New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-09

grows all the winter. So that, while the storm
RACES on the mountains in sight ana Inc orliung
SHOWS nngle in the blasts OF DECEMBER the oio
hunters here heed it not. heir horsas are crop
ping the green grass on the BANKS OF tile
| dee, while they themselves are roasting the .al
loin. of The mountain sheep, and laughing al The
merry tale and song
The Fort is hollow square of one story log cab
i,s with roefs and floors of mud, constructed in
the same manner as those of Fort William
Around these we found the conical skin lodges of
the squa,vs of the white trappers, who we're away
on their fall hunt, and also the lodges Of few
Snake Indians, WHO had preceded their tribe to
this their winter haunt. Here also were the lodges
Of Mr. Robinson, 2 trader, who usually stations
himself here TO traffic with the Indians and white
trapEers. His skin lod ge was his warehouse, and
buffalo robes spread upon the floor his counter,
which he displayed his butcher knives, hstchets,
powder, lead, fsh-hooks and whisky. In exchange
for these articles, be receives beayer-skins from
trappers, money from trarelers, and horsea from
the Indians. Thus, as one would believe, Mr..
Robinson drives q very snug little business. And,
indeed, when all the independent trappers are
driven by approaching winter into this delightful
retreat and the whole Snake village, 1000 or
900 strong mpelled by the same necessity, pitch
their lodges around tie Fort, and the dances and
r,erry-nakings of a long winter are thoroughly
| commenced, there is no want OF customers.
These winters in Browns Hole are somewhat
| like winters among the mountains Of New-Eng-
| land in the effects they produce on tee rise and
progress of the art of ell arts-the art Of love-
| For as among the good cid hills of my native
cline cuttings, and singing schools, and evening
dances when the stars are shining brightly on the
| saow-cr1iYt do soften the heart OF the mountain
| lad and assie and cause the sigh and blush to trl
| urnph over all the counsels OF maiden aunts and
fortune tellers so here in this beautiful valley and
in the skin-lodge village Of the Snakes, there are
| bright evenings, bearning stars and mellow moons,
| and social circles for singing the wild dlttles oil
! their tribe and for sewing with the sineWs OF the
deer their leggins moccasins and buffalo robes,
| and for being bewitched with the tender passion
| The dance, too anliyens the village The musi-
clan chants the wild song and marks the time bg
regular boatings with II stick upon q sounding
! board. And light heels, and sturdy torms, ana
| buxon forms respond TO his call. lie these and
other gatherings the Young go, to who are the
fairest and best and loved of the throng. Our
friend Cupid goes there Yes, Cupid at an In
dian dance And there, measuring bow and arrow
with those who invented them, he often lays al his
FEET am told the proudest hawks feather that
adorns the brow of Chief or Chieess. For, on the
morning after The dance, it not unfrequently hap
pens that he Of the beard is compelled BY force OF
certain uneasy sensations about the heart to sPPiy
ia some beardless one for the balm of sweet
smiles for bis relief He does not wait tor the
CAIN hour Of Sunday night nor does he delay
putting the question by poetcai allusions to the
violet and armament. No calm hours and tha
poetry Of nature have charms Tor him. he
wants none of these. Our friend Cupid has cas-,
an arrow into his heart, bearded with the stnss OF
irresistible emotion and ne seeks that mscaievous
fair one her alcne who selected The arrow aud the
vctrn--her alone who partlccps crimlnls
in that great central organ OF his iifa called, IN the
annals of Christian countries, tie heart. No
bis course is vastly more philosophical and single.
minded (I mean no offence to my counrymen-
none 10 you, we Britons the waters,) than the
oinger-bread, sugar-candy courtships of Christian
people He first pays his addresses TO his band OF
noraes selects the most beautiful and valuable OF
them ALL and then goes with his chosen horse 10
the lodge Of his chosen girls father or mother, or.
if both these be dead TO the lodge OF her eldest
sister, ties the animal to the tent-poe, and goes
awey After his departure, the inmates OF the
lodge issue from it, and in due form examine the
horse and If il appears to be worth as much AS
the girl whom the owner seeks, an interview is had,
the horse taken By the parents or sister as the
case may be, and lLe over takes the girl. 4 tar
business transaction, you perceive, my readers-a
qud pro quo "a compensation IN kind. he
girl received in exchange FOR the horse becomes
the absolute personal property OF the enatnored
Jockey subject to be resold whenever the state OF
the market and his own affection will allow. But
if those whose right it is to Judge OF the matter
are of opinion that the girl is worth more than the
horse, another is brought and if these are not
enough he Of the board may bring another, or get
Cupid to shoot his heart in another direction
There are many benefits in this mode OF obtaining
thai description OF legal chattela called VIE
over the mode usually adopted among US As tor
example By this mode there IS price given TOR
valuable article. Now, TO my apprehension this
is an Improvement upon plan; for it removes
entirely irern certain old daddies the necessity OF
dispasng of their daughters By gift to certain
worthless, portionless young men, who are merely
virtuous, talented, honest and Industrious An
evil of no small magnitude, as may be leaned BY
inquiry in the proper quarter. Bntthe Indian sys
| ten of matrimony extirpates II, Wealth measures
of affection aud property BY the peck, yard or dol
] lars worth, as circumstances require; and no
young lady Of real genuine property responsibility
| and standing ard family, viii think of placing her
! affections upon talented virtuous and industTi-
Gus, promising and prosperous coXcomb OF po7-
erty; nor, vice versa, will Young man OF these
vulgar qualities .ave the uniathonable barefaced-
ness to propose himself to a young lady OF real
genuine property respectabiity, property torF,
property face, property virtue, property nodesty,
| and property intelligence. No, bless the day
such imPudence will cease TO interfere with the le-
eitimate prerensions of those who are abe-while
they declare their passion mighty unaltersble and
plre-to place in the hands from which they re-
ceive the dear object OF their property love the
last quoted prices of The family stock. But pass
to the consideration Of another view of this mat