The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-07-10
VOL. VINO. 9.


tons, and was enjoying the approx
ing smiles of the lovely fair one his
waggiSh companions went privately
to the door of the house where the
officer wa, took his bride and sad
die from the horse. which they sent
away, placed the bride on the tail,
the saddle on the back, and the crup-
per over the horns of quiet old COW
who stool peaceably chewing her
cud near the spot. Immediately
there after they retired some distance
from the house, and separating, rails
ed the loud cry of alarm, that the
enemy had landed and were march,
ing into the village.
Our hero on hearing this, took
counsel from his fears, snatching
hasty kiss, he shot out of doors with
the velocity of musket ball, and
mounted into his saddle, with his
back towards the head of the COW,
and plunging his sharp spurs deeply
into her side, caused her to bawl out
with excessive pain, and she darted
off in her best gallop towards the
camp. The officer still plying his
spurs, and with all his wine and love
on board, finding himself hurried
rapidly backwards, maugrc all his
efforts to advance and hearing the
repeated Rawlings of the tortured
beast, imagined that he was carried
off by magic. and roaring out most
Justify that the devil had got him,
was carried into the very alignment
Of the camp.
Tie sentinels, hearing the noise,
discharged their pieces and fed;
and alarm guns were FREQ, the drums
beat to arms, officers left their quar-
tiers, and cried, turn out turn out!
with all the strength of their lungs.
The soldiers started from their sleep
as if a ghost had crossed their dreams
and the whole body running half
naked, formed as quick as possible
in gallant dishabille, prepared to re-
pei the terrible invader. Wien 10
the ludicrous sight soon presented
itself TO their eyes, of the gallant
officer, mounted on an old COW, will,
, his face turned towards her tail =
Her tongue hanging out, her sides
: gerry with the gigglng of the spurs,
and he himself almost deprived of
. reason, and ha'fpe,rifed with orror.
: 4 loud roar of laughter broke from
: the assembled band, at the rider and
his steed--thc whole corps gave him
, three times three hearty cheers, as
! he bolted into camp. He was carried
TO his quarters in triumph, there to
dream Of lovers metamorphoses,
: backward rides, sternway advices,
and alarm Of invi sion, and thereby
{ to garniSh his mind with materials
for writing splendid treatise on the
novel adventure of COW story.
, General AmpuliG.--A newspaper Just
} started at Maiamoros, by some Ameri-
= cans, called the Republic of Rio Grande
! anil f. end Of the People, says An
: amusing story is told by Ranchero's
9 wife Of the haste and ,rcpidaion in which
{ he crossed the river on the afternoon Of
/ the Oh Of Maya day likely to be re-
& membered III lis calendar. The good
a woman sIys, that Ampudia came TO her
house soon aiter the firing commenced. at
y full speed, and alone. and begged her hus-
band like a hound to cross him over The
river, before those shouting devils, the
Americans, could overake him. The
. poor hus'andman complied and ierried
the poor, crestidIlcn, ,error.stricken hero
. across but lie had no sooner landed and
n placed the broad river between himself
and hls pursuers, than he became the
g., naughty, sup.rcillous Gen. Ampudia
y again, IN ordered his preserver to play
>, lackey aud groom to himself and horse.
= lie IS notorious IN this city for his
meanness in pecuniary matters, especial
ly in swind'lng the people from whom he
I hired the furniture Of his house, since his
y last arrival--and Cor his cold.bluoded cru.
u city to our Consul, Mr.. Schatzell. a man
/ near 10 years Of age, who he ordered Ia
= leave the place, under guard for the in.
terror, in such haste as to compel The old
man to 60 on foot, and sleep the frs,
night in The open air, IN severe noIther.
> lie is also remembered as The first man
), from the field OF battle, who. rs an apol.
- ogy for his own cowaIdre, swore that
T." The entire Mexican army was destroyed.
- One Of the many rumors siloai is. tina,
: Ampudia had charged Aris,a with lrcach,
IL ery-wi,h having sold the army 10 the
= Americans. A hard bargain, indeed, ia
J Arista, for his only pay was cannon balls
l. and cold steel. Ampudia says farther
= that he would have won the day had lt
d had the command. The lying braggar
IS the man who ran n, Me first volley
u when second in command, TO talk Of wlla
he wou,I have done as c'uef.
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