United labor bulletin., 1913-10-18

"Me?"
Yes, mel mean you'll"
OH" At last she understood.
Where are we all three going to
live? You know, Mr.. Bonny-"
A horrible fear smote me. Great
heavensi" cried, "'is he going to
marry you, too!"
That's what he said," averred
Madge.
He never shall!" I swore. TIL
kill him like would "a buffalo"
think Madge laughs too much
sometimes.
The idea OF you killing a b-u-f-
f-a-l-o! I'll tell you what I'll DIDO.
I'll marry the first one of you that
d-does k-kin bufhehehalo!"
would rather Madge had accepted
me in a more conventional manner,
but suppressing all selfish considera-
ton, / cried: ''Donei" and was of TO
challenge Bonny. He accepted read
lily.
A week later found US camped in
the then sparsely buffalo-settled re-
gion of Colorado. The first day we
tive to buffalo hunting. These sugges-
tons were discussed over our coffee
that evening.
Cowboys tall men west of the Mis-
sissippi were cowboys to him) are
cowards," said Bonny. Il asked one
Of them If you were 1 where would
you go to hunt buraloes? Where l
would be least likely to find them he
replied. My good man. said l. kind
~ tell me how you do bring down a
buffalo. He took another chew of to-
bacco and squirting one eye, re-
piled: I shoot them in their tracks.
That is the best place for you to
shoot a buffalo, young man, right in
are. the better"
Ny own information had been more
practical had been told to lasso my
buffalo and tie it to the nearest tree.
where 1 could shoot it without danger.
at least to the buffalo" my inform
ant added absent mindedly.
Unfortunately. forgot my lasso the
next morning and had to depend en-
tirely upon my gun.
While we lunched Bonny was ap-
parently seized with an attack of deli
rum tremens.
Buffalo. buffalo," he shrieked, and
danced about.
A cluster OF them!" l asked
Only a solitaire" he shouted. but
It's mine" and mounting his horse
he backed rapidly away, presumably
to keep the buffalo in sight while he
circled it. Rival as he was, had to
admit that it was the tactic of brave
man.
AS for me. l bodily started toward
the buffalo. l had gone but short
distance when l came to an old dug
out which had partly filled. leaving
enough ingress for man nearly half
my size TO crawl through. The ami
NAL, scenting danger. approached me.
Fearing lest l frighten it away. got
as far as / could into the dugout. The
buffalo came on. its head lowered, its
tail furiously lashing at the fiies-on.
until 1t was within twenty feet of me,
l slipped the rest of the way into
the dugout. and though my heart beat
like sledge hammer, | coolly put
my gun to my shoulder. braced my
self firmly against the farthest wall.
and with bated breath watched the
majestic creature move slowly by and
out of range of my gun. / painted
to pursue. but found that it would re-
Quire an hours work with my knife
to enlarge the egress sufficiently for
me to get out. When I did get out.
the buffalo had escaped. and in the
distance l beheld Benny squirting his
horse to full speed. l was disgusted
with Bonny. Why should he sit calmly
on his horse within a mile OF the buffa-
10, let 1t escape him, and then exhibit
such trepidation because II had done
so?
On the return l found couple OF
men skinning buffaloes- l bought
hide. went on and was first to reach
camp. Pretty soon Bonny arrived.
"Wen?" said he.
Well" said l.
What do you think OF this?" and he
unrolled fresh hide.
u think you are about as smart as
am evasively answered. Where
did you shoot your bIffslo?"
Right in its tracks." said Bonny.
While we glared at each other
collect" telegram was brought us, Ii
read:
'Hont slay buffalo. have married
Madge r Mecls."