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for the occasion. A bull I had disabled stood at 

 bay, and, judging from appearances, was within a 

 few moments of dropping ; blood flowed profusely 

 from his nose, and already he had commenced to 

 straddle his legs to support his towering carcass. 

 Carelessly I approached. The manner of the rider 

 was infectious on the steed. When twenty yards 

 distant from me down went his head, and at me he 

 sprang. The activity of the horse alone saved me, 

 and the shave was so close as to be far from pleasant. 

 It was a cleverly executed charge, and a fitting finale 

 to life. The impetus of his motion he was unable 

 to control. The strength of the body was unequal 

 to his courage of heart, for, ere he could halt, over 

 he rolled to rise no more. In hunting, as in civilised 

 life, it is dangerous to trust in appearances, we know 

 how often they are deceptive. 



The visitor to the plains desirous of hunting buffalo, 

 and doing so comfortably and under the most advan- 

 tageous circumstances, should always take his saddlery 

 with him. A hunting-saddle from Peat or Wilkinson 

 and Kidd, made of the best pigskin, would be my choice, 

 remembering always to be provided with spare girths. 

 The high-peaked saddle, generally used in the West, 

 has advantages for frontier use ; but for a firm seat, 

 hard and rough riding, give me our English pro- 



