The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-07-06


so out and Craze
We left pa yelling for helm. and 7
guess ne was praying some 'cause
once ne got on his knees. but a coupls
OF pet buffalo calves. that one OF tina
rancher's boys drives to a cart. wenr
up 20 pa and began TO lick his hald
head. and chew his hair.
wei, we got around 10 the ranch
mousse. where We could see the herd
ana see pa trying to push the calves
away from being 60 familiar. and then
the herd all left pa and went back
over the ridge. and pa was alone with
MS empty reyolyers and the peck
measure. Pa seemed 10 be stunned At
nrst. and then We all started out 10
rescue him. and he saw US coming.
and he came TO meet us.
Ia was sight His hair was all
mussed up. and his face was red and
sore irom contact with the rough buff
aloes tongues. and the salt on their
tongues made II smart. and his coat
sleeves and trousers legs had been
chewed on by the buffaloes, and he
looked as though he had been through
a corn shredder. and yet he was stiIl
brave and noble. and as We got near
to him he said:
Got any trailing dogs."
What you want trailing dogs for"
asked the ranchman. What you wanr
Is bath. Have any luck this morn.
ing buffaloing:"
wen | guess yes" said pa, as he
dropped the peck measure, and got ont
a revolver and asked for more cart
ridges. Il put IL bullets into that
bulls carcass when he was charging
on me. and how he carried them away
is more than | know Get me some
dogs and Winchester rife and will
follow him till he drops in his tracks.
That bull Is my meat. you hear me?"
and pa bent over and looked at hls
chewed clothes.
You don't mean TO tell me the bull
charged on yoI and didn't Kill YOU"
said the ranchman. winking at the
hired man. How did you leep from
being gored?"
We'll, II takes a pretty smart ami
NAL 10 get the best OF me said pa.
looking wise. You see, when the bull
came over the hill | gave b m a cou-
pie OF shots, one In the eye and an
other in the chest. but he came on.
with his other eye flashing fire. and
the hair on his head and on his hump
sticking up like porcup ne, and the
whole herd followed. believing and
fairly shaking the earth, but kept my
nerve. ] shot the bull full OF lead.
and he tOttered along towards me.
bound 20 have revenge. but Just as hs
was going 10 sore me with his wicked
horns ! caught hold OF the long hair
on his head and yelled Get out OF
here, condemn you" and locked him
in the one eye. like this" and pa GER
tainly did look fierce. "and he threw
up his head. with me hanging 10 his
hair, and when | came down | kickeI
him in the ribs and he gave a grunt
and a mournful below. AS hough he
was all in and was afraid OF me. and
went of over the hill. followed by this
herd, scared 10 death az man That
was not AFRAID to stand his ground
against the ferCest an.mal that ever
trod the grounl. Now. come on 4
help me find the carcass" Pa looked
as though he meant H.
Well you are a wonder said ths
ranchman. looking N pa in admira-
ion II have seen mon before that
Gould lie some but you have got An
lanias beaten a block. Now we will
20 TO the house and settle this thing,
md | will send my trusty henchmcl
'ut henching after your bull"
Then we wenl TO tho house and got
Inner. end the men drove up the buff
alo into the barnyard and fed them
hay. and we went ont and played
With the buffaloes. and pa found his
'ull hadn't a scratch on him. and that
lie would lean mp against pa and rub
gainst him just like he was a fence
'ost.
The ranohman told pa they had been
tringing him, and that the animals
7ere so tame you could feed them out
( your hand. and that he had been
hooting blank cartridges. and the
My thing he regretted was that pa
Tould lie so before strangers. Then
a bought the herd for the show. and
ext year pa viii show audiences how
e can tame the widest OF the animal
ingdom, SO they will eat out OF his
and