Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 474
d climbed intothe wagons to sleep, and the oxen showed theirfatigue by lagging, a sudden panic seized the wholeline. Instantly, and as if all agreed to scatter, thedroves of loose cattle darted off in all directions, tothe right and left of the road, scampering amongthe bushes, with their tails in… … AN EARLY SETTLER. confusion and dismay. The men yelled at theircattle, but in vain. The animals ran like madbuffaloes, and careered through the sage-brushpursued by their drivers, who could neither stopnor turn them. 448 THE BOY EMIGRANTS. [May, The ground was speedily strewn with camp-stuff,loose…
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