The Red Cloud chief., 1883-10-19

It's smoky purlicus. and was soon in
stalled under his hospitsble roof. We
were both fond Of fishing, and the prox-
unity Of the Tay afforded every facility
Tor is Indulgence. Some days after my
arrival accompanied my eGpsin 70 see
arec<ni purchase, asmGGu14oun1 bull,
brought home. AHeeAos eooQoe nheut
the place had turne1 81 = - q ar
= rival. Twas q large, powerful animal
10 \ brownisi~red color. with q pair Of
tt-adsd ho3ps Two msu led & with
20 ~ Il "a already earned Q
k1Rr ~ft4sccnAsx. II ~ Lat Lose
pr the rfy1e, he fesc9 n
(deemed salzeicutly trlya-
~cantcr ogeSskB lsvisies oSestnut
mare. ! repai1 - - Ev0IGiAe witt
my rod. intet41g p III lins at all
events. whether I manaesd 9 kill any
thing else or - GGkaterine down
the footpafh Whiea $500 80 field In
which the bun hsA been qnsrtered, |
saw the anfmql genieuy. kaDws.ng at
some distances. nd or read
somewhere that bulls ma a antipathy
TO the color red, I determined TO prove
by experiment whether it was true.
Standing on a projecting stone of the
fence. on the SAFE side IL which | stood,
i unfuried my red silk pocket-handker-
che, n waved IL in the breeze. II
was some time before his bovine majesty
noticed il; but after a little, ne
raised his head and looked Mt
The fiuttering rag. Presently,
curiosity impellcd him to take a closer
view. and on ne came mt a smart walk.
l,naily breaking into a run. When
about nifty yards distant. he paused to
reconnoiter; then. having apparently
made up his mind. he beloved loudly
and charged at full speed. Not wait
ing the actual onslaught. l put the
dangerous piece Of silk into my peck
ct. and continued my walk. The bull
followed me rs far as the limits of the
field would allow. and when interrupt
ed by a fence. stood gazing at me as I
rctrcated.
. A short sauntcr brought me 20 the
river. where was soon engaged wstch-
ing for indications Of n n;bble. At
that point. the river was about fifty
yards wide, and quite deep enough to
drown ono; while the rapidity with
which leaves and bits of stick floated
past indicated q considerable current.
About two hundred yards from where /
stood was a boat-house in which were |
usually kept a few skis, for fishing or
crossing TO the othe, side. / whipped |
the water as / slowy sauntered in that |
direction, but viii small success.
lighting a cigar was about to make
myself comfortable i'm a grassy nook of
The bank. whea q noise caused me
10 , look roShd. To my surprise
and dismay, l saw that the bull had
somehow or ether broken out of the
ned, and was moving towards me.
Fortunately. nc was vet about four
hundred yards distant, and only walk.
ing. u evidently highly excited.
theught at first he did not see me,
to the swell of the bank: but be-
!Qre l G could conceal myself, a loud BEL
iow.w me that 1 was recognized.
wishing 10 excite the brute by a
~precipitate retreat. 1 began to walk
slowly in the direction of the boat.
rouse. My dreadful pursuer followed
iowly at first, but. gradually augment
ng his pace. broke into a run. 1 saw
y once that mics II my
cnenoe o. reaching the boat-house MI,
was small. l. therefore, set off at full
speed, thinking, in such circumstances.
was the better part of valOr.
i.was, however, well aware that nv
nasty flight vas certain to draw the en-
ragged beast after me with even greater
vigor than before; but l calculated on
reaching my goal first. and jumping
into the boat which usually Law there.
push of, and thus escape being INHALED
on his cruel horns. CHANGING over my .
shoulder, l found, to nv dismay. ,hst
the brute was rapidly gaining on me-;
on ne came like a whirlwind. Fling
ing away my rod, l bent all my powers
TO the attainment of speed. Not dar-
ing to look round again. / heard the
rapid thud of his hoofs gradually get
ting louder. Eighty yards from
the boat-house! Frantic with a~pprehen-
sion. l strained every nerve. Fifty,
yards, and the enrased demon
is close At my heels! l reach the boat
house painting and b~reathless. The
door is shut-locked! There is no wei
boat lying.a the side. in which /
might have escaped. Having no choice
and no time for deliberation. 1 plunged
into the river. I waded in till it reached
my neck, then turned, and looked at the
buh. To my great relief, he had not
entered the water. but stood glaring at
what was visible of me, apparently as
tonished at the sudden diminution of
my bulk. After giving rent to his dis
by paving the ground and
believing fiercely. he stood eyeing
me, evidently conscious that / was in
. fix.
Thus we stood looking 1t one another
for some time, the conviction growing
stronger. as I felt the water chill me, [
1could not remain long where / I
was. l trusted that some one might
discover the escape of the brute, and, =
giving the alarm. come to my rescue. {
But minutes passed slowly without help
appearing. and I was getting desperate
cold. Once or twice I fancied the {
,rute was about to enter the water and q
Ittack me; but he always paused alb 9
uptly on the brink. apparently un- J
to trust himself farther. If
"a been . swimmer. I might have I
49, = the other side. and thus have /
u,sf36S 9 ever having learned that Q
y.ntSr. s1complishment. I dared not
tipesdsssSisy o1d my Depth was get b
CURED: Iso uOl9' when . brie1Dides oc- .
IT, n~ear! perhaps the buij -o-id scSlew .
til ,h !. . deep breath. 49, - d
"tser reached tn ri~ A-Ak
or with my hsa ~. . Keeping IA
~. .1Sn the stream : iittia - AM ~ !
,~ ~ lower. let tho carrent -
W. Esnaaea aadsr or isitla