Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-06-27

| BODY was all bone ana muscle. his
temper was rs good rs his courage WAS
high; me he would follow about like a
dog, but he had one failing. and that
was an insupcrablc objection TO the
close proximity of anything, except one
thing, that stood on four legs. We
all have our peculiarities, and this
was his. Bipeds were all very well,
but multiply the legs by two, and he
let fly Immediately, and never missed
his aim.
"Such was Marengo.
Thirdly, there was Cognac, the
faithfulest, the most honest. the odd
est. and the wickedest little dog the
world ever saw. He was more like
terrier than anything else, with n short,
yellow coat, n foX's head, very long
ears, and q very short tail. The shrill-
ness of his bark pierced your ears like
a knife, but the awfulness of his howl
he always howled if left alone-ballles
description. During the fourteen years
| had him, he seldom left me day or
night. On journey he would run be-
side me, and when tired get up and sit
in my wallet. The great pleasure of
his life was TO steal behind people and
secretly bite their legs.
"By some mysterious affinity, he and
Marengo were friends from the first
They now sleep under the same tree
"Well, we started, and after going
over q good deal of ground, thought
| had decided on location, ard turned
my face homeward. My direction was
by Alma, TO strike the great road that
runs under the Atlas eastward into
Constantine.
cit was about eight O'Clock one
morning, when | had been some two
hours in the saddle, that | emerged
from narrow valley, or ravine,
through which the road ran, on to n
sandy plain, dotted with bushes and
scrub.
Il had just laid the reins on Maren-
go's neck, when suddenly he gave
tremendous shy that pitched me Clean
off.
"The next minute, with n horrible
roar, a lion sprang right at his head.
Il made sure he was on the top Of
him, and so he would have been, but,
as Marengo wheeled short round like
lightning on his hind legs, the stream
ing reins caught the brute's forepaw,
and, rs it were, tripped him, SO that
he fell sideways on the road.
"The heavy jerk nearly brought the
horse down, but the throat-lash broke,
the bride was pulled over his ears.
and, recovering himself, he dartcd
away among grove of trees that stood
by the wayside.
80 intent was the lion on the horse,
hot L., Il L.,
dcfenceless before him.
"Crawling swiftly along on the
ground, he pursued Marengo, whom |
gave up for lost-for his chance against
the savage brute among the trees seem
ed hopeless.
However, rs lack would have it,
there was an open space about a dozen
yards across. In the centre Of this Ma
rengo took his stand, with his tai to-
ward the lion and his head turned
sharply back over his shoulder, watch
ing him.
''He stood quite still, except for the
Slight shifting of his hind feet and lift
ing of his quarters, which / knew
meant mischief.
The lion probably thought SO too,
for he kept dOdging to try and take
his opponent by a flank movement.
But the old horse knew his game, and
piyoting on his forelegs still brought
his stern guns to bear on the emmy.
"Soon, with Il roar the l;on made his
spring, but Marongo lashed out both
heels together with such excellent iud-
ment OF time and distance that, catch-
ing him full in the chest, he knocked
him all of heap to the ground, where
he lay motionless. Then, with n neigh
OF triumph and flourish of his heels,
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