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our chase was a cause of much regret, as many were pant- 

 ing 1 for the honour of wearing 1 the runaway brushes. Having 

 excommunicated all Indian curs in vigorous anathemas, our 

 cavalcade returned towards the stream, as several of the party 

 and the best dogs were left there ; but before we had proceeded 

 three miles we saw a dozen coyotes hastening rapidly away to 

 safer quarters. A little further on we met one at bay, a 

 mongrel greyhound having overtaken it. When we rode up, 

 our dogs joined their comrade at once, and in two or three 

 minutes a brush graced the saddle-bow of one of our party. 

 As our horses were somewhat tired, we did not care to run 

 them for awhile, so we jogged back to cover, and passed time 

 away by discussing the merits of dogs and horses. Some of 

 the huntsmen were exceedingly angry at their dogs for their 

 bad behaviour and slowness of foot, and several, which were 

 the most knowing and famous of their race in the world in 

 the morning, according to the assertions of their owners, lost 

 their character by that run, and were deemed worthless for 

 coyote hunting at least. On approaching the stream we saw 

 some of our party on the hills above, standing around in an 

 attitude of expectation, and heard the cries of the two famous 

 hounds, an indication that they had something in view. This 

 caused us to scatter, in hopes that we might be fortunate 

 enough to get a shot at anything started. I moved some dis- 

 tance to the leeward, and waited there patiently for half an 

 hour, and my patience was soon rewarded, for a coyote came 

 sweeping by me less than fifty yards away. As mus- 

 tangs can jump into a gallop from a standstill, I went in 

 full pursuit at once, and so well did my caijuse ply his legs that 

 I was soon within a distance that enabled me to use a revolver. 

 To hit a small object in rapid flight is no small difficulty, even 

 with a rifle, but to shoot it with a revolver is a matter of 

 great difficulty, unless by accident ; hence I must confess that 

 1 nearly emptied mine on the fugitive, and that it was only 

 when I was close alongside that 1 tumbled it over with the 

 last shot. A large pocket-knife ended its fate, and slinging 

 it over mv saddle I rode back to rejoin my comrades. None 

 were in sight in any direction, however, and as I did not know 



