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14 - - BUFFALO BILL ~ | oe Shot herd was coming to the river to drink, | tenacity, the boy _clun to him, and the a and a cry of delight burst from his lips as | Sable Satan, mad with rage and ight, . he beheld the black stallion in the lead. attempted to tear him from his back wi i “Tt is the horse the settlers call ‘Sable | his gleaming teeth. Sin ia ay Satan,’ and that belonged to a horse-thief,} A severe jerk on the bow-stall, however, - father told me, who was shot from his | thwarted this, and with a maddened Oy, back one night. Well, if I can catch him, | the splendid prairie-king bouided on ones I'll be in luck, and I’ll try it, though they | more after the flying herd, a call to Litt le say he is awful vicious. Be quiet, Grey, | Grey from Billy causing him to follo at or you'll spoil all.” | a swift run. Za ~ Sia | n came the large drove at a trot With a speed that was tmarvello 18) directly for the river, and a beautiful sight | Sable Satan flew on, directly into the it was, as they moved forward in solid | drove, the daring young rider still ling- -maas, with flowing mane and tail, aoe ee ing pe rg ta oo a 13] ‘ne upon every variety of | danger to keep the animai wh apture ae i open . : had bafited the very best horsemen of | & he The leader was a perfect beauty, black | piains. _ a as ink, with glossy hide, and long mane Sweeping through the herd, as th ough: oe 7 # y —_ % J bs ‘se a ‘ ~~ ~< > - * J > "’ d 7 7} fi, vy Wh ay * s + ; é '? we i "J a , . rv i ue | TAP ue fe % | Vit OD) eee - a? " . ‘; é 5 = i “ x : q » . i ‘ ; a” - “ae ‘es bs > iC . and tail—the equine king of the herd. they were stationary, so great was his” With his reins well in hand, his lariat, | speed, the black stallion soon left then far or lasso, ready, and full of excitement, behind, and, glancing back, Billy saw that Billy waited for the horses to reach the | Little Grey had not cared to venture i nto’ stream, which they entered to quench | the midst of the wild band, and was vale their thirst. loping away over the prairies, & As every head was lowered, and the; Not knowing who might pick him Ap, nostrils driven deep into the cool waters, | and having his rifle, ammunition, and pro= out of the thicket dashed the Boy Horse-| visions strapped to his saddle, he deter= Hunter, and the clattering hoofs startled | mined to go on after Little Grey, and at the drove, and, in confusion and fright, | once a fierce fight began between the boy they turned to fly. and the horse. > 2 Straight as an arrow went the young But the boy proved the maste, and 4der towards the black stallion, which at-| after a severe struggle, the black sta lion tempted to dash by with the mass. was subdued, and, guided by the bow= But, with an unerring hand, the lariat stall, was in full chase of Little Grey, was thrown, the coil settled down over the | while Sable Satan’s former subjects were haughty head, a tremencious jerk fol-| flying away northward without their lowed, and Sable Satan was thrown to the | leader. ' Ss a ound, When im chase of Little Grey, E ih With an exultant cry, Billy sprang from | soon discovered the remarkable speed of his saddle, and quickly formed a “bow-| his new capture, ior he overhauled his stall.” _ | former pet with ease, and now thoroughly A bow-stall is formed by taking a|broken-in, the saddle and bridle wer q turn with a rope, or lariat, between the | transferred to the black’s back, and, ex Dit : A ‘~~ . - nostrils and eyes of a horse, and passing | ant over his success, the boy rode or one end over the head, back of the ears,| the fort, where large sums were offers and tied on the opposite side. A second |} him for the famous stallion, = =a noose is then made around the jaws, and| But Billy refused each tempting offer from this the reins lead back toward the | and, on Sable Satan, set out to cap ure rider, who ean then thoroughly manage | more of the herd, and which he ‘eadil the animal. “ When this is properly made, succeeded in doing; but, as the United it is more effective than a severe curb-bit. | States Government offer of ten dollars He placed it upon the animal that was | for fugitive animals became known, theré choked beyond the power of resistance, were a number of men starting on fhe Loosening the lariat around his neck, | trail of the wild mustangs, an , though Billy sprung upon the prostrate animal, | Billy got the lion’s share, he did not quite. which, with a wild snort, bounded to his | realise the expected fortune, but ‘WAS COM feet, and, with prodigious leaps, started | tent with the few hundreds he mada, am on aiter the fiying herd, his daring young | the ownership of Sable Satan and Littl rider firmly seated upon his back. Grey, the two fastest horses on the Kat Finding he could not unseat Billy by | sas prairies, — ‘i ek bounding, he came to a sudden halt, and| . then reared wildly; but, with cat-like " pin? Tt Fy a, comicbooks.com ~ * ~, roy ae