The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-06-29

on 30 water hole 20 drink, and tnen
go out and Craze.
We left pa yelling for help. and I
guess he was praying some, cause
once he got on his knees, but couple
rancher's boys drives to cart, went
up to pa and began to lick his bald
head, and chew his hair.
Well, we got around to the ranch
house, where we could see the herd,
and see pa trying to push the calves
away from being so familiar, and then
the herd all left pa and went back
over the ridge, and pa was alone with
his empty revolvers and the peck
measure. Pa seemed to be stunned at
first, and then we all started out to
rescue him, and he saw us coming,
and he came to meet us.
Pa was sight. His hair was all
mussed up, and his face was red and
sore from contact with the rough buff
aloes' tongues, and the salt on their
tongues made it smart, and his coat
sleeves and trousers legs had been
chewed off by the buffaloes, and he
looked as though he had been through
corn shredder, and yet he was still
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 want
is bath. Have any luck this morn
ing buffaloing?"
well I guess yes" said pa, as he
dropped the peck measure, and got out
revolver and asked for more cart
ridges. 81 put IL bullets into that
bulls carcass when he was charging
on me, and how he carried them away
is more than l 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 his
chewed clothes.
You don't mean to tell me the bull
charged on You and didn't kill you?"
said the ranchman, winking at the
hired man.. How did you keep from
being gored?"
well, it takes a pretty smart ami
NAL to get the best of me-" said pa,
looking wise. "You see, when the bull
came over the hill l gave him 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 to have revenge, but just as he
was going to gore me with his wicked
horns i caught hold of the long hair
on his head and yelled Get out Of
here, condemn you," and looked him
in the one eye, like this" and pa GER
tainly did look fierce, "and he threw
up his head, with me hanging to his
hair, and when came down kicked
him in the ribs and he gave a grunt
and a mournful below, as though he
was all in, and was afraid of me, and
went off over the hill, followed by the
herd, scared to death at man that
was not afraid to stand his ground
against the fiercest animal that ever
trod the ground. Now, come on and
help me find the carcass" Pa looked
as though he meant 1t.
well, you are wonder" said the
ranchman, looking at pa in admira
ton. II have seen men before that
could lie some, but you have got An
nanias beaten a block Now we will
go to the house and settle this thing,
and will send my trusty henchmen
out henching after your BULL"
Then we went to the house and got
dinner, and the men drove up the buff
falo into the barnyard and fed them
hay, and we went out and played
with the buffaloes, and pa found his
bull hadn't scratch on him, and that
he would lean up against pa and rub
against him just like he was fence
post.
The ranchman told pa they had been
stringing him, and that the animals
were so tame you could feed them out
of your hand, and that he had been
shooting blank cartridges, and the
only thing he regretted was that pa
would lie so before strangers. Then
pa bought the herd for the show, and
next year pa will show audiences how
he can tame the widest of the animal
kingdom, so they will eat out of his
hand.