Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-04
BATTLE WITH a MAO COW.
4 nAton Nsan,ain uerd.r'. Tale of the
Worst shot on Record.

4 naten Nsunta,n uerdrr's Tale Of the
Worst shot on Record.
onc afternoon while A. Ration mountain
Invent over 20 tho ridge between the Red
river and the Caliente 10 look for deer. ]
spoiled ones running. and being nfoot for
was lesa than mile from camp-I hung
~ 10 tho branch of pine tree. aud after
cutting lis throat and performing some
ssher attentions In IL. makeup Suggested
by tho gentle art ~ venerle started 10 pro.
cure pony 10 pack tho carcass TO camp.
A seventy pound deer is no trivial pack
arr In n rough country, and had no in
tention Of carrying u myself
While 90 returning was walking down
. little valley. the damp bottom ~ which
was frcc from trees and Just rprlnHing, In
the cold, clear rays Of the April sun. to
short grass.
Ahead some ten yards behsld an old
COW, cmariatei to adcgroo and whose mar.
Ing eyes letokencd tho insanity which
seil.s on starving cattle. She was marked
with our err mark "A swallow fork In
each cnr--and concluded 10 drive her mp
" camp, where was fodder and feed. and
with three or four days Of that | thought
nhe would pull through 10 grus.
Hat never had chance 70 put my be.
nevolenco Into effect. The moment ahr
-plsl me she danced ont In m uncertain
aud staggering way. fairly brlstllng with
rage.
watched hrr, supposlng II would eoin-
TO nothing more serious than m nttemp,
TO bully, which failing, sho would conc
along fcdAte enough. ] was mistaken.
Bracing herself on her four weak leg,
she charged With lowered head. I still ex,
pecfct hait.bnt she came on 10 within
fifteen feet, staggering and stumbling. al
considerable speed and fairly airc with
bloody Intentions. I snatchei OF ms big
sombrero and Errt IL sailing into her face.
The only effect WIS Ia bring her head M a
littls aud absted nothing OF her hendlong
gait.
As 7 fuiiy realized that the old she VII.
lain meant business I flashed into rnge.
aud pulling hack the hammer Of the SHARP
rifle I carried resolved To borc her through
her addie head and correct her disposition
TO quietnde for all time.
Mstter wcr coming too fast 10 allow
me fo takn any aim, and | banged away
with the Sharp ~ IL lay In my hands.
The irstc row was not three feet from tho
muxzie ri the rife. but how missed her Is
tnorr than cal tell. Hut did.
Al n WINS abe was 10 cross M 10 appear
TO gather the smoke Of the gun and bring
II along In her frontlet, and realizing had
Missed ! just had time In escape her horns
by quick twist, getting. indeed, a snaft
jolt from her shoulder even then.
1t took a tenth part Of ,rcond 10 put
another cartridge Into the rife, and re-
nccted With ferocious satisfaction that ID
would he my turn now, ~ had no idea Of
making second miss ~ II.
or course ! confidently counted on her
turning and charging me again. 10 my
surprise, however, shn kept straight on up
the siight and pine covered hill toward tho
oivldo and never seemed even 20 enst a
thought behind at me.
oycrcame an impulse 10 pump bullet
into her anyhow, and no one having Gus.
tAined injury, called tho battle draw.
Tho irony 81 fate WAS shown by finding
this old COW who had escaped my bullet
by miracle, dead with her calf, In a blls,
sard which struck the hills two days after.
The -xistsno. q this calf hid over on the
divide. and my being dlrrciiy between thu
infant aud the old COW when sho saw me,
was no doubt the whole cause ~ the war.
! left the two stark In their drift OF
SNOW. and make no doubt they werr highly
appreciated by Oh. bupArd and the raven,
who that day tapped their vide wings in
those skios.-kansas City star.