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was about twenty miles distant. We 

 followed them with the wagon until two 

 o'clock in the afternoon without being able to 

 overtake them. The man with me began to 

 despair and say '^ We won't get any of them." 

 I told him if he would allow me to get on a 

 good saddle horse he had with him, and let me 

 manage it to suit myself, we would get plenty 

 of them. He said he wanted us to get a good 

 load of meat, and told me to take him. I 

 mounted the horse and told him to follow 

 slowly, so as not to frighten the buffalo, and 

 galloped off toward the herd. I rode pretty 

 brisk until I got ahead of them and picketed 

 the horse, and, getting right in their course, 

 lay down and waited. I did not fire until 

 they were within thirty yards and opened on 

 them with good effect. -By the time my 

 partner drove up I had ten killed. ^^Well, 

 bless my life," said he, *'that beats anything 

 I ever did see." When we got them dressed 

 they made a good load, and we started for 

 Pierceville, reaching there about daylight, 

 having travelled all night. 



