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was terrible but it was easy to keep out of his way for his left hind leg was broken midway between the gambrel joint and the foot. Having aimed at the backbone with a 'drop' the shot had struck the small bone of the leg and broken it. paragraph symbol Down came an orderly with "The Major's compliments and requests that the lieutenant will not kill the buffalo until the command has passed and the ladies had an opportunity to see him." paragraph symbol "My compliments to Major Carleton and I will spare the life of the buffalo until the column has passed." I could not have killed that buffalo with a wagon load of such pistols. By teasing the buffalo he was incited to hobble down to within a hundred yards of the trail and the command and the ladies enjoyed a free and unique show. The Major said, paragraph symbol "It was hardly fair to select the smallest bone in the buffalo to break." I had great credit for the shot until dinner time when my conscience compelled me to own up that I had not seen nor thought of the bone before firing and had aimed at the back for 4 or 5 feet above. After the command had passed I finished the buffalo with a Minnie rifle ball in the curl of his forehead and cut out his tongue as a trophy. We began to enjoy buffalo meat and especially the marrow bones. The buffalo cow was alone killed for meat. We frequently passed prairie-dog towns some of them quite extensive. My dog "Sport" was forever vainly trying to catch one. It was even difficult to shoot them. The saucy little fellows would sit on the edge of their holes and chatter or bark