A FURIOUS CHARGK. 



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and now commenced a regular siege. I advanced and the 

 enemy retired behind a tree, but I could see the cunning rascal 

 with his ears well forward waiting for me to come on. I crept 

 up to about thirty paces and as I could only see his head, I 

 thought I would give him a three ounce ball between his eyes 

 which I did, but it only sent him to the right about. I again 

 advanced and again found him waiting for me, so I planted 

 another bullet much in the same place ; this immediately pro- 



/ PLUNGED MY HUNTING KNIFE INTO HIS SIDE. 



duced a furious charge, and I was obliged quickly to retire 

 behind the trees, giving him a side shot as he turned ; he 

 then laid down, and I tried to knock him up with a bullet 

 behind the shoulder and to knock him down with another 

 behind the eye ; I succeeded in the former, but not in the 

 latter, though I put the ball into him exactly where I aimed. 

 I now had only one bullet left ; I went close up, and watching 

 my opportunity placed it low down behind the shoulder, he 



