The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
SCRANTON MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY. OCTOBER g. 1897.
OF the arrows had wounded the bull,
and he WAS leaving trail OF blood be.

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and he was leaving a trail of blood be.
hind him. A pack Of hungry wolves
had struck the ttail, and they were in
hot pursuit OF the animal. The bull
evidently heard the wolves, and, al
though weakened from his burdens
and the loss OF blood, he struggled
hard to increase his speed.
Very soon the wolves were In sight,
and Barison, whose face was toward
them, said that he thought there was
thousand OF them. They were
gnashing their teeth and yclping, as
il certain Of their prey. Never were
two human beings in more serious
situation. They were bound hand
and foot, and it looked as il the hun
CRY pack would soon be upon them.
The bull turned as il to challenge his
enemies, but when he saw that the
prairie swarmed with them, lie evil
IDENTIFY concluded that his only hope
OF safety lay In fight. The pack soon
swarmed around the animal, gnashing
their teeth and swapping at his legs.
BarisOn struggled at the thongs that
bound him with all his strength, but
giant could not have broken the
rawhide.
Some Of the wolves ran ahead of the
bull and snapped at his nose. He
caught one OF these on his horns and
hurled it in the air. The wolf fell,
swapping and snarling on the animals
back, between the captives. Others
fastened their teeth in the bulls
flanks, while one old monster lobo had
seized the girls dress and was hang
ing by the bulls side. Countless packs
were lowliug over the hills and swarm
ing across the praires to join in the
pursuit. 1t was evident to the cap
tivcs that the bull was growing weak
er, and they had about given them
selves up for lost when the girls at.
tentiOn was attracted by a shadow Of
something moving across the prairie,
and she joyfully exclaimed: IL believe
1 see u column OF hOrsemen. Her
eyes had not deceived her. Her father,
in command of a company Of Texans,
was in pursuit of the Indians. The
moon was just rising above the hOri-
zon in cloudless sky, and the Texans,
who had been listening to the bowling
OF the wolves for some time, saw the
buffalo at about the same instant as
the girl cspied the column of horse.
men.
The buffalo was nearly exhausted,
and barely able to move in u slow
lope, when the Texans set out in pur-
suit OF him. The horsemen easily
galloped amongst the pack of wolves,
and then for the first time they no.
ticcd that there was something on the
wild bulls back. Both BarisOn and
the girl shouted to the Texans not to
shoot. The horsemen were very much
astonished, but Capt. Menefee recOg-
nized the voice OF his daughter, and
he at once reached correct con-
clusion. "The red devils" he said,
"have tied their prisoners to the back
OF that buffalo" The Texans gallOp-
cd around the bull and easily dropped
rope over his neck They soon
strung the animal out on the prairie
and cut the captivcs loose. Barison
was no sooner on his feet than he ex-
pressed himself as anxious to set out
and attack old Lame Wolfe's village.
The young girl, eager to be avenged
upon her cruel and merciless captOrs,
declared that she would accompany
her friends. By hard riding the Tex.
ans reached the vicinity OF Lame
VOLTS camp and charged him in the
village Just at daylight, firing right
and left. Barison shot old Lame Wolf
in the mouth at the door OF his tcpee.
Miss Menefee rode 10 the column by
the side OF her lover and fired as often
as any OF her friends. After return
ing to the settlement on the Yegua
the wedding guests once more assem-,
bled, and the lovers, who had cx-
perienced such horrible cruelties at
the hands of The Comanches, plighted
their faith to fight the battle OF life
together. There were Il great many
people at that famous wedding-near-
ly every one within 100 miles having
been invitcd-and OF all that crowd OF
daring men and fearless women only
one is living to-day to tell the story Of
brave Barison and his sweetheart's
wild ride on the back OF n buffalo bull,
pursued by a pack OF h0wling wolves.
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THE WORD "HOODLUM."-The old
proof-reader was holding forth upon
the question OF typographical errors
and theit occasional influence on
posterity. "The word 'hoodlum' Is an
instance of this" he said, as he knock
cd the ashes out OF his pipe. "Out in
San Francisco twenty-five years ago
there was a notorious character named
Muldoon, who was the leader OF gang
Of young rufilans. They were a terror
to'the community, and about as tough
a lot Of citizens us you could find on
the coast. A reporter who had been
assigned to story in which they had
figured, undertook to coiu q wore
designating the gang. He reversed
the name OF the leader, and referred
TO them as 'Noodlums.' The compost
tor mlstook the m for an H. and a
loodlums, the word passed the proof
reader. And now 'lioodlums' Is rec