KILL ANOTHER HORSE. 
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him, or proceed at a rate too slow for the present 
state of our commissariat. Taking all things into 
consideration, it appeared to me that it would be 
better to kill him at once for food, and then remain 
here in camp for a time, living upon the flesh, whilst 
the other horses were recruiting, after which I 
hoped we might again be able to advance more 
expeditiously. Upon making this proposal to Wylie, 
he was quite delighted at the idea, and told me 
emphatically that he would sit up and eat the whole 
night. Our decision arrived at, the sentence was 
soon executed. The poor animal was shot, and 
Wylie and myself were soon busily employed in 
skinning him. Leaving me to continue this opera- 
tion, Wylie made a fire close to the carcase, and as 
soon as he could get at a piece of the flesh he com- 
menced roasting some, and continued alternately, 
eating, working and cooking. After cutting off 
about 100 pounds of the best of the meat, and hang- 
ing it in strips upon the trees until our departure, 
I handed over to Wylie the residue of the carcase, 
feet, entrails, flesh, skeleton, and all, to cook and 
consume as he pleased, whilst we were in the neigh- 
bourhood. Before dark he had made an oven, and 
roasted about twenty pounds, to feast upon during 
the night. The evening set in stormy, and threat- 
ened heavy rain, but a few drops only fell. The 
wind then rose very high, and raged fiercely from the 
south-west. At midnight it lulled, and the night 
became intensely cold and frosty, and both Wylie 
