SCENES IN BUFFALO HUNTING. Gat 
his face, that displayed no great pleasure at the Indian’s 
appearance and company. 
Among the Indian tribes there are certain styles of 
doing things, which are as essential to command the at- 
tention and win the favor of a real hunter, as there are 
peculiar manners and modes commended, and only ac- 
knowledged, by sportsmen. | 
A poor despicable tribe, bearing the name of Ta-wa- 
ki-na, inhabiting the plains of Texas, kill the buffalo by 
hamstringing them, and are, therefore, despised and 
driven out from among the “ Indian men.” 
A young Comanche chief, fond of adventure, and 
friendly with ‘‘ Breeches,” had gone out of his way to 
join in our sport; and having shown to the white man 
his skill, and for “‘ Breeches ” his contempt for his imita- 
tions of a despised tribe, he passed on in pursuit of his 
own business, either of war or of pleasure. 
The experience of our first buffalo hunt satisfied us 
that the rifle was not the most effective instrument in 
destroying the animal. The time consumed in loading 
the rifle is sufficient for an Indian to shoot several ar- 
rows, while the arrow more quickly kills than the 
bullet. 
As the little party to which I was attached had 
more notions of fun than any particular method of 
hunting, a day was set apart for a buffalo hunt, ‘“ Ta- 
_ wa-ki-na fashion,” and for this purpose rifles were laid 
aside, and poles about seven feet long, with razor blades 
