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fruitkfs attempts, he at length fucceeded in 

 detaching himfelf, and gallopped away at a moft 

 furious rate ; one of the Indians purfued him, 

 I accompanied him in the chace. After follow- 

 ing him for at leaft an hour, over every obftacle, 

 during which time the Indian made feveral vain 

 attempts to noofe him in his lace^ no refource 

 was left, fmce night was coming on and we 

 were drawing near a wood, but the balls. Thefe 

 are never unneceflarily ufed, as the danger of 

 laming the animal is confiderable; but the 

 profpedl of lofmg the horfe in the thicket, and 

 perhaps a little pique at the trouble occafioned 

 by the unruly beafl:, induced the Indian to 

 apply to this lafl: expedient. He therefore took 

 his balls, as before dcfcribed ; holding the 

 fmall one in his right hand, he followed the 

 objedt of our purfuit, whirling them round his 

 head till he law his opportunity ; when (at 

 about forty yards diilance) he threw them with 

 great force at the animal. The balls flew whirl- 

 ing through the air, and completely entangled 

 the hind legs of the horfe, fo that they were de- 

 prived of all motion unlefs together. Thus 

 hampered, the furious beaft dragged himfelf 

 near a mile, until fatigue compelled him to flop, 

 when the Indian, with great dexterity, threw the 

 lace over his head, and hawled it tight round 

 his neck. Curious to know how he would un- 

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