A FURIOUS CHARGE. 
^43 
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 waking 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 AfV l/i/XT/XG K'\-/FE l.VTO ffIS SI Da. 
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 exacdy 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 
