The Red Cloud chief., 1881-02-17
WILL egokEg AND THE BIT.
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Svii iaiotusci ga al matters rvlA,ing a.
h, father > calling. iis cssli manage
= hur-c as seil - the eSst man CA The
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god DRIVER
Bui WIN hstcus grrs tcfsrt Vie
wUs cxivm-ll obstinate. and hrs Ssh
hai uo; eaoagh tore - character 10
Ss-cr th- isaaL ~ ~ scvsnieva tsATs
q. a-c. " II wa uf sach n srlf sA!si
disposition that - aiStse hsE- "a enc d.
rcrts5n wAs almost sur - Eskc s-
lake ,s- opposite cbuTse
Gu one u-c-~on this cbsisnsry
broagh, Wa into troa,ie ~hich nearly
proved fatal
The drawers hal go; tack trsrn san
Antnn,c. whs,i.tr They hal drives their
herds. aad WERE go,ng Il q sand bus'
falo hunt Their. suru 80 ~ .hssn
"Old man CnprkcT. n WIS tzftsrr
Wa cal 81. to distinguish him frun BIS
son. n IrcnchHrNn named lirnry 10
cierc. 4 DutchmtG. scknaaSi
"Dutch." two McXicaa "a .nd
lat. but by no means least cur irsead
VIII.
10 is impossible Ia hunt baaalnc. on \
horse unused 81 the business but the
following mcvr NJ. ~ the huatefs were
about u start. Wa s~g7scsr~i stnJng
them. mounted on a pTssriua black
horse called Bunznra, which reared soi
plunged IA a 1nnVr that would have
utseatci = les praciicei horseman.
Hello sa,l Croker. What re
You doin' oa that boIrrF
Going buffalo uajing. Il spsirSe.'
rrpl cd hi son. n the animal be lr'-
strobe stood up ON IL hind legs. threat
Aoing - fall over backward. and yisor-
ou,ly grs;tulaicd with his fore feet
You cant hunt buffalo on that
horse said hi, father. Go h-ck anil
get another. and be- quick. We rc go
Ing To start right away"
start - SPOT n yogs please" implied
Young ob,tinacy. 'iiGt III bu the
first man past"
HIS remarks werc cut shnr; by DO
n suddenly reversing himself and
standing on his front feet. causing his
entcrpraing rider % slide forward upon
his neck. Dutch. seeing this. spoke mp.
"lou can, 20 TO- buffalo up init dat
horse
lyon fellows attend to your ~
affairs. rrrrarkciW tH disrcsp~r,fully.
and I'll attend 81 the hor-s Hes
the fastest beast here. AMI I'm t,is,
about sm art enough IA put him along
side - buffalo, whether he wants o. 20
or uoi.'
lit makes me no,iing odds n you 20
hunt on a stcamcngine.' observed
Dutch.
Remember what we're telling YOU"
sail Croker. when VIC s,s,ks buffalo
aud that cTitier runs away" .
"Ihe horse doesn't live that can run
away with wa. replied VIII. confident
Is, and the little cavalcadc canterci o1
briskly toward the buffalo pastures u
the southwest.
IL wa. a beautiful morning. peculiar
10 the Texan climate. The rising sun
gilied the ilower-deckcd plain. and
from the tall erase. rose focks Of gay
fcathyicl birds: while the balmy air ol
early fall blew. fresh and invigDrs;ing.
into the faces of the horsemen. With
spirits raised by that sense Of exhilerar
ton which nj of rapid motion. the
shouted and sang. a. their pow
horses. with equal animation. bore
them swiftly onward.
The second afternoon out a buifsio-
herd was discovered feeding far In the
south. resembling n flock Of black sheep
In the distance.
A halt va a, once called and prepa-
made for a descent ufon the
game in the morning. The horses were
tethercd BY hong raw-bides. and the
proceeded Ia put their guns and
ammunition IN order. The nsst morn
ing dawned fresh and clear. The buifa-
loes were still in sight. though farther
away; and. a. the wind blew from The
hunters toward the herd. a long detossr
was made. in order To approach them
the opposite side.
At length. the hunters dashed amony
them and commenced the work of De.
struction- Wills horsr. The unreliable
Bonanza. behaved we'll while amony his
companions; but 10 pms did they
than he became unmsnaxeabie.
and his rider heartily wished be- had
his fathers advice in relation To
the animal. rs h. found he wa gong
to be left out Of the sport
There were no br~eech-losding guns
the party. and IL would as,onish n
crack sportsman with his repeating
Winchester and re~ady-loadei shells in :
convenient beit-to see = horsemar
4 muzzie-losder from the saddle.
The report II the hunters rifles
gradually digused un~easiness nmong
he bufaloes. which numbered two
thousand or more. and tbey began TO
move. followed by the relentless horse
men.
In their course they again approached
he horse OF our disappointed friend.
Vii tried desperately To get eloss
enough for \ shot. He succeeded. bat
! scared ball. with shaZyy front and
twinkling eyes, charged To-
ward BONANZA. and that animai turned =
md fed ignominiou-l,.
The nog terrified bufaloes closed in
ipon the panic-stricken horse. andso
hil was surrounded by the Shaggy
nerd. He tagged vainiy a. the bit; aud
he loud laughter oi BIS osnpsaions.
Who remembered his bpast On sszrfin~
put. grew fainter as he Wa borne swift
away. 4.
He was not II al alarmed tIII he
back sod Aw that be was fat
the men out % sight Then
upon him the thought sof how !
iogeriess be Was In the midst Of the
iuwieldy herd He VA completely
aud the frightened suaa
oes were ruaafng a, tler sssfes
iPeed. which they would probably co., :
inGe for hours 4
He thought 81 stopping his h0r.e by (.
akinS Of his eoss ard pafting Is over {
he animals eyes. Bot thea. should
he horse sop. he would be knoeksi
b. the bas5sISe~- and b1sh Of
hem be pounded TO death beneath the
ess of the herd =
SO powerful are these clumsy bezs,s
hat in . large herd they sre ainos. IN
They leave strzck behind /.
hem which much resembles pky.ea +;
ieid- Should one Of The number io~~ /,
q footing, 4 Is almost sure 10 be killed /.
- it, companions, a. those IN the rear
-rowding upon the oEx ranks. uxke
pause Impossible I,
Croker observed n. sou,s n.-,g s.. j