Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-29

naturally brought them l.r-rr pay
This was not an easy J"h f"r II four
teen. year old hoy. Eut ! stuck To II IN
spite Of aching bones mud II tired head.
For the first three uUnihS ! had no
mishaps began TO think the talk Of
danger was all bosh. Theu Ms | was
galloping around q curve on hillside
trail one day rode flush up TO lev.
efed pistol The man behind It told me
to throw up my hands obeyed.
There is no use arguing with loaded
pistol. FrontierstueD In those days
shot to XIII The road agent dlsmount-
I'd and walked up to me to take my
saddiehags. tried I" look scared
and harmless He lowered his re-
volver Ms h. reached for the bags.
Just then I whirIed my pony around
The little horses plunge knocked the
man on his feet aud stray kick from
one Of the iron shed huofS graard the
fellows head. knocking him senseless,
Having no further interest Ia him.
was glad enough to make my escape.
Here In IA further adventure VI I'm.
port:
One day gailoped up to II relay
station aud found no relief pony wait.
ing for me. Not soul was In sight
But heard men yelling and shooting
down by the corral back Of the station.
Jumped OF. rifle in one hand and my
twenty pound pouches In the other.
and made for the trees that hid the
corral from the trail. thought from
the noise that there must he an Indian
raid there at least.
reached the little clearing above
the corral In time to See q gigantic
buffalo bull charge through bunch Of
| cattle and rush on toward the door.
yard Of the station. -Four or I've men
were yelling at the top Of their lungs
and blazing away at him with guns
and revolvers. But II any Of the shots
reached the brute they only served TO
madden him all the more II was no
| business Of mine. so stood there
laughing Mt their excitement But all
ut once I stopped laughing and turned
sick Ut what ] saw.
There. near the door OF the cabin.
playing with big wooden doll, sat u
little girl perhaps three years old. She
| wore little red cloak. and the bright
bit Of color Ind caught the mad hui.
falo's attention. Down NJ the uncon-
scious playing bnby charged the great.
furious brute. The men saw her peril
lust when I did and they fired wildly
and came forward Mt dead run. But
they were too far away.
1 .t,.., 80 hn
house aud rushed toward the child.
She had NJ weapon Of any kind and
probably couldn't have used one II she
had had Eui ! suppose mother love
made her forget the horrible peril and
she wanted to Gle With her little girl
Women ARE sometimes Drawer. I think.
than men. especial, where their chill.
ircn are concerned
The buffalo was not fifteen yards
away from the child when I brought
my rifle instInctlv.ly to my shoulder.
I wouldn't give myself time to think
what must happen II | should miss.
II was one " those times When u man
must not fail IN his aim.
Just then the baby Looked up and
saw the murderous brute. She clapped
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