American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-10-09
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A True Antelope Story.

TIP and were in that part of Western
Kansas which is left blank on the maps.
Two hunters, Thompson and Hughes,
| had Joined us; and we were coming back
from a buffalo-chase. We had been
crawling lazily along over prairie,
| through valley, up and down hill since
sunrise and it was now nearly noon
All of sudden, from a clump of tall
grass near us, up sprang an antelope and
pair of beautiful fawns. Like flash, the
old one and one of the fawns started over
| the brow of the ridge on which they were
running around in a circle, as you have
seen ponies do at the circus, bleating as
hard as he-could. -
The BOYS leaped from the wagons in an
! instant, while I remained to hold the
horses Ranging themselves around the
circle the three hunters every now and
then dashed .headlong after the fawn as
he flew past; but missed him by rod or
more every time.
Our dog Landy also was on hand for
the fun; and it was laughable sight to
see the great awkward fellow straining
every nerve to Overtake the little streak
of animated lightning that flashed before
him. Landv was a Newfoundlaudrshep-
herd, and / knew that nothing could in
duce him tohurt the fawn if he should
catch him.
While l was watching the sport and
laughing at the drollery of it all at once
heard a Stamping on the other side OF the
wagon, and, stepping quickly around the
horses heads, l saw the old doe and
buck AMI doe with her.
As thief avn came bounding along the
circle the Duck and does, bleating anx-
iousIy, darted in ahead of him, rushing
right by the men and dog. Never stop
ping an instant the big buck led the way;
the does and fawn followed; and before
YOU could say 'Jack Robinson" they
were lover the hills and far away"
This was the antelope that we almost
caught The boys came back to the
wagons, thoroughly tagged out, and look
ing painfully silly.
Again we drove along, but had not pro-
ceeded more than mile or two when up
sprang another old doe and ran toward
Landy, stamping her fore-feet fiercely.
OF cOurse!the foolish dog took after her
as hard as he could go-just as she want.
ed him to do; and fine chase she led
him, always taking care not to leave him
so far behind as to discourage him and
make him turn back.
We knew at once by her actions that she
had fawn near there; and so, while she
was leading Landy away from it, we set
about hunting it up. In few minutes
came across the little slender-legged
beauty, snugly curled up under tuft OF
grass AS came upon him he dashed
out of cover with a shrill, plaintive little
g Baa-baa, baa-baa,' and, as fawns always
do in such cases, began running in
small circle.
Landy, disguised with his hopeless
chase, came trotting back, and at once
struck in after the fawn. This one was
not SO fleet as the other; and by and by
Landy overlook him, and tried to stop
him by pushing him over with his nose.
This frightened the fawn so badly that he
made direct for Tip, who was squatting
in the long grass in wait for him, and
rushed joyfully into his arms.
We took the brighteyed little thing
into the wagon, and by night he was 80
tame that he would follow us around; and
when we lay down to sleep on the ground
I gave him a corner of nv blanket for a
bed. At last we got back to Thompson's
log-house which stood near the timber;
and when we went away we gave the lawn
to his two little girls. | would really
like to know what ever became OF IT.
lloyd Wyman, IN Nursery.