The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-05-15
PAT AND THE BUFFALO.
An Adventure in which MIR. o'Fiynn Got
Into q Tight place.


An Advsnture In which Mr. o.Fiynn Got
Into Tight place.
There is good story told of an
Irishman's adventure with buffalo
bull in early Montana days that is
| grotesqueiy amusing. The name of
tho Irlshmnn was Patrick O'Flinn.
Anyhow, Pat had only been on this
side of the Atlantic about two years.
and during that time had not improved
In the Queens English to any great
| extent, but. as will be seen. rather clung
with tenacity to the pure brogue of
Erin.
On arriving Ia this country Pat
turned his .nttentionn to railronding.
and had scarcely set his foot on
Americas soil ere he accepted big
job of shoveling dirt, and week after
had been rushed of to the Northwest.
and was soon far out on the frontier
| digging away with his shovel MS only a
hearty Irlshman knows how.
At that time there were still few
bulfaloes along the contemplated line
of the Norlhern Pncitic Railroad, aud
| Pat, having learned to ride a horse aud
shoot gun, though both very awk-
wardly, went out one day with party
of travellers to have some Nimrodie
sport, In the course OF % few hours
travel the party run upon herd of
buifaloes, and. after considerable
maueuvering. each hunter selected out
his game and started for the expected
prize. The country was very rough in
the vicinity where the game was sighted
and the chase was of the most exciting
character, each hunter being separated
from the others. and. of course. attack
ing his game singIe-handed. How
ever, the hunters experienced good
luck wiIh the exception of Pat. who had
chosen the toughest old bull in the
herd aud made a dashing charge. shoot
ling hin, but not fatally. As the
animal was quite lleet footed aud angry
it turned upon its assnilant. and the
horse becoming frightened al the APP
/ pearance of the enraged brute. reared
and plunged, and soon had Pat sprawl
ing on the ground, while the equine
steed escaped as fast as its legs could
carry it. ln fact. Pat aud the bull were
left alone to tight il out in whatever
way they might choose.
Pat had been somewhat shocked by
the sudden fall, and at first seemed
rather slow to recover. but when he
observed the buiraio charging down
upon him. with every part of the
animals anatomy fairly bristling with
rage, he scrambled upon his hands and
knees and fairly paved the ground in
his haste TO reach small cliff of rocks
near by that appeared to offer him a
meager but apparently his only chance
to escape. Fortunately luck was ia
Pats favor for between two good
sized rocks he foued an opening that
would just barely admit his body far
enough to prevent the bull from reach
ing him, and yet quite close enough to
tantalize the monster into the most
| furious rage. In the fall he received
Pat let drop his gun, aud so was en-
tirely without any weapon of defense,
and, but for his companions. might
have been Imprisoned for au indefinite
| period. When the rest OF the hunters
had killed their game and had gathered
| together for the homeward march, Pat
was found to be missing. and search
was ut once instituted for him. The
hunters began making circuit and
while riding up behind some bushes,
they heard voice as of some one
talking, apparently engaged in AN
animated conversation. They stopped
and listened and were soon convinced
that il came from Pat IL WAS evident
too, that he had gotten into predica-
nent, for just at that moment he was
saying:
An. We ayty lookin baste. what are
yees trvin To cum in here fore Have
yees no sinse ut all. ut all? The divil
set lire tor yeas. for the great black
heavy crayilur that yees are. Sure
it's the likes o yees Ought to have been
banished from the sod long age.
Begob. if had my gun I'd put AN end
to yees a foolin' round here and dis
turbin' a mawn from his rest as yees
do. The divil "a Bit can We hook me,
and it's great pity for the likes OF
yees to be thra%in away your strength
like We are doin'. Yc'd betther be
savin' it up to pull the finder grass aud
get fat on. so wees had. -
But the bpisilu didn't seem 10 appre-
ciate Pats advice. hut kept hooking
away in an effort to get at its enemy.
And it's tryin' to cum in. yees are,
aginP" exclaimed Pat. ''Whin yees
square through between these two
stones yell be mighty thin. so yees will.
aud its the divil of sixpence I'd be
givin' fer yer hide full of holes and the
hair peeled of.
The bull ceased operations ior a
minute and backed off pace. evident
ly hoping to entice Pat to come out
from his secure retreat. but Pat saw
the game and expressed himself thusly:
*Yees needn't be tazin' me to cum
out at all, at all. l know the tricks o.
yecs too well to be taken in afther
that kind of style. Away with yees
hearts contint. but mind aud keep away
from doing me any harm. II I only
had yees by the tail I'd pay yes off for
bothering man that never done yees
no harm"
About this time the hunters concluded
that they had had enough fun at Pats
expense. and going up closer drew
bead on the buffalo with their VIM
chesters, and the animal tumbied down
dead as door nail. Pat was quite
overjoyed at his dcliverance.-Gto
Democrat.
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