Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-25

the metal cartridge in afterwards. At one
hundred yards the spread is not more
than three inches. ana at one hundred and
nifty yards both shots are pretty apt 10
eaten the beast somewhere. 1t is sur
prlsng how quickly an antelope will
come to halt with two balls shot through
him instead OF one.
In the summer of 1879, while CROSSING
the plains OF the Yellowstone river, in
Montana, one morning just at break of
day, l came upon three young antelope
lying snug and cosy in nest OF prairie
hay, where they had been over night The
trio were a mother and her Young. Quick
ly as possible drew my rifle to my shout
DER, TOOK rapid aim at the fureshoulder
OF the dam and pulled the trigger. I'm
fortunately, my pony stirred a little as the
hammer fell Il was shooting from horse,
or rather pony, back and in consequence
the bullet fell little short. it struck
thedlrt about an inch in front of her body
she was lying belly frOnt) and ricOcAeL-
ing upwards tore the poor creature In
shocking manner. She Jumped to her
feet, Notwithstanding this awful wound,
but Immediately fell down sgain, The
Kids, however, sprang up at the same in
slant, and in alarm sped away like the
WIND across the prairie. The mother made
second attempt TO rise and this time
succeeded; but alas! | could see she was
badly wounded, as the entrails were pro-
truding. In some way she became en-
tangled and actually thrust her right hind
leg through one OF the loops. In this con-
dition she made after the kids and in a
few minutes caught up to them and was
leading.
ALONG CHASE.
Ispurred hastily after the party, but
was astonisbed to find that this poor,
wounded creature was able to keep her
self and offspring beyond my fleet pony.
1t was long, hard chase, but deter
mined to run il out, as / desired to over
take the mother and Kill her out of pure
mercy. Nothing could have induced me
on that occasion to harm one OF the kids.
Over the hills we W ent, across broken
country, up hill and down dale, and still
my game did not falter. l galloped long
and hard, but it did seem to me as If that
poor, hunted creature was gwen unusual
Strength and spaed to get beyond my reach
and cut 6t the way OF my good Intentions.
Fully three miles had been gone over be-
fore L was able TO overtake the dam, who
was bleeding and beatiug inoessantly,
while this time the kids were leading. but
not more than a few yards ahead. 1 rode
alongside and shot her with my revolver,
which put an end to her miserable exist
ence and closed the tragedy. This is a
true narrative and one | relate as merely
showing the power possessed by this
gentle creature OF clinging to life, when
many stronger brute would have died
from exhaustion.
Speaking of their tenacity for holding
on to this world, | will relate circum-
stance which occurred in this country not
long since, and OF the truthlulness OF
which there can be no question.
WITH KNIFE IN ITS NECK.
An antelope was killed by a hunter,
who found imbeded in the flesh of the ami
NAL knife nearly ten inches in length,
including handle and blade. We often
hear of human beings carrying ON their
persons ana in their flesh an ounce or two
of lead, which, after settling down into
some quiet spot, is heard of no more and
gives little trouble thereafter. But who
ever heard of an antelope with a half
pound knife sticking IN it's body and none
| the worse for it? The animal in question,
| when killed, was in fine condition, fat and
| plump, and apparently in no way disa-
bled from it's remarkable wound. The
knife extended on the right side of the
| neck, just before the shoulder, passing
| about half an inch from the heart, the
point sticking into a rib, which evidently
| held it in place. The whole knife was
covered by the skin. The wood part OF
the handle fell in pieces as the knife was
being taken out, showing that it had been
confined for some time. Evidently 1t
must have been in the flesh for years, as
the wood had decayed, and the skin OF
| the animal had entirely covered the butt
of the weapon. How ever the instru-
ment came to be in such a strange place
must forever remain a mystery. PrOba-
bly, some Indian came suddenly upon the
animal and, having no other weapon han.
DIV, threw the knife at the buck, where II
| lodged as described. Certainly the ante
lope suffered little from the inconvenience
and made up his mind, true to his nature
to live on in spite of the little drawback
| of a ten-inch knife under mis- ribs.