. St. Nicholas [serial] . red feeding far to the south, resembling aflock of black sheep in the distance. A halt was at once called, and preparation madefor a descent upon the game in the morning. Thehorses were tethered by long raw-hides, and themen proceeded to put their guns and ammunitionin order. The next morning dawned fresh andclear. The buffaloes were still in sight, thoughfarther away; and, as the wind blew from thehunters toward the herd, a long detour was made,in order to approach them from the opposite side. At length, the hunters dashed among them andcommenced the work of destruct
. St. Nicholas [serial] . red feeding far to the south, resembling aflock of black sheep in the distance. A halt was at once called, and preparation madefor a descent upon the game in the morning. Thehorses were tethered by long raw-hides, and themen proceeded to put their guns and ammunitionin order. The next morning dawned fresh andclear. The buffaloes were still in sight, thoughfarther away; and, as the wind blew from thehunters toward the herd, a long detour was made,in order to approach them from the opposite side. At length, the hunters dashed among them andcommenced the work of destruction. Wills horse,the unreliable Bonanza, behaved well while amonghis companions ; but no sooner did they scatterthan he became unmanageable, and his riderheartily wished he had taken his fathers advice inrelation to the animal, as he found he was going tobe left out of the sport. There were no breech-loading guns in the party,and it would astonish a crack sportsman—with hisrepeating Winchester and ready-Wded shells in a. he leaped to the nearest buffalo. blew, fresh and invigorating, into the faces of thehorsemen. With spirits raised by that sense of ex-hilaration which comes of rapid motion, the riders convenient belt—to see a horseman charge a muz-zle-loader from the saddle. The report of the hunters rifles gradually dif- 138 NURSE S SONG. [December, fused uneasiness among the buffaloes, which num-bered two thousand or more, and they began tomove, followed by the relentless horsemen. In their course they again approached the horseof our disappointed friend. Will tried desperatelyto get close enough for a shot. He succeeded, buta scared bull, with shaggy front and furious, twink-ling eyes, charged toward Bonanza, and that animalturned and fled ignominiously. The now terrified buffaloes closed in upon thepanic-stricken horse, and soon Will was surroundedby the shaggy herd. He tugged vainly at the bit;and the loud laughter of his companions, whoremembered his boast on starti
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