Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-17
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THE MISSOURI TRAPPFt
i0u o''u"es oi uiose who bear the above COO.
,,ome'' whatever may be their virtues or Gereris
must upon the common principles of hun,aujty ;'
our sympathy, while they cannot fail 10 ,,,i i
rauoh. lie ilardsilps voluntarily encountered a,
p''ohs ii'aiuiiy endured, by this hardy rnce i,
TIE exercise oi their Pcrilons calling present ,hi
proofs OF those peculiar characteristics lcI j;st;
he American woodsmen. The srachless J.s",s "'S'
Isou''' the businesses of the Rocky Mountains -
Ill pcVh explored by these bold adycnt,t.r -
great and Increasing Importance OF tho NE. '
u"o'' ~ an ey'dc'ice, as well Of their nu,ri,rs
their skill and pers veraricc 30 - g.!
The ingenious author uH4 obinson Cru.
| by an agreeable fiction, that man may, e,, @ SLOW
""ho"' me society or aid Of his fellow
,: =. tl"Se coitrivances of arr which arc, i..j
indispensable III state of civilized ,or.t ecu'0u
whl supply all his absolute wants and az 'l nature
sch"i'y VIII suggest ways and means of Iiyin, ~
n Tg afeafnt OF IN the philosophy of polish are
i, 1 ' ''e novelist deemed barely possible 49,,
n"ich large portion OF his readers have ara
deied as maryeHously Incredible is nov i. H IoS
- 'euuceu 10 practice IN our western fore.fs
,Iy ,,unu many CFSoc clad in skins nd coI,,
blessed by the smile of beauty uucbccri 'uS' IN
" ''''"' -" ih"ut efe: imam EriJ,v ,, c, 'o"
ny anu ignorant OF the busy world its ca,a
surcs, or its comforts. " ""'cs' lis plea
hnt the solitary wight whose cabin :, .,
deepest recess of the forest, whose gun J" me
DIG and whose dog is his only comra5e des MS Ia
cof"oIt, IN comparison with the tranpar ''Hc ana
s,epS 'e"d nm continually into new tolls AID i"uc
ne'ng compelled to procure his subsistence f sers'
o G rom uay 10 day, in those Immense ~
Nv " S' i"'cs known 10 i've for a cons;iar,I liz ~
upon ioou over winch tie hungry wojf u,. JIG Fe'iod
d Po''te interval before carving. The ,rIi lusc 'or
% r. coii a'iu Ouilaioe-taow, and aIfIo,, ~,
r''c frequently procureS dainty ward huen ms
on Tie other hand, forced to devour ; NC IS zen,
his mCCaSIns. '~ PEi'y, and gnaW
from ar'' o'' man arrived at Fort Atkinson in Jnno
from ue upper Missouri, who wa; ,rsta1,,I ''ie i2F
ny some OF the officers of the oarren, '9 'ec'Shl
SUPPOSED some time since TO have been I' S ','V
sla;, h., e. ou, more recently reported 10 have -
ltlass. Whether old ireland mr. S "',c IS i4.-.
SS""hia' Claims the honor ofhis natyit, ! t '.'r
~ 'teu WIN precision nor do ! SUPPOSE d. ~
~ on tt I: "'e n"'uS adVentuTer Will excite = ,;r.i
VA inc SUBJECT similar 10 that respc.,i :, ''di'
pace OF Homer Tue following is IL. s uie u
rs ior me last ten months Of his pcr;I ' VI
r'I employ ed by MAJOR Henry as E.o, ,. cen
vas d''aceu TO hIs Command before the Ar;L f qua
After The flight of these Indians G var" toFns
sci our Tor TIE Yellowstone River sr; a.Iu party
ue ", ana river and through prairie , o 'dy up
SionaliJ intersPerscd with tIIickets ofb,,t occa
plum trees, and other shrubs ii; s"-''ood, dwarf
oarren soiL-As these adrenturers usmaiI ~ sandy
yart.,' :: - 'lelr TalInent, from Nafure,s s; I
ccde tho 49,, % uou@i Tor one or two hunters r. ~
I N'e party IN search Of game that tI,o - ~ pre-
not be forced at night, to lie low we "nole may
~ " -" 'i3SS ocing esteemed as a,,,, a. : NC
lie was sjnt o.,s occasion detachedfor supnlic
forcing ms way through tlicLnt W "'e party, and
t''' "'u undecided herself IN Ge ..tI ""''e oeaF
gers y or t ',' ana before he could ,.set his tr
1 VI .uIh 10 retreat lac was scizod bv ,l ',I
smu raised from the ground. Casting l e ooroat'
canfI c ,,aI sIIn adversary tore a noufnl of the
tired % ,Iou winch bad excited her appetite and n
wore 49,, '"e sample TO her yearIiug cubs Whit
"e'e near at hand. The sufferer now Ii 49, .l'ch
TeiuoT out the bear Immediately returned Win
she ale Iar Ilu sGzeo "m again at the shoulder
- 60 49, ~, 'cit arm very much, and ,nA;c,aJ
o, eFete wound on the back ofhis head T.,
by one q" the pa 1Us we're prevented from participating
icl u lbs comade One of the cubs L W NC re,
tn ,e GII 10 retreat into the river where, ,iare
to m.e hi. nSv 10 |a.er he gave his foe mortal so 9
~ " use lis own Ianguage-'l burst u, - S"o,, VI
Meantoe the main body Of trappcrs ,vnr. ,.
eirt shot, , s ree' Of Glass delivered seven or
victim. ~ OI'F as she stood over her
ops animal ,pUs snached from Tic grasp Of f ,oi
tI yet hIs condition was far from, Lo;
Who'll hSd received several dangerous ,yn,sr J''9
ter ~ ny vas bruised and n,angled and he law 30
20 DIS 'l0sd IN exclusive torment To nyocnls