, 1876-03-15

Am Incident OF Ltro on tho Pfuins.
Passing out between the bills, tho young tel-
lows found themselves Oh nearfY Ieyol plain.
Hcro. too, Was donRe thronB Of buffaloos
stretching % to tho undulatsng horizon. as
tho two explorers walked on. n wlao lhuo seemed
to open In tho mighty herds boforo them. In-
sensbly, aud without any hurry, tho croaturcR
drifted avay to tho right and laft, browsing or
staring, but continually moving. Looking hack,
thoy saw that tho buiraoes bad cfose.l up thoir
rau!ts on tho trail which thoy hui juBt puTsuol;
while before, and on oithor hand, wae wali Of
animals. i.
"Wo aro surroundodl'' almost whispered Ar.
thur, with aomo alarm.
"Noyor mind. my boy. Wo eau walk out. Just
aa tho children at Israai did from tho He'd Son.
Only wc layo waves Of buiraioes. iustead of VIA
ter, to coso behind md opoa beforo aud bo
wall Oh each side. Soc"
And, "a tlloy kopt on, tho mass boforo them
moltod AMY III BONO mysterious laSliou, always
tho sumo dlathnco from them.
$500! Wc moyo In D vacant space that
trayeia With Us wherever w. so, Arty."
were candle IN tho dark. rho oneu ground
around uH is tho lighs, wo shed Tho bunaloos mo
"a good figure OF gpeoeh, that, my laddo.
must relnomboar' it. Dut We arc getting out Of
They had now como To sharp rlso Of ground,
broken by rocky leuEo. which turned tho herds
moro 10 tho northwnsd, Ascending this, they
woro out of tho buAaloca for tho tsno, bus bo-
yond t4em woro thousands moro. Turning
Routhvotd, thoy struck aoross the country for
tue uaKon-tssck. quito well satiatsd with their
explorations.
between two long distdcs, or ridges, .hey
which were two l!stlo ohiidron. Two boys-ono
about and the othnr II yoars old-wcro play-
ing near by, and four oxen wero grazing by q
spring.
toqp teV rHr Mn nff tim trail and Why thew
bcro p!oaa thoy sAtl that thor fatLor anu unclo
had come up attor buffaloas, aud werc ous with
thoIr guns. Their mothor WAS over on the bluf1,
pointing to httlo rocky ruaBs which roao llko
Conc to hunt tor ''earyioc- ber1ies-" Thoy uero
loft to uind tho cattle and tho children.
"p1otty oarclees business. should say. !" u1ur-
murod = Mont. A. VOL Xoungsters" ho sddea,
they may gel carried away by the bu1a1oes,
Mud thnk!"
Thoy wont on down the valley, looking bsbind
them ut tho helpless little family aloua In Tho
IA man ought to be licked for leaving bis
Mopt. '' 'S's
auldoni,, over tho eou.horn nail Of the valley,
hord OF bufEaloes. ILoy wero not only running,
they were rushing like mighty tlood.
IA stampedel : sts1npodel" cried Mont; md,
flying back to tho unconscious group Of children,
foll1Wtu ny AlEQnfs l4 0A1Q " Hn0 Tor your
lives, youngstorB! Mako for tho bluH |"
Eaizlpg QUO ct tue httle onns, and bidding
Arthur tako tho other, ho started tho boys ahead
for tho sland-bluH, which wan somo way down
tho 7alley. There whs mot q noMsut 10 lose,
Dehiud thsm. like rising tide, flowed tho but-
fAiosa III tho aaFgsa. A coufubod murmur hlIcd
the air tho ground Eeaounded With the hurried
boat Of oountlosa hoots4 and the earth seemed
to be disappearing 10 The advancing torrsnt.
Close behlnd tha flying fugltives tho angry,
Dnne-atricken hard tufnblaf md tnsxah Ils
laborel breathing sighed like a broezc, aud the
warmth Of Its pnl4atlons seemed to stlae tho
zlr. .. ..
ITO tla loft to tho loft !" screamed Arthur,
eeoing tho bewildar9d boys, who lad ike deer,
making directly for the gteopast part OF the
blutt. Thus warned, tho lads bounded up Tie
little fsland. RrAspi1g tho uuderbkush u 'thcy
climbed. Hard behind them osule Arty, pale,
Ms features drawn aud rigid, and bearing III hts
arms little gtsl. Mont brought up thcIresr
with stout boy On tis shoulder, and bla4khssxs
With excitement aud the hbo,tous s,ln
Up tho steep Side they scrambled. failing md
Recovering thstnasfyes, but up u last. secure
on bsse rock, thoy saw hcayinR tidn OF wild
creatures pour tuNultnolsly ever tho edgo and
flu the valley. Il leaped from ledge to ledge,
tumhlod aud broke, rallied &gnin and sNeps on,
biloxi aud slapt EAva {os tho EumblinB thnnqer
Of many hoofs and tho painting breath Of the ln.
pu1nerhblo multitude. On 1t rolIod ever every
obstacle. The wagon disappeared In = twink
ling, ita Wbiia cover going down 10 tho block
tide 1i4a ainkipg ship st s0a. Past the iaapA-
like bluf, where little KIoup stood spoil bound
the herd swept The 1nahinG tida separating at
tho rocky polut, aYainxt WhtyA 4 esAt md n4It4A