The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-01-07

assurance that he would have deer meat
for Su per. Grouard, myself and Lieu
tenant Rhodes crossed the owdcr and
were soon threading the labrynthian
draws that led away from the river.
Deer signs Wee quite thi k Grouard
was slightly in advan G. his keen eyes
could tind the track of wild turkey in
t,e sage grass, and could tell where a
deer had trod during the previo"s forty
eight hours, picking the new out Of Il
I uzz in e, multitude of o d tra"ks.
His gentle Ssh, sh, and quick gesture
of the han indicates something new and
warm A lite shadow Its up the
"a on There goes 4 deer, wat here, !"
said the guiGc. Out of the gully an |
around il in shape nc circles Crack
goes his ri c: we ride up Just as Grouars
is dragging out small body that looks
like goat. 1t is wild and woo,y, quiet
n young deer. and the guido pronounced
it "thc most curious thing" he had ever
sint A few minut 5 after he has skill
fully carve the carcass has the hams
on his horse. AMI leaves the remains for
t &c great golden eagle that is soaring
hun ry overhead.
1 Iwo hours later we approach the brow
OF high hill There are some deer
over 'nefe, SAID tnc Sulle, lOintlhS
with his hand: abe careful" "rOn't
cock yoIr c H." We d.smaunt, stake
the laratcd horses. and then half creep
ing, move toward the edge of the ri,ige
Now We arc Gown on our hands and
knees "Carcfll. careful"--we peep
over, the Licut,, ant is in fer it and cx-
cited, sure enough B.ff. bang, goes his
| carbinc: up jump two bucks, magniii
fly. Mi ,I off a
hi toward the river with the speed OF
| the wind. ",,uick, to your hcr cs. " says
| Grouard. ard suit;ng the Il Ii to the
word he is on STOPPING run for the ami
mails, thirty yards away Snatching out
| the pin and gathering in the lar.at as he
| moves, he is on his horse very quickly.
Your correspondent had to hustle. but
| managed to scramble into tho sadd c:
| with a "long Tom" tSpringiield rilc)
hanging out like the arm of a derrick in
| one hand and his lar at in the other he had
his Lands full In fact. he had no chance
to grasp the bride, and his horse went
down the incline after his fc lows at a
!. l. {. gait Those two bucks went
! eight miles before GrouarJs bullets la
them low. in the river bottom. The
CAPTAIN had been lucky. ard our party
had managed to pile up a buckboard full
of game, that was sent to Fort Mckin-
| ney next day Coming in that evening
Lieut. Rh' des and mysc + had i wild
chase through the timber, but til. deel
got away.
| Again we are in an antelope country.
| The correspondent had been practcins 9
with his rifle The Lieutenant coulG
down the ace OF s. aIe> with his carbine
at 2Oo yards, and he had as yet failed t
down deer or antelope. What hope
had a poor tenderfoot. Grouard cheer
fully SAID, "You will bring in an antelope
to day" A word like this from 4 prophet
| of the plain was Inspiring. About II
o'clock Grouard decri d band of ante
lo.e. We took a long circuit and final }
got within 20J yards of them, bat firing
| Simultaneous y, each breaking an ante
lOpc's hind le,. Now to cut them OF
from the herd. 1t took hard riding, bu,
the two wound d ones were iaggards
a we turned them about. Then j
was up hill and down dale for an hour
CEe Of the animals disappeared as sud
den as if he had Dropped in, o ho!t
in the ground. We kept on tha jumr
after the other It ange how an ante
les. This one kept US Oh thu
move, through prairie dog towns, droves
Of jack rabbits, up gull cS and dowI
hills for eight miles. But we gained Oh
the antelope: lie tried to play with N,
sympathic.'. but he was ocmcd, Grou
ard circ'ed about the animal like
hawk, and filed the air with laug ter
! fired several shots from lorSc back