Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-09-21

traits OF horses, one wants to know about,
ne re-vamps things that lie against truth
and nature from those old painters. why,
Isaw one Of those old paintings once 10 !
/ travelling museum on the Mississippi, in
] which Indians were represented Is having
woolley heads, ike negroes. How can
you trust fellows to paint horses who a
lie about men inthat wayP'
can old painting in floating museum
on the Mississippi" cried the young and
/ accomplished West Pointer, in perfect dis.
!, may It the simplicity Of his superior.
a''Y es--an old painting old enough too,
can ten you, for all the rame-gildine
was Is black IS my hat, and the picture it.
self looked as il time had been STAINING Il
with tobacco juice ever since the fru
plant was raised in the James River Colo
n.y." M biz N. -.
"A painting BY an old masterPD re-
| peated the youth, not yet recovering him-
self. 81" e's'9 ~ p spsf'a saai = i's'
! Faith, man, ] don't trouble myself to
find out who It was by. 1t was old itself
and It belonged to an old master, but II
might have been pailted by one Of his
grandfather's niggers for aught l Know"
IA sudden exclamation from The Hum
ming Bird cut short this important episode
cal discussion. The officers looked afar;
and, after gazing iatently few moments, a
int streak Of amber colored cloud was
seen edging the farhest bourn Of the
plairie.'' aase 5' @ # Wy aat
!, "A band Of buifalo!" was the general
joyful cry. 6 iaqlesilE u
i 'Impossoble! It cannot be. Saddle
my horse Instantly" said Captain b.
at cannot be, boys, for unusually near "a
the post AZ they have ranged this season.
this is too good lack FOR Us. Yet that lus,
istoo heavy for trading caravan. What
says The Humming Bird?" aoi.
i The young chief had already torn Of
the civilized equipments from his white
charger, upon whose back he now flung
himself before replying and cast his peer
ing gaze tar of into the prairie. rFe.
as'Speak up, Indian, = cried B., " It'll
some impotence. "What secs the Hum
ming Rird?"
"He sees Captain B's double bar.
rel gun in his own wigwam, and plenty o.
buffalo meat for the soldiers before sun.
set"
. "Mount and follow, boy, y shouted B
81 want to keep as near this white stallion
as he'll let me, to see how he does hi.
work upon first trial." a4i s.'
The Indian had already given his wild
, horse the rein, and with rival fleetness tn,
well-mounted captain came bounding ovel
the track ofthe Humming Bird, The lat
: ter turned but once on his crupper I,
speak, or rather to motion to the captain
! The Indian, It seemed, had first selected
. remarkably fine heifer from the bison herd
and B thought afierward, when h
e now struck off after though old bull VIII
h broke into view, from a inarshy spot q
> reeds in the prairie that The Hummin
9 Bird wished to indicate to him that, Will
:, the meat Of the heller was best worth Sc
curing, feeling somewhat like ,chivalr
: inpelled him to make the proposed trial !
t his horse upon a leader of the herd. btab !
e NV The other white hunters had by flli
t time begun to take part in the ol.ase.--
n Tie band Of buffaloes was broken up b
: their. different charges, and rushed Wild
: in every direction. But still, amid all tn
y confusion ofthe herd, The Humming Bird
: though wheeling and turning incessantl,
y kept closely in the track Of the formidabl
Y bull he had selected for his quarry. Thric
/ and again he had bent his bow and draw
: the arrow to its head TO pierce him, bu
d each time, with true economy in the use
e that missive, he had withheld the shalt, i
o the hope Of more surely vital aim
IS Again he came back TO the same reed
: ground from which he had first stirre
!, his proposed victim. and his gallant hors,
4 though as yet by no means wearied, seen
g ed to have his fire somewhat famed
n pressing through the marshy SOIL
# And now the square chasc-tcol vii
!" which he has cloven the cane brake
: brings him side by side with the clums,
h galloping bison, who, with q FINAL boun,
S has just escaped from its ENHANCEMENT
But he too seems to gather fresh vigt
8 from touching the firm soil, and even
c that last leap to extricate himself he benz
n his head low as if NOW about to become
. turn the assailant. That half-turnir
is movement determined the, shot Of T,
8 Humming Bird. Never aim was nett
le taken--ncver man more skilful t.wanred
bowstring-never limbs more supple pres
: ed the TANKS Of rushing courser; and b
. the horse still kept his direct and onwa,
" motion-had he but swervcd from it on
re moment s0oner-a moment later--had
e, breath Of time interviewed ere he started
y with terror-checked and swerved at
Few and comparatively remote Cause
y alarm from the herd that he seemed {
A. the first time to discover rushing iowa
him on the right--the young Hummi
v Bird had never been hurled like a sto
OF from catapuk upon the horns Of that
q son. Yet his arrow must have done
OF work very thoroughly, il it be true II
A. Captain B., in telling this story OF q
d unfortunate 'sdisunitcd horseman," alwa
E says that he found both hunter and quar-
p mingling their gore and lying dead on I
prairie together. Fmnlaa nirn I'LL ,DoA
a Day In the COunlry--vtsit
II t8ssa s ELtndcnSs alds sa' ee ssa
te Welately passed beautiful SUMNER
" day in the vicinity Of Undertook. Ano
il other places Of interest, we visited Ii
se denwald, the seat Of ex-President Y