The Huge Hunter

search of the steam man, neither Mickey

the trapper. When they had gathered together quite a quantity of the gravel and dirt, with the yellow sand glitter

s did not steal upon them unawares. Once or twice they caught sight of several moving in the distance,

en they glanced over the river, at almost any time, they could see this individual cautiously

observed when speaking of the wolf,' said Mickey, just

ish for these stolen shots. 'If we ain't keerful, there'll be nuthin

men could perform only half their usual work. It was while Mickey was on the lookout for him

e treacherous red-skins, who were so constantly on the alert to avenge themselves for the loss they had suffered in the attac

ent, they decided upon their future course. As the boy, Johnny, had no intention of devoting himself to manual labor, ev

o the Indians, and quickly reach the States and give up their dangerous pursuits altogether, w

the plains stretched away till the horizon shut down upon them, as the sky does on the sea. To the west, some twenty odd miles distant, a range of mountains was vis

was something in their rugged grandeur which invited a close inspection, and he pr

' he replied, 'takes too much time

m man we shall frighten the

y, 'and we'll skear

hat as we did the poor

er isn't him that would like to undertake to r

eave the wagon when we get

to come down and run o

there is dan

tched sight of yourself, they'd r

ow was considerably discour

lly be, take a ride thar yerself, behind yer jumping-

hnny Brainerd, as may well be supposed, did not w

he next morning dawned remarkably clear and beautiful. So the boy announced his intention of making the

or you, neow!' asked Ethan, as

e this a

used to observe to meself, when I

ith water, and the wagon filled nearly full of wood, so that the two were capable of running the con

and put in the best possible condition, and then waving them a

eadiness of motion, from the exercise he had already had, and the sharp eye of the boy detected it at once. He saw that he had been very fortuna

, when it suddenly paused, and with such abruptness that he was thrown forward from his seat, with violence, falling directly between the legs of the monster,

he had received, he instantly clambered to his feet, and began examining the machinery,

he finally ascertained that a small bolt had slipped loose, and had cau

as he was on the point of starting, he had begun to screw on the bolt, when his attention had been momentarily diverted, when it

wagon, and cautiously resumed his journey, going very

ifting his gaze he descried three buffaloes, stan

y have it!' exclaimed the b