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HIS FIRST BISON. 



' ' GOD forgive you, Ned, but I think you have 

 brought me on this tramp purposely, in order to 

 pay me out for the slating I gave you last field- 

 day, when you made such a mess of it. Great 

 Scott ! you did get your company mixed up. 

 Could not have done worse if you'd tried. Bison, 

 indeed ! and only three miles off ! Why, we have 

 been on the tramp since chota hazree (early break- 

 fast), and that's four hours ago. The trail is 

 warm ? Is it ? ; not as warm as I am, I can tell 

 you, and I don't budge a foot until I have had 

 a peg ; so, banghy-wallah, baito (rest) you here, 

 my man, and let us lighten your load. They are 

 just over that ridge, are they ? Well, it won't 

 harm them to wait a bit till this child has 

 quenched his thirst. I vote we lunch now, and 

 take them after. You see, if you once get into 

 the heat of the chase we don't know when we 

 may stop. No, no, let us start afresh, I say, as 

 I mean to have a bison this day, and no mistake. 

 Come along, man, sit down ; tiffin (lunch) then 

 bisin good that, eh ? 



" Heigho ! After tiffin rest awhile. Sound advice 

 that, whoever was the author. He does not say 



