Arizona republican., 1899-03-11

: another shot. Cabe could run like a hound, and at first l was madder than
 hit snake cause he got in my way SO.
 couIdn' shoot ag'in, but then a sort of
 an idee struck me and had to smile.
 That deer is hit sos he's bound to lay down fore he goes a great ways
 says, and if Gabe happens 10 run ag'in
 him 1 shouldn't wonder but what he'll
 have a chance 10 show how easy he kin
 lick a buck, well or wounded, as he's
 been braggin' 90 much that be kin.
 q calc'lated that if the deer lasted
 long enough. the way he was headin'.
 he'd strike the creek and lay down in
 the water, so 1 took a short cut and
 made fer the creek. ! got there jest
 as the buck came plungin' in and
 dumped himself down at the edge of
 deep hole, Iongside of pile of drift
 wood. I squatted behind a TOW of
 alders and peeked through. I had
 hardly done it when along came Gabc.
 He stopped on the bank and seen the
 deer After Iookin' at him q minute
 Gabe, talBin' to himself, but loud
 enough for me to hear, says:
 '''I guess the best thing for me to do is to souse right in there and jest flop
 the durn critter over ard drownd him. and yanl1 him out on the bank, so he'll
 be all ready when DanI comes up!"
 And durned if Gabe didn't souse in. He grabbed the buck by one horn and put his foot az in t'other, to jest flop the deer over and drownd him. Say! come the highest kind to spilin' half the fun by bustin' out and rOIlin' and hOl- lerin', for that deer jest rig up, and for the next minute or two it churned and doused Gabe up and down in that deep hole as if the buck was a washerw0man and Gabe. was q bedquilt he was givin' an all-pervadin' washin' and rensin' to! Every time the buck sloshed Gabe down in the creek the water'd fly up more'n three foot, and kept goin' up and fallin' back on Gabe as proper as if he was stanGin' under a mill dam. I could see Gabe gape and gasp and ketch for breath every time he'd come up from outen the water, and I see that he was changin' his mind about how quick and easy he could lick the snortin' buck that run them woods.
 ''The fun of it was, you see, that Gabe didn't dast let go c the bucks horns and pike for shore. cause he had an inklin' that if he did the buck would l1etch him with horns and hoofs both and spike and punch him full O holes before he could git up the bank. Itwas hard on me, I tell you, to lay there a. seein' that little circus and have to keep in from hOwIin'. but I had to do it or spile the fun, for if Gabe lad found out that I was there he'd "a let go the deer and dug for land, krowin' that I'd a been neighbcrly enough to put bail in the deer and stop it before it could spike him. So I had 10 stuff ny hat in my mouth to keep from spilin' the fun.
 By and by see that besides churnin' 5aGe in the creek the buck was dressin' him down every r rolvand then with one of lis sharp fore hocfs. which would lietch iabe nigh the shoulder and slash down almost the full length O | he arm. It want long fore the clcthss was all | tipped offen the arm, and the hOof be- | y3n at the meat. Gabe didn't have much inc to do it, but he'd manage 0 wiggle | md Wince consider ble every time the | roof slid down and took he skin with | t, and the faces he was malsin' was bet | er'n any clown in a circus. This here | vent on. for nigh five minutes before | iabe said anything, and then lie begun | o holler. He wouldn't hardly git his Oller started good, thoug,. fore the | tuck would shut it off by sousin' him Inder the water, and that was so con armed funny that how l ever did keep | n I can't begin to say. After awhile he buck begun to git tired. cause he ad a ball in his shoulder and he was leedin' like Sam Hill.
 This is gittin' too hard on that poor eer,' says I 70 myself, and l guess I'll oller to G&be 10 come in
 II was jest gCia' to raise up and do ii vhen the deer quit churtin' Gahe and food still. guess Gabc though that'G e good time to make break for hore, and he let go he Geer's horns nd turned 10 make if. The buck spurt- q up ag'in, and, maxim Cne lIIge etched Gabc sOme'rs nigh the seat of is trousers and rig him so amGzin that. Q landed in sprawl cn the bank. abe gathered himself Up and looked ack quick to see if the deer was comin' t him ag'in. But the deer wasn't. It -oCd Tn the creek glarlng a Gabe, but was too tired to hare aEy more fun ith him. Gabe set there and mopped be water and mud out of his eyes with is sleeve, and heerd him say:
 "'I wouldn't have DanI know this ot for $40,' Then rig up and put a ball through le buck and turbled him. Gabe looked ! round kind O skeert, but when he see le standin' there grinnin' the hull ling struck hi1n. And, consarn his ictur', what do you think he had the rit to say? Why, he Grawed his face Id seowled as if he was put out the orst way, and snapped out: 'C9rsarn you, DanT You're always 1kin' your rose where you ain't want l! Here I was settin' jest to give that ger chance to recooperate sos to give III a show for himself fore l went lCll and finished him. and here YOU