The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-01
TANNING A TARTAR

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A Hunters Exciting Experienea =.
StePpes or Russia. -
a gentleman who was trnVas,~. &
Russia upon scientific pursuits e.. !.
himself obliged to snbsist al,r,s - s.
trelY upon what he could shoas i q.
morning he had been ont early Il 49,. -
OF game, and not having founa -
thing, was about returning to lhis ~ -
when he heard some one callinv i, -
In Russian The speaker turned 81, - !.
be a rather sniart-looking Tartar !, - y
was standing in big fat carf 90 s
troika of capital horses before III. NJ
was asking the gentleman ID go = ]
seat IN his cart, assuring him thas Z.
too was q sportsman, and would 80.
him TO place where game ahonnas \
and bring him back safely befora 49,
fall Rather doubtingly the rentla,.. =.
finally got into the cart, and yvns s- ,,....'
rapidly away. -
After q verst or two Ia -. I,
began to find that my friend 49, =
braggart, for In short time x 6 e
bagged several hares and few o,,~ss
lis sight was marvellous Ha nosr.ns
far IN advance, and said, 10 49,
We FASTENED in that direction "a II. as. ].
tramp of one or two hundred vs,ss.
sure enough, up started hare fron, II
very spot. - -
And now the object Of the Tsrsa,.
morning drive was revealed az ! ~
side near us was a mighty floes 80, =
sheep. Dismounting and removsn. u 4.
shoes, the man plunged In among -
after much labor secured fony J, 1. 4
I'VE lat animals, and rot tham
into his cart These Ia Co.,
with us to neighboring village -
they were peddled out piecemeal = ~
natives, the whole operation AZ sls.-as
tering, skinning and cutting an heisv
carried out at stone trench hard 81
Much time was consumed b M.
work. Anxious to get back Il 80
quarters, | suggested as much u ~
Tartar. when he coolly informed :.
that | had better make IN nv nina 4
pass the night at his house n -
naming village of some half-ao.ar
houses, at which a horrible mur3ar 80
occurred some months previousIv
1t may have been the me,norv n
this murder, or IL may haye hean NJ
CHASTITY hardness with the butcher
knife, that made me resolve woul6
not go there. | reminded him x M
promise. All the satisfaction / cold
get was that II | wanted 10 70 hack i
must walk.
did know In what direction nv
camp lay? Yes, out yonder. over that
low line of hills A grim laugh, and
the assurance that the camp was In N
exactly opposite direction increased my
suspicious of my quondam friend. d |
knew he must be lying.
"A moments consideration showed
me that walk at this hour would end
probably in night on tho stappe. at
the mercy Of this man or any other whn
chose to stalk me. So changed nv
tactics. He had no firearms, and saton
the edge of the cart Ihad my gun. and
sat behind.
II mustered what little Russian
knew, and let him understand that he
must keep his promise; that on 10 nc
count would ] 60 TO j.; that our
home-track was the ono on our right
and If he refused To take Ii would
blow him off his cart with q charge Ut
No. g.
This was rough argument. and he
seemed nonplussed. He tried to argue
me into going another way. and 10
laugh me out Of my suspicious. He
even began to bully. simply watched
him, repeated my proposals. and sat
still Meanwhile the horses were
pulled up.
Then my friend tried to siip of his
eat, and SO get out of his awkward 10.
ition In front Of my guns muzzle.
ockcd my gun with click, and brought
In line with his back. There was d
moments hesitation, and then with a
urse he took the right road at q sulky
ace.
"All that drive I never took my eyes
II him, and never let 20 my gun
be became better-tempereA
nd when We were within half 4 snIIe
I camp he turned and spoke 10 me.
aging that nothing should make him
o further.
80, satisfied that could now ret
ome In safety. and taking with me the
mall amount Of game which I had
hot took leave of the Tartar. clad
ldeei to get of SO well. "-Youths