Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-12-12

ct The wounds I had fnraived. mud ehagri
1T their iIl-timed marfinnnf, / WIS inHnrt
red 10 drinh freely Of The liquor. NY sfoIi
sir Of indifference, together with thy cor
tinted ltb6tiDls, alarmed them, ft | wa
habttualIy temperate &c regarded drink
quite The reverse In paaslon, An eHfbufst
anger on my past w5iHd have been nat,ira
and have amused tben-btt my trouble
fottntanahee, coupled with the quiet despai
ct my actions, made thrm nhFhsy, and thr
watched me with interest, The IiTttpf fir
made keen my sensibiltiiss, then ,nparfnt
= reckless Indifference. which was follnwn,
NY III" stuppt Of deep lntot t]cation. and
wrapped IN its attendant robe If oblivion
forgot ths prsyi0its nights encounter
The songs and adventures related afann,
The campfire on dtat night weta unhrat
ny tnF-nfd both companies we're rrrpai
ed To separate IN The morning before the,
afotised ING from MY deep siaep. All thf
painful feelings of Information awolte with
me, and, stupid and sick, I made my way
to the hRltint ground, aud Iavsd my head
sud body IN its cool waters. IInrs Worth
inEton, ota If my companions, aaparatrtl
from It's aud Joined The other company.
bidding him mid the phrfy adiati, we turn
ed our horses heads, aud again took up the
line Of march Etr The Laramie river. w.
Wsrs IN n region where danger InftFd IN
every bush, mud whrre The footsteps If hu.
naa being brought hostility almost rs sure
y as The clouds betUhsh rain. Thus hr
through the wEteIn season bf trapping w.
hhd escaped unhnfi, and were returning,
richly laden with spells.
Hut while successfully avoiding The ~
"agr foet q hidden one wnz nj work in our
midst. mere terrible Than Tho painted war.
tlofs Of The western deaatt-n1rs appal@
ling IN It's promised fatality than tbs tor
turing kttie Ut thn ruthless rcd man. iIys
droPhohiH. IN MI iH b0fttd p]nnopIy oG ter
rors. locked nut from the eyes thaf surround
cd ms, and thought tie madness was re-
bacb fIgm thy otYu.
On the day WIS crossed Cache a Ia I'ou.
river, II coli, an which we bod strapped
some light articles, betrn yad symptoms IT
'hs mhiadY, and Tor the first time ~e found
ont he rad been hitien. Alezandre and
V~'rb7hcffnr had @7tenrd their guns upon
pack, 10 relieve themselves Of Tho hat.
Then while climbing tho river banks, md
with dtsmaT they observed him break
loose rom The mule - which he was tied,
"'ihh yell 81 terror fly from the stream
hhh just crossed the l1am gathering
iro'lHm Hts NOUN. indicating with certainty
cause OF his IrHhtle actions. The arms
40 bore away wstn necessary Ior or pros
@choh' !, therefore, started IN pursuit.
'h' ~" MAI ANNA! being lightly laden,
non 1911 my 1hdfd mtle far behind, and
lhshlhR oyef q i"dg" 10 our lot, Frs Fsa.
'hea fhe ~Pfoinontofy he "as entirely lost
=" 'l'W' Misfortune appeared to have
hft 'nRhtls o7Fr ne, and, 10 81 dread
y IN" ht7enae which threatened rs, was
added th" loss Of weapons. Cohfina
lnR or course down the borders n the
'"rhfntG, which becane frozen OYER by the
%'ntInnfd cold weather, we approached
19 Nortfl Fork Of tho Platte, and while IN
4 Immediate h@~ighborb"od, Encted VS.
hs"rV"d The colt quietly RrnzipR In q plain
rtOrG Ms. Leaving Alexandra, who com
laIned ot being III, in the tent, Verbon.
frnf and myself started in pursuit. 4
Of hope stole nb0nt orr hearts that
us might indeed be III" runaway animal,
go from h~ydroph6bia, which hid fed, star.
81 by the close proximity of Il beast Of
rey, or had been only stQne to momeutary
w some vrnotnous insect. A.
g nenred the animal aIl hopes fed-dis.
nee and our ardent wishes had converted
e hump d II buffalo into the senblance
n pack, which on nearer approach re-
Itself into It's real character, and
tst ts back again into a state of aespon.
,ney' At tbIs moment # cry from my
'mpanion, who was pointing toward camp. ,
rected my attention t~hitberward, and the
ut moment beheld our ent on fire, and
g ~hngCbrced Aoarisbing around bis head
burning faggot. We instantly turned .
# horses heads and rode with all speed
ward him-~as we approached be- started ,
+ the pack-muIeg with his brand, and ,
hen VS. reached the spot all our worst ,
wore VtiHfBth-HG "hE n uHWllug ,
,
After a violent struggle, in which he in. :
cted severe blows upon lis both, we arfc- ,
in securing bis arms, and having :
und him upon a pallet Of skins, We drove ,
lkes into the frozen ground and there tied :
While he raved and howIed, aIi the :
in his nature made predominant by :
/, malady, VerboncGur and myself gat .
:igbed down with horrid dread, and we're u
rtemplating each other with fear. fan. -
ID | beheId q wild expression in hfa eyes. ,
d no doubt he Observed the same In :.
Alexandra, in the mean time, re- .
from his conclusion, and in tones =
earnest application besought ug to end y