St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-02

he faced the enemy, and before the men
could anticipate his intention, the mad
dened brute came at them with head
long speed. The struggling, shaggy
name bristled upon his neck, and his
short, stumpy tail dashed his sides, as
African travellers tell us the lion does
when aroused to fury.
Inc onset OF the camel was terrific.
AS ne moved forward in long, swing
ing stride,
THAT RAPIDLY
covered the intervening distance, foot
plainly saw that only a death shCt
could arrest the progress of the beast.
LII once he reached the group of hunters
somebody would be hurt.
Unless camel is hit i'm the head or
spine it is difficult to kill him. To reach
his heart ball must enter Just behind
the foreshoulder, and this is not always
possible to accomplish. Oftener than
otherwise the bullet aimed at this point
goes astray. AS the beast came on at
headlong stride, Foot shouted to his
companions, Aim at the humpr'
DE hoped that some of the missiles
would break the animals spine. Quick
and fast the Winchesters rung out in
the air; but the camel still pressed for
ward at furious gallop. The blood
flowed from his sides, his neck and
haunches, but no bullet had found vital
part. With flaming eyes and quivering
noStrlls, and his short upper lip curled
back from his cleaning teeth, the on
coming camel was not an encouraging
sight to the hunters. A half-dozen
shots had been fired from each gun, but
the furious speed of the quarry gathered
momentum instead of decreasing. The
next minute he was among them. He
singled out the young hunter, and riS-
ing upon his hind legs, his fore feet
projected like two parallel lances, he
launched himself with a wild scream at
the reSolute boy, who in spite of Situa-
ton that might have made a strong man
lose his nerve, faced the encounter fear
lesSly. The boy, with admirable pres
ence OF mind, Swerved to the right, and
then dashing forward passed the ell
ragged animal, whose fore feet came
down upon the sand with terrible vio-
lence. Had those feet encountered the
OBJECT they were aimed at, the young
man would never
HAVE LEFT THE SPOT ALIVE.
Meanwhile the other camels were not
inactive. A young bull, hitherto I'M
touched, had already joined in the me-
lee; The first discharge of the guns
had confused and bewildered him, but
when he saw how his old sire was con-
Quoting himself the young brute deter
mined to take hand in the fray.
Closely Initiating the maneuvers of the
older animal, he was now giving Foote
all sorts of trouble. Maddened by two
bullet wounds, his ringing hoof-beats on
the sand denoted more than one savage
but mlSdirected blow. While the hunt
erS were buSily engaged with these two
the old COW and her yearling calf had
made wide circle around the combat
ants, and were now approaching them
from behind with the evident intention
OF taking part in the fight. Savage as
are the bulls when aroused, the cows
are scarcely less so. In this instance
the rapid approach of the enraged fe-
male rendered the situation of the hunt
ers in the last degree precarious. Foote
observed 1t, and shouting to Stickney,
bade him Look out for the cowr'
That gentlemen, quickly needing the
adjuratiOn, turned and fred upon the
new antagonist. the bullet was well
aimed and went true to the mark. With
fierce scream the COW rolled over in
the sand with broken back.
AT this moment, also. the old hump"
fell, pierced by ball from young
Hughes rife, and at the same time
Foot succeeded in sending a shot into
the half-grown camel, which broke his
back, and ended the conflict. There
now only remained the calf, which, in
pity, was left unframed.
The sun had now begun to show
above
THE HORIZON,
and lit with its beams the scene of the
sanguinary contest. -Four camels lay
dead upon the sand. So rapid had been
the shots fnrnn fhn Off I,,
wildering the affray that each of the
hunters might reasonably claim
"a captive to his bow and
spear" To little Hughes, the
youngest of the sportsmen, had
fallen the monarch of the herd. and his
pardOnable pride was revealed in i'm
measurable eXultation. Only the night
before, when he had boosted of what he
could do when the game should be
found, they had laughed at him. And
now he had redeemed his boast. The
boys enthusiasm touched old Foot to
the heart, and then and there was born
to them both, an appreciation and love
for each other that went hand in hand
with them through many fierce strug-
gle in the desert.
The next thing to do, after killing the
game, is to take such part of it as is fit
to eat. The skin is comparatively val
ueless as an article of commerce. But
the ''hump" on the back of camel,
like that on the back of the buffalo, is
delicious morsel. When properly
cooked, it has no superior in the whole
range of animal food delicacies. The
proper way to cook it, however,
is the way the buffalo hump is
cooked on the frontier. The skin of
the animal, commencing about foot
away from the hump and circiing
around it, must be lOOsened and re-
moved up to the edge of the desired del
icacy. Then deep inciSion made with
a sharp knife will separate the flesh
following the circle of the hump, and
enable the hunter to lift off the part he
wants. The loose skin must then be
folded carefully over the raw portion
and the hump cooked up in the ashes of
a hot fire, where it will quickly roast.
In this way the hunters prepared their
breakfast on the brink of the desert
waterhOle. The meat, rich in juices,
and tender as the flesh of a young
chicken, afforded repast which in rich
ness and delicacy was far beyond any
thing the art of the most accomplished
chef in his city restaurant could pro-
duce. Tired and hungry, the camel
hunters eat long and ardently. Such
appetites as possessed them the desert
alone could give. But the most exact
ing demands of the stomach will have
an end at last, and, rising from his
hearty breakfast, Foot and his compan-
ions prepared to return to the shelter of
their camp in the distant foothills.
A LITTLE GIRL FROM MAINE.