The Last of the Buffalo 



started from the railroad to go south, and 

 bring in a load of meat. On finding a 

 bunch of buffalo, they killed by stalking 

 what they required, and then on foot 

 went up to the animals to butcher them. 

 One cow, lying on her side, was still mov- 

 ing a little convulsively, but dying. The 

 man approached her as if about to cut her 

 throat; but when he was within a few feet 

 of her head, she sprang to her feet, rushed 

 at him, struck him in the chest with her 

 horns, and then fell dead. Charley ran 

 up to his partner, and to his horror saw 

 that the cow's horn had ripped him up 

 from the belly to the throat, so that he 

 could see the heart still expanding and 

 contracting. Charley buried his partner 

 there, and returning to the town, told his 

 story. He was at once arrested on the 

 charge that he had murdered his com- 

 panion, and was obliged to return to the 

 place and to assist in digging up the body 

 to establish the truth of his statements. 



In the early days when the game was 

 plenty, buffalo running was exhilarating 

 sport. Given a good horse, the buffalo 

 hunter's only other requisite to success was 

 the ability to remain on its back till the 

 end of the chase. No greater degree of 

 skill was needed than this; and yet the 



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