The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-12

fOlIOwing tnc pntn worn by the buts
faloes In their pilgrimages. Coming
out on the bank, he saw, apparently
foating on the surface, about n dozen
hugo horned heads, which turned
slowly and then fixed ns many pairs Of
big, sleepy eyes on the coming boy.
| Junnito studied them carefully.
"Ahal" he exclaimed at last, 'there
thou art-tbou with the biggest hornsi
Come here, Jcfe."
But Jefe was too comfortable and
wouldn't come; 40 Juani,o finally took
of his trousers and wadcd In until he
could climb up on the great beasts
back. "Now get up, big stupid" he
shouted, pounding the massive head
vigorously with n small fist Either
the insult or the tbumps had the de-
sired effect, and, with many sighs and
grunts Jefe scrambled laboriously TO
his feet almost submerging his com
panions in the waves created by tho
process), and splashed shoreward.
Juanito secured his trousers, and
mounting again, urged his ponderous
stced along the path. As they emerged
from the bushes Junnito caught sight
Of two figures across the field, dressed
in white, with huge sun-hclmets, APP
parently examining something closely.
"Hola" exclaimed Juanito, 'tho
two English lunatics. Let us go and
see whnt they have found, Jefe"
i may say here that all the ignorant
natives of the far East being unable
to understand their ways, came 10 the
conclusion long ago that the English
aud American races were composed
entirely Of harmless lunatics.
Jefe, having been at last persuaded
10 turn his nose in TINT direction, pro-
ceeded, one leg at time, toward tho
two white figures.
Now there is pecularity about
these carabaos Of which Juanito was
unaware, aud that is that, although
they can be controlled and led by
six-year-oid native, if necessary, at
the same time, in those parts Of tho
| island where q white man is rarity
| the sight Of ono seems TO drive the
creatures frantic, and they will often
| attnck with all the fierceness and fury
Of wild bull white person who has
not given them the slightest cause;
and their attack is really the more
dangerous 10 the victim, for cara
bao's horns are each as long and thick
as n mans arm. A single carabao has
been known 10 attack aud kill full
grown tiger.
Consequently, Juanito was hardly
prepared when, about half way across
the field, Jefe raised his head aloft.
and began TO utter strange, nasal
grunts, pricking his great ears for
ward, and was still less so when the
hitherto placid beast OF burden quick
ened his steps into sort Of sidle, and
then broke into n numbering elephan.
tine canter.
"Hayal que tiene tn? What hast
thou? what is the matter)?" shouted
the amazed Juanito, striving TO main
tain his balance, but Jefe's sides were
still wet and slippery, and in another
moment Juanito tumbled ingloriously
of. He picked himself up, and gazed
open-mouthed at Jefe, who, with his
head in the air, his back arched like
a bow, and his feet in a bunch, was
going across the field in sort OF hop
ping, see-saw-like gallop. / do not
know Of any other beast whose move
ments, when galloping, are like those
of a carabao, unless it be bear.
SO, combining this with Jefe's own
individual hideousness, it is no
wonder that the two naturalists, upon
catching sight Of what was coming,
dropped their specimens and fled at
the top of their speed toward the
nearest tree.
This, fortunately for them, belonged
TO certain species the branches Of
which grow very low, and are as
gnarled and irregular as those Of any
old apple-tree in New England, afford
ing equally good footholds for climb
ing.
So. whcn Juanito arrived breathless
on tho scene, the two Ingleses were
perched comfortably aloft, lombard
ing Jefe with sticks and disagreeable
names, while he, regardless of both
Of these weapons, bntted the tree, and
grunted angrily
They threw down two stout belts
made OF leather and canvas, which
Juanito picked up and examined dubi-
ously. He understood better than the
Englishmen the tremendous strength
of a carabao's neck-muscles. Then Q
brilliant idea struck him.
~ will fasten his legs together,
senores," he said, $50 he cannot run"
Juanito took one of the belts, and,
kneeling down, proceeded to fasten it
around Jefe's hooks, which, in the
legs of carabao, are very close to-
gether, buckling it as tight as he could.
To secure his fore legs was more
difficult, because Jefe insisted upon
being anfectionate, and pushed Juanito
about with his huge black muzzle; but
at last the second belt was made fast
around his knees, as tight as Juanito
could pull it.
Juanito pulled n big handful Of
leaves, and thereby kept Jefe's atten-
tion distracted while the Englishmen
crawied gingerly ont on the longest
branch, and swung down to the