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that we were discovered. We started together at a hand gallop, riding 
steadily abreast of each other, and here the interest of the chase se became _ 
so engrossingly intense, that we were’sensible to nothing else. Wewere ~ 
now closing upon ‘them rapidly, and the front of the mass was 
in‘rapid motion for the hills, and in a few — the movement had 
communicated itself to the whole 
“A crowd of bulls, as usual, bec up the rear, and every now and. 
then some of them faced about, and then dashed on after the-band a short 
distanéé, and turned and looked again, as if more than half inclined to 
stand and’ fight. In afew moments, however, during which we had been 
paces: our pace, the rout was universal, and we were going over the 
ike a hurricane. When at about thirty yards, we gave the usual 
Sabi; (the hunter’spas de thd and broke into the herd. We enter 
ed on the ‘side, the mass givi way in every direction in their heedless 
Ts . ‘Many of the bulls, fabs active and less fleet than the cows, pay- 
ing no attention to the ground, and occupied solely with the hunter, were 
_ precipitated to the earth with great“force, rolling over and ever with the 
violence of the shock, and hardly distinguishable in the dust. We sepa- 
rated on entering, each singling out his gam 
horse was.a trained hunter, famous in : the west Seridiog the narae of 
: Provean, and, with his eyes flashing, and the foam flying from his mouth, 
= ang on after the cow like a tiger. Ina few moments he brought me 
ongside of her, and, rising~in the’ stirrups, I fired at the distance of a 
yard, the ball entering at the termination of the long hair, and passing 
‘the heart. She fell headlong at the report of the gun, and, checking 
my horse, I leoked around for my companions. Ata little distance, Kit _ 
bet onthe ground, engaged in tying his horse to the horns of a cow 
1 he-was’preparing to cut up... Among the scattered bands, at some 
ai ace below, I cauglit a glimpse of Maxweil; and while I w was looking, 
a light wreath of white smoke curled away from his gun, from whichT was 
too far'to hear the report. Nearer, and between me and the hills, towards 
~ owhich nay cows directing their course, was the body of the herd, and, 
_ giving my horse the rein, we dashed after them: A thick cloud of dust 
& upon their rear, which filled my mouth and eyes, and nearly smoth- 
‘ered me. In the midst of this I could see nothing, and the buflalo were 
not distinguishable until within thirty feet. They crowded together San 
‘densely still as ] came upon them, and rushed along in sucha’ comp 
body, ‘that T could not obtain an entrance—the horse almost leapin; 
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tel; clattering with a noise heard above every thing else, and my horse darted 
the opening. Five or six bulls charged on us as we dashed. along 
1, but were left far ees and, singling out a cow, I gave her my 
een hig She gave a tremendous leap, sin — on 
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