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Chapter 36

           Itwascausedbyasound,verydifferentfromthatmadebythepassageofeitherhorsemanorpedestrianovertheprairieturf.

           Itwasthereportofagun,quick,sharp,andclear—the"spang"thatdenotesthedischargeofarifle.

           Astotheauthoritativewaveoftheconductor’sbatontheorchestrayieldsinstantobedience,sodidtheprairieminstrelssimultaneouslytaketheircuefromthatabruptdetonation,thatinspiredoneandallofthemwithapeculiarawe.

           Thetigercatmiaullinginthemidstofthechapparal,thecoyotéhowlingalongitsskirts;eventhejaguarwhoneednotfearanyforestfoethatmightapproachhim,acknowledgedhisdreadofthatquick,sharpexplosion—tohimunexplainable—byinstantlydiscontinuinghiscries.

           Asnoothersoundsucceededtheshot—neitherthegroanofawoundedman,northescreamofastrickenanimal—thejaguarsoonrecoveredconfidence,andoncemoreessayedtofrightenthedenizensofthethicketwithhishoarsegrowling.

           Friendsandenemies—birds,beasts,insects,andreptiles—disregardinghisvoiceinthedistance,reassumedthethreadoftheirchoralstrain;untilthechapparalwasrestoredtoitsnormalnoisycondition,whentwoindividualsstandingclosetogether,canonlyholdconversebyspeakinginthehighestpitchoftheirvoices!

           

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