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and though they may not resent it personally, they will in 

 many other ways, by causing a person's hunting exploits 

 to be few and far between, and to make him tramp many 

 weary miles over rugged mountains, through precipitous 

 canyons, and over tiresome plains, for no other purpose 

 than to thoroughly fatigue him, so that he may be glad to 

 take a rest the next day. If he is kind, genial, and open- 

 hearted, however, they will do almost anything for him, and 

 will leave no effort untried to make his experience of the 

 chase as pleasant as possible. 



I remember meeting a party of English tourists once in 

 Nebraska who were out on a buffalo-hunt; and although 

 they were travelling three days, and had met herds of buf- 

 faloes every day, they were not able to get a shot at one ; 

 but, with characteristic pluck, they were still following the 

 moving throngs, hoping to be able at some time to have 

 a dash on horseback after them. As they had two good 

 scouts and some experienced wagon-drivers with them, I 

 was rather surprised at their ill luck, but my surprise 

 ceased when I spoke of the matter to the leader of the ex- 

 pedition. His explanation, which was made with many 

 expletives, and in exceedingly vigorous language, was, that 

 the tourists, who knew nothing about the business on 

 which they were engaged, were constantly dictating to 

 himself and his companions what they should and should 

 not do in the most frigid and supercilious manner; that 

 they never spoke to them except to give some command 

 or make an impatient inquiry; that they kept entirely to 

 themselves both in camp and on the march, and never once 

 offered to share the contents of their flask with them ; that 

 their English servants were even as consequential as their 

 masters, and evidently looked upon them (the guides) as 

 barbarians and mudsills, and would obey no order unless it 

 came from " mawster ;" and that all, when by themselves, 

 were overheard running down the country in every way. 

 " 'Tain't likely," was the scout's comment, " that we're go- 

 ing to trouble ourselves much about of that sort, so 



we drive the buffaloes away before they get up to Bill and 



