The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09


r. pursuit. q long. easy lops. neiFhlbs IN On.
troopers, 70 hlb companions. Hound him NJ
by chs time the band was following With
blind faith tho big bay that had oraanlzed the
own SaiP lines. el L u Eas siS cs5ry's SO h On a ssSpnPede
there is one horse who lends and all the rest
ionS2w wherever ,vns e may choose e ERA; In, T NV
bore on % the right. and the pursuer.. cut.
bands course. gained considerable distance,
At this the leader. nut on an extra burst Of
Of the weaker horses. They fell behind and
would have been easy captiyes for the troopers,
but they, were mot the objects Of The chaos; ~.
marsh at a point where Il was comparatively
shallow and epnrred hts horse, on so that he
TO. make a long detour around the enc. OF the
soft ground and lay n straight course Tor the
satSS@peaded. horS Sssh he SS could sS hil have 5I hardly " s SGe
ceeded, but the advantage was all his, SO he
was able, to gain the requisite space and turn
ing the horses for the main road With the
other two Troopers close upon them.
r aiming next TO the leader. despite the extra
wsiShh N he was ,S Carrying, but ,rnoy the sdddIe
he. Owed forward headong.. and over him
J Johns 1s'i horse SG tFemb Geae whe e9i Re arose aely Snd
stood where he was. He had had enough OF
that had fallen continued after the rest Of, the
happened. Two. more. ilmped painfully away.
feet and Collapsed again. He had broken q
leg and was afterward shot, But the band
and SSii The others y sY Sehind ia and s a way
to the left, for the object now was 20 keep the
I hGftse 70 Fq 2iTSt IN and am ever iSu lsss snnliy circle tS b ,1rG%
them to, a standstill from. congestion. The
bay leader had been In former stampedes
perate squirt, to act around to the left.
but, the cavalryman, there was waiting for
emergency. Baked In this. the bay stopped
remainder d, his followers straight for the
main, road again. But they were being preased
ever to the right. and some OF the horses were
losing faith. in their leader. as was shown by
about them and try short cuts to freedom.
From the roadway, as soon as the band came
IN sight nn 81 It's It; several yer limo more st tro tp,s ,. Joined ned the the
ginning Of the end. and the horses. forsaking
their allegiance In the moment of peril. broke
three troopers who originally started after
Them. most OF the horses would have got away
SdH o the Y l eSiesaS you'll Si1 have Uap BEEN H1 FUNDED eSsd
back, and sst on. with tagging step. toward
for the troopers horses to show what. speed
they had. Two of them were turned across to
the east and urged by their riders. put forth
their best endeavors. Before the fngitiYes
knew what was happening, they were encom-
left for them but to keep to the north. where,
sooner or later. they must Gross the road.
Rather than do this the leader made one
more desperate. attempt to round the end of
the pursuing forces Just rs the man in. the
football contest strives to round the end OF the
pursuers closed in upon n tumble OF confused
and contrite horses that pressed in uron, each
bay for leading them into this mischief All
were captured and the stampede was over.
that had dropped out OF the run. and this was
easy in most cases. as their high spirits had
been efectually Gained by the hard exercise.
Private johnson recovered him three days
later from the Provost Marshals men, who
had found him leading q life of lonely liberty
or the hills beyond the big lake.