The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-05-13

the distance of two or three hundred yards
behind rolled rapidly following cloud, as we
have sometimes seen two small whirlwinds in
playful mood. What was in this last cloud
could not be seen, but the Buckeye Boys' felt
that their jackass was thar
Down into the camp charged the terrified
broncho, snorting with fear at every jump, and
occasionally half turning his head in order to
see if the terrible jack was still in pursuit. AS
the frantic horse tore through the camp with
nostrils distended, name flying in the wind,
and tail sticking straight out behind, Joggles
was heard shouting wildly from the roof Of his
house, whoa, Pizen, whoa, Pizen p Butjust
at that moment there was no "whoa" in Old
Pizen Down through the little town he came
making directly for the bar, as though in search
of human assistance
Straight on be came till he reached the bank
of the river, here fully twenty feet in perpen-
dicular height. At the brink he halted, hesi-
tating to take the fearful leap, and with eyes
starting from their sockets took one long de-
spairing look behind. There came the veno-
nous and indomitable jackass, never breaking
his steady, rolling gallop.
With outstretched neck, ears laid back, and
scant tail whipping up and down with each
H.
his tail, took one more glance at his approach
ing foe, gave snort of terror, and leaped from
the bank 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 a bar that put out from the bank on
that side. Here he halted, evidently feeling
himself safe. The jack thundered on, and
came near plunging into the river before aware
of its presence But by bracing all aback till
his launches almost touched the ground, he
came to halt. But it was only for a 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 for the horse.
This reckless and energetic persistence of the
enemy was evidently unexpected to the bron-
cho. He gazed for a few moments at the jack,
as he rose to the surface and began swimming
-gazed as though thunder-struck at the fearful
energy displayed by the little beast-then toss
ing his tail aloft and giving 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 snufed the ground q
moment, then raising his head and catching 9
glimpse of the fleeing horse, away he plunged
in keen pursuit A bend in the river soon hid
the animals from view. AS the men were
still standing gazing after them, great crash
was heard. More than one voice then cried
''The gulch the gulch By heaven! they
have both gone into the Devils GulchE' What
was referred to as Devils Gulch" was mar.
row ravine, with rocky, perpendicular walls
which put into the river about fifty yards below
the bend. Something fell into the gulch sure u
cried the men, "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 go down che other side and see what
had happened. Joggles who had before this
descended from the roof of his house, now
came putting and blowing across lots, and joined
the party from the river, fifteen or twenty men
in all, as they came from several claims
"Darn jackass, any how!' was all that Jog,
giles said, as he came up with the crowd. AS
all knew his feelings, no one said a word
"Darn jackass !" he several times muttered
as they moved down the river, after having
crossed over.
Rounding the bend, they came in full view
of the guch, There upon its rocky brink
stood the jack. With out-stretched 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 at.
tracted his attention. Turning his head and
seeing the party drawing near, he moved back
from the brink of the precipice gave his tail q
flourish, and uttered series of triumphal
"yee-haws."
? Looking down into the chasm the men be.
held lying at the bottom, motionless in death
Old Pizen, the fighting horse of the Stani'
slaus. His head was doubled under him-his
neck was broken. When he came up cut Of
the gulch after having ascertained this fact
Joggles was deadly pale. Drawing and cock
ing his six-shooter, he advanced toward the
party and said "John P. Jones, you knowed
what that jackass was. Don't speak. Let moi
man here speak word" With this he
turned suddenly to where the jack stood with
his head down, moping sleepily, and sent 6
bullet through his brain. The beast fell with
out moan, when Jogges advanced and de-
liberatey emptied the contents of his revolver
into its carcass. He then seized it by the ears
dragged it to the brink of the precipice, and
tumbled it down upon the body of the ole
broncho, saying:
"As you are the only thing that ever whipped
him, darn me- you shall lie and rot with Ole
Pizen-Old Pizen, the Fightin' Hoss of tht
Stanislaus"