The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22

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4 BOYS ADvEEyrHE WITH BIF.
EAL0ES.
\ Trme Story.
WILL CROKER, whose adventure
among drove of butial0es | am abou, to
relate. wasa young herdsman of the Lone
Star State, and was. regret to say, as
wild and uncdurated boy as could be
found in that far from classical region.
But. though viii was uncducatcd. he
was clcver-wittcd. he wasn not the kind
OF boy VINO, as the French say. "wou|d
tic a hungry dog to a tree with Il string
OF s;usascs;" and, if he was ignoran, Of
mathematics and geography. he was
Well informed on all matters relating to
his fathers calling. He could manage
q horse rs well as the best man on the
ranch, and was y fair rillc-shot and 4
good droycr.
But vii! had one great defect. lie
was extremely obstinate. and his father
had not enough force of character to
check the fault. SO. ut seventeen wears
OF age, VIII was OF such 4 spli-wtlcd
disposition that to advise him III one d.
rcctlOn was almost sure to make him
take the opposite course.
On one occasion this ObSt;nacv
brought Will into trouble which nearly
proved fatal.
The drovers had got back from san
Antonio, whittier they had driven their
herds, and were going on a grand buf-
talo hunt There were six of them
sod man C:nckcr," as Wills father
was called. 10 d .stin -uish him from his
son. u Frenchman named Henry Le~
clerc. a Dntchm III, ncknamel
"Dutch," two Mexican ru2ueros. and
last. but b. no mean, least, our friend
Will.
1t is impossible to hunt buf'a,oes on 4
horse unused to the business. But the
following morning, rs the hunters, were
about to start. VIII appeared among
them. mounted on powerful black
horse called Bonauza, which reared IN |
plunged in manner that would have
unseatcd less practiccu horseman:
"Hc'lo:' said Croker. "What re
you dom on that hOrsc?n
"Going bntfa!o-hunting, of COURSE
replied his son, as the animal he be-
strobe stood up on its hind legs. threat
ening to fall over backward, and viyor-
ously gcsticulatcd with his fore feet.
lyon can't hunt buffalo OH that
horse! said his father. $50 back and
get another; and be quick. We're CO.
ing to start right away"
''Start as soon As w, please" replied
Young Obstinacy. tut I'll be the
first man past"
His remarks were cut short by Bo.
nanza suddenly reversing himself and
standing on his front feet, causing his
enterprising rider to slide forward upon
his neck. Dutch, seeing this, spoke up.
you o. can't 60 to a buffalo up NIT dat
horse!'' ,
You fellows attend to your own
affairs remarkedWill, disrespectfully,
land I'll attend to the horse. He's
the fastest beast here, and I'm lust
about smart enough to put him along
side buffalo, whether he wants to 90
or not"
lit makes me noding odds if you 90
hunt on . steam-engine," observed
Dutch.
Remember what we're telling you,"
said Croker, "whcn we strike buffalo
and that critter runs awav."
1.-The horse doesn't live that can rim
away with me- replied Will, confident
ly, and the little cavalcade cantered oft
briskly toward the bufalo.pastures of
the southwest.
1t was a beautiful morning, peculiar
to the Texan climate. The rising sun
gilded the ilower-decked plain; and
from the tall grasses rose locks OF cay%
feathered birds; while the ba!n,v air of
early fall blew, fresh and invigorasinc.
into the faces Of the horsemen. With
spirits raised by that sense of cxhilera-
ton which comes Of rapid motion. the
riders shouted and sang. as their pow
erful horses, with equal animation, bore
them swiftly onward.
The second afternoon out buffalo,
herd was discovered feeding far to the
south, resembling flock OF black sheep
in the distance.
A halt was at once called and prepa-
ration made for a descent UPON the
game in the morning. The horses were
tethered by long raw-hidcs. and the
men proceeded to put their guns and
ammunition in order. The next morn
ing dawned fresh and clear. The buila.
Ices were still in sight, though farther
away; and, as the wind blew from the
hunters toward the herd. a long detour
was made, in order to approach them
from the opposite side.
AT length, the hunters dashed among
them and commenced the work of de-
struction. Wills horse, the unreliable
Bonanza. behaved well while among his
companions; but no sooner did thew
scatter than he became aecablc.
and his rider heartily wished he had
taken his fathers advice in relation to
the animal. as he found he was gong
to be LETT ont of the sport.
There were no breech-loading guns
in the party. and it would as1onish a
c.!ck sportsman with his repeating
Winchester and reaay.loaded shells in
a convenient belt-to see horsemap
Charge muzzle-loadcr from the saddle.
The report of the hunters rifles
gradually di!l'used uneasiness among