the chasm
below. His ears were Topped forward, as
though to shade his eyes and give him a
clearer view of what lay at the bottom
of the gulch. The sound of approaching
footsteps at length attracted his atten.
ton. Turning his head and seeing the
party drawing near, he moved back from
the brink of the precipice, gave his tail a
flourish, and uttered series of triumphal
"Yee-haws!"
Looking down into the chasm the men
beheld lying at the bottom-motionless
in death-Old Pizen, the fighting horse of
Stanislaus. His head was doubled under
him-his neck was broken.
When he came up out of the gulch,
after having ascertained this fact, jog.
giles was deadly pale. Drawing and cock:
ing his shooter, he advanced toward
the party and said: "John P. Jones, you
knowed what that critter was. Don't
speak! Let no man here speak word. :"
With this he turned suddenly to where
the jack stood with his head down, mop
ing sleepily, and sent bullet through his
brain. The beast fell without q moan,
when Joggles advanced and deliberately
emptied the contents of his revolver into
it's carcass. He then seized it by the
ears, dragged it to the brink of the preci-
pice, and tumbled it down upon the body
of the old broncho, saying:
"As you are the only thing that ever
whipped him, you shall lie and rot with
the stanislaus."-Viryinia City (Neu.)
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