The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-11-05

/ talO-OId bulls Our horses had come
a good distance. under a hot sun and
as they had had no wafer except IRON
the mud-holc in the morning they
were in no condition for running
They We're not very fast anyhow; so.
| though the ground was uufavorable
we made up our minds TO try to creep
/ up TO the buffalo We left the ponies
in a hollow half mile from the game.
and started of on our hands ana
knees. taking advantage of every sage
brush as cover Aftcr while we hal
to lie fiat on our bodies and wrigs."
like snakes; ana while doing this
blunderel into Il bed of cactus, an1
filed my hands with the spiuas. Arter
taking advantage Of every hollow
| hillock, or sage-brush. we got within
about a hundred and twenty-five or
fifty yards of where the three bulls
We're uncousciously feeding and as all
between was bare ground / drew ~
and fired. 1t was t.c' first time | eve"
shot at buffalo and. confused by thu
bulk and shaggy hair of the beast
aimed too far back at one that was
standing nearly hroad>iIe on towards
me. The bullet told on his body with
a loud crack. the dust flying up from
his hide: but it dill not work him any
immediate harm. or in The least hinder
him from making off: and away went
all three. with their tails up disap-
pcaring over a slight rise in the
ground.
Much disguised, we trottcd back 10
where the horses were picleted.
jumped on them, a good deal ont of
breath, and rode after the flying game
We thought that the wounded one
might turn out and leave the others;
ana so followed them, though they
had over a miles start. For some
seven or eight miles we lopcd our
faded horses along at a brisk pace.
occasionally seeing the buffalo far
ahead ana finally, when the sun had
just set, we saw that all three had
come to a stand in a gentle hollow
There was no cover anywhere near
them; and, rs a last desperate resort,
we concluded to Try to run them on
our WORKOUT ponies.
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missed IN the aim moonlight; ana to
our uhuttefahIe chasrih the wounded