The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-09-25
RUNNING FOR LIFE.
An EnL Iishman's Terrible Experience With
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An EnL Iishman's Terrible Experience With
1artars.
While foraging in the vicinity of
Tifiis in the Cauc sus, one morning, an
Englishma l spied a herd of antelope, at
which, after getting within reasonable
distance, he fired two shots, apparently
! without eff ,ct. But most unpleasant
adventure result, |, as the shots reused
some savage sheep dogs who were do
ing duty over fl ock near by. The man
was surrounded N moment, and as
the dogs were clio ing in on him shep-
herd ran toward re scene with shout
which still furth -. infamed the brutes,
one Of whom rushed upon the English
man and bit through one of the tendons
behind the knee.
Drawing his revolver the exasperated
Englishman fired at the dogs, thus for
the moment freeing himself. Then he
ran to the shepherd, seized him by the
collar, and forced him to call them off,
after which he resumed his search for
an antelope.
He wandered fruitlessly about for
many hours among the hills, and finally
d
which three Tartars were seated
among them his friend of the morning.
An invitation to join them was imme-
diately given, which, not being &C.
cepted, took at once the form of a COM
mand. A signal-cry was sounded,
while two of the Tartars made for their
reluctant guest
"My first thought" says the English
man, twas to stand and fight for their
intentions were obviously hostile. But
unless 1 meant to use my rifle, my
chance against the four-for another
had now appeared-would evidently be
poor; so with good start 1 took to my
heels and ran.
up one hill and over its brow into
the valley that separated it from an
other no bigger than itself-from that
to another and then to third, the
chase went on, the pursuers growing
in numbers each time / looked back,
until, when quite blown, 1 stopped to
see whether my rifle would intimidate
them, they had increased to over a
dozen.
"a shot from the rifle did stop them
for moment or two; but before was
well at the bottom of the hill from
which l had fred, heard them coming
on again. And here l began to feel
that things were really extremely Sc
rious for me.
81 had killed their dog, and had,
therefore, little mercy to expect from
them. was dead beat, and my bitten
leg made running all the more difficult.
had only half dozen cartridges with
me, and at the best could not hope to
make good fight of it, so poorly fur
nished with ammunition, against so
many rascals with their blood up, in
place where there was no stone or bush
to get behind.
"But here a double saved me. At
the bottom of the little hill was q wide
earth-crack; into this jumped, whilst
my pursuers were still on the other
side of the summit. and following the
course of the chasm | doubled round
the base of the hill a little way and
then waited. Yelling like demons, the
Tartars came over the hill, and to my
infinite relief, supposing me probably
to have just topped the next rising
ground, redoubled their exertions to
overhaul me in the direction which
they fancied I had taken.
THE moment they were safely past
me, turned and ran back on my track
for some distance, and then made for
the plains. am thankful to say that
there found my friends and the horses,
and heard no more of either dogs or
Tartars. Youths Companion.