Beadle's Dime Novels No. 231: The Texan Trailer — page 9: what you’re looking at

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THE HUNTER’S PARADISE. 11 regaining his feet. He was very nearly choking, however, from the food which had gone the “ wrong way,” and, when he finally recovered his self-command, and looked around _. for the American hunter, he had vanished like a phantom. * All this was some thirty odd years ago. The eccentric Colonel Crockett, who had served several terms in Congress, had been disappointed of a retlection, and had left Tennes-ee and gone off to the territory, or rather yepublic, of Texas, there to join the Texans who were gallantly struggling for their in- dependence against Santa Anna, and the hordes of Mexicans that were overrunning the country. Crocket was a born hunter, and when he reached this part ~>0f the world, he found there was an abundance of game-—so much that he was tempted to linger by the way, and delay his visit to the Alamo, which was doomed to make such a won- derful struggle against the overwhelming forces that were marshaling against it. : He, with several friends, was therefore off on a several days’ hunt in the wilds of eastern Texas. He had joined a party ~ » on their way to the Alamo, but while they halted at a small _ Village some miles back, he had gone on with several others to take part in a grand hunt. In that vast State, as is well known, are found buffaloes, deer, pumas, ocelots, jaguars, wild-cats, black bears, wolves, foxes, raccoons, opossums, rabbits, hares, squirrels, antelope, mountain goats and moose ; besides, prairie-hens, wild geese, wild turk- eys, brant, teal, canvas-back ducks, pheasants, quails, partridges, Er woodcook, pigeons, turtle-do+es, rice-birds, and numer- ous Others—to which may be added murderous Mexicans, and equally murderous and more daring Comanches, Apaches and other tribes, so that that there was a good prospect of Crockett and his friends securing all the sport that they could possibly wish. Starting off together, they kad gone but a short distance when they discovered a dozen buffaloes grazing on the slope of a hill, about a quarter of a mile distarit, and the whole parted, dashed away in pursuit. __The buffaloes took the alarm, and while yet a good ways off, thundered away at full speed, leading the hunters on quite along chase. They were in full tilt after them, when the comichooks-com