Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-20
Eroe. he Ac,o OrIcans Picam.ne.
PRAIRIE SKETCHEs.

Il, NJ.
PpATRIE SxETCggEs
TIE RANcHEEos.- knight IN complete
steel, with poised lance. s9urring to the
combat ia sight Of his lady love, al tour
nament Of oiden time, forms not more
spirit stirring or pleasure Insnirino sDecta-
Gle than does a Mexican RGacbor0 in MIR
suit OF a buffalo calf to ensnarc il with a
lariat. The lariat is rope sometimes
! twenty feet long and even thirty. made Of
hemp roneralIv but frequently formed from
| plated string Of buffalo hide, soCtened well
! IN obtain a necessary nli,hiIitv. one end i
turned into = sIin,ons. and the nsa of ho,h
hands IS required in throwing the rome
! The Nevican enr;ocsuoon his horse. care
inc LITTLE whether ,6ora j. onv thinp more
r,on = l!a,l,.,,,,,. 49,. ,,,r,al,. bS,l, onl
WAN tho clir,,I a,,l E,.;|Iad mo ,1,,s,
o,,I ,,1 ,,,a .n;.lI = t;.,;.,,.
haaI I'D tba '.ho,. a,I E.a,t.. .o,...yaa =,
his Iart bo ora1s noas ooj 5,,o his
Stood and derts o,.,aI, liz a., arroy of,en
Win HE hriIro ~ Ne toe,h re bnfT,In
cows ara far s,yiIfor n a;cht than tho
bulls. and always keen the lead when our
sued The calves never lao behind their
dams but strain thairfouob v0,,oc limbs into
ful rs swift saood and kecn ever close hv
the narent's side Dnriro = hunt. the calf
socns almost rndor tho c1u ,nd co con.
inuos. scarcely vorvino lie OMIT co ~ - oJ
vance or toI behind hy onv Incrcont;hTo dr.
ference,
Thus tbov run IS the Rancboro advan.
cos n,tiI he nos;t;on i aLomt Ton foot bo.
! hind the 1v;nr COW, ,nJ c,lr ,ybo, Ia end
IonI,, hoor. 20, rroo tho s;do u,boro Tho
coir, r,n,;nc. - ,La s.,,9 ;,,st,,,. b',rI;nc
tna I,r;at a,I oa+ob;.,s. 49, r.o,,ao, h,,4:I0o
.aI,,I 80 ,a'.l. ,,.;,I, r. ~ ,,.hob ,;l,b,
49,. ;-..aa.l,. L,',tIo,, ,,;a.;n, 80.
Th;s i n,-,,,ont or a,ior;orv a,.o;,,o,ont
- tbo 3iav;nan hnotarzo rbo, rcrco,,, r,b
daI;rbt ~ NO on;r,oi : ;a.i,c1 o,cr on tba
c,roSs o.,l j. s.,,,..,..,l r,,n, j.. lam Ghen
, = kind nr SNORT commences. which seans
to the Americantraveler more exbilarating
/ than any thing else Of which he could have
any conception. The angler with his hook
! ed fish knows nothing to comnare with il.
and i heats cvcn ..c0cl, Gohtino' The
NOR calf j. no sooner down Than an AGAIN
nnd scarcely, m h,roro bo j. ar,in tnof5Iod
oyer or suffered 70 RIM = Short distancn.ac-
cori;or 10 the whim Of tbs hunter,
! The Mcyicans sit and laugh at this,until
! thew roll in their saddles as for falling
| from their seats il seems to be n thing i'm
possible. The vouoc buff,,lo makes little
effort TO free itself from the rome. but rises
! after ever fan. sill nressinc hnadlono af-
/ tor il fving dam nn.n sha d3sannears no.
vond the horizon. Here the fun ceases.
/ for when the moor calf sees no Ionccranv
Of its own kind il becomes tame At once.
and will place itself bv the side Of a horse,
and run with i. as formerly with the COW.
! The rope NAV then be taken from lis neck,
as it viii not leave the horses unless it
should again fall into trail Of its kind, so
! that the creature may he reared with the
utmost facility by assistance simply Of a
/ domestic COW.
At Fort Williams We saw two buffalo
calves grazing with the domestic COWS, and
displaying no indication whatever Of di,-
/ co2,entaithc situation. Thc'poorcow how
ever. was obliged to be tied before the I..llc
butiaIoes could get nutrimcnt from her,for
they had an ungentie fashion Of handling
the udder, which she considered somewhat