The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-01-27

age, II he could only succeed. He had
heard of plenty of men who had roped
and thrown buffalo; but Of the tying
Of one head and foot he did not re-
member a single instance.
Now, Zeb not only carried the COM
mon "throw rope" which is generally
used for catching cattle, but, slung to
ring in the saddle, ne also had one
of the best Mexican lariats of rawhide,,
such as are used for catching the mus
tang and wild horses of the llanos.
Fired with this sudden desire of cap
turing the largest bull in the herd,
he unsllng the lariat, chucked the Win
chester back into it's scabbard, gave
wild whoop, and whirling the long,
running moose rapidly above his head,
charged down upon the old bull.
The pony understood his business
thoroughly. and the moment that
whirlin9 rarvhide began singing its
sharp whirT-r-r above his head, he
knew what was coming, and, once as
sured Of the object at which It was to
be aimed, he needed neither rein nor,
spur to hRfhg him quickly alongside the
intended victim.
Then Zeb, leaning well forward in the
aazadle, and stin spinning the moose with
Q nghknfn9-like movement above his
head, DoAsed himself for an instant,
and then. dartfng the flying loop for
ward with a quick swoup Of his arm,
sent the ling. snalxy thing whistling
away .in front Of the lunging buffalo.
Even before the moose fell the rider
had taken several quick twists of the.
other end of the laxiat ebout his saddle
horn with his left hand, while, as it
dropped directly under the animals
nose, he gave It q sudden twitch with
his right.
At the same instant the keen-witted
pony shot out to one side and drew
rapidly away and set back upon his
Launches and stopped.
The throw had been sure one, and
the big bull came Aoundering to the
earth, g1viny horse and rider q shock
that nearly upset them both.
In trice the lariat was made fast
to the seddlehorn, and, ''throw-rope" in
hand, Zeb dismounted, to try his luck
at tying the fallen animal
The lariat bad securely fastened upon
one foreleg Of the beast. and as he shook
his fierce head, after recovering from
the first shock Of surprise. and sprang
to his feet with q snort of defiance, the
knowing horse gave o backward lurch
that again bros him tumbling to the
earth. NFn
'Eood for ~. hdy." shouted zeb,
IN delight. ''wss afraid you couldn't
fetch him; w p brought the ole
feller down Sdie Enough"
Meantime, even as he spoke, the skill
full youth had flung his ''throwrope"
over one paving. struggling hindleg,
and, running round on the opposite
side, he pulled one way while the pony
pulled the other.
Then there was q sharp, hard strug-
gle which lasted some minutes-a fight
in which at one instant the chances
were In favor of the buffalo, and at an
other that he would soon be conquered
and compelled to yield to the superior
tactics of his enemies.
A score of times the huge beast gath
cred his limbs for q bound that would
have brought him to his feet, nerved
to withstand the dexterous jerks of the
lariat, and ready for headlong charge,
when sudden twist. given at just the
right time upon the leverage of his
unstable legs, would roll him over
again upon his back.
If once he gained his feet and faced
the horse, the pony's efforts at throwing
him would b. of no more effect than
like strain upon solid ledge of rock,
and in f. fnnR the charge SO GER
tainsto< horse would lose all
of Inn suffice to throw of
TIN be of the lariat, and
then fower might as well
try t99Gol ( the wind.
Thus, success depended upon the con-
stant and concerted action of both
the roper and his horse-and well did
both in this instance do their part.
The horse kept the lariat drawn :aut,
lurching backward at every sharp COM
mnnd of his master, while Zeb himself
tugged and jerked and unanswered un-
til the perspiration rolled off him like
great raindrops.
At last. though, he succeeded, by
throwing a twisting half-hitch, in tang
ling the other hindleg of the bull, and
then drawing the old fellows kicking
hoofs together, he hung on till the buff
falo grew sulky and gave the fght up
in despair.
After that he could depend on the
horse in case of another struggle, and
he now boldly approached his huge
victim. Eau uling in the rope as he did so.
In almost less time than 1t takes to