. Philip of Texas; a story of sheep raising in Texas. o home. The last of the hogs were charging down uponus when I repeated the order, and it was fortu-nate indeed for Gyp that he had learned to obey in-stantly any command I gave, although it was plain tobe seen that he did not do so willingly. gyps obedience Despite my sharp words Gyp stood irresolute halfa minute perhaps, and I thought he was about to springupon the foe. I shouted yet more sternly, and the gooddog wheeled about in a manner which told that hehighly disapproved of my forcing him to turn his backupon an enemy, and trotted away
. Philip of Texas; a story of sheep raising in Texas. o home. The last of the hogs were charging down uponus when I repeated the order, and it was fortu-nate indeed for Gyp that he had learned to obey in-stantly any command I gave, although it was plain tobe seen that he did not do so willingly. gyps obedience Despite my sharp words Gyp stood irresolute halfa minute perhaps, and I thought he was about to springupon the foe. I shouted yet more sternly, and the gooddog wheeled about in a manner which told that hehighly disapproved of my forcing him to turn his backupon an enemy, and trotted away. The peccaries turned to follow him, whereupon Ibroke one of the stoutest branches within my reach andflung it among the drove as a chaUenge for them toturn their attention upon me and to give Gyp anopportunity to escape. It seemed to me then that vou need no more than 134 PHILIP OF TEXAS a tone of defiance to provoke a row with peccaries, forwhen the branch hit the leader of the drove, he turned,with an angry grunt and snort, to face me. Following. his example, the remainder of the drove saw me plainlyas I leaned over in full view. If, before we left Bolivar County, any one had toldme I would flee for my life before a drove of hogs, andthen allow myself to be held prisoner by them, I wouldhave laughed heartily, and yet such was the case now. MY CARELESSNESS 135 The vicious little animals crowded against the trunkof the tree, leaping up as if hoping to get a hold uponme, and tearing off huge pieces of the bark in theirefforts. At first I was not inclined to believe the situationvery serious, and said to myself that it was an oppor-tunity to lay in as much fresh pork as we could useduring the winter season. I therefore loaded my rifleleisurely and prepared to slaughter the entire drove. MY CARELESSNESS I fired two shots, bringing down a hog with eachbullet. Then, through clumsiness or the difficulty ofholding myself securely upon the small limb of the tree,the powder horn slipp
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