New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-23
Rifles and Rarcheros.

In the city OF Paeb!a i-s43l there Is "a o!o Do'cc
man who Is very fond Of relating me sto'' Hete
introduce When making his nFs' ISL % 'ne
ry, many years since ne happened 10 eavei soie
companion ola s,srdy kentuckisn II a dlisence De
tween TWO OF the large ci,ies. OF course the tTo
travellers soon became familiar, and quite a. maee
matter OF course It that thelr 'noosnts sno coz
versaton should turn upon the dangers OF me Ioso
The hentnckian vas master @; superb Elne- N1ch
seemed to be almost part OF himself As .oeeo, ne
more care. Khan be ever dreamed OF oes'o"ins
upon ais OWL person In the dilIEence ae CARED
j; between MS knees, muzzle down, aac u niie ne
rode ne would pat and iondie II as tenoefiy . NE
ternal doiage would az Innocent babe
The Dotchuans weapoa Of defence as Gosoe
barrel slot gun. which be had carefully iosoed on
this occasion, and the tEo very 5000 agreed 10 90
all the slaughter they could before he Outlaws seooio
make free with the snales, va1able they hao aoou'
them. They had no sooner arrived E. THIS Conc.o-
sion than the driver vas commanded 10 JOIN me
compact and il was arranged that upon the 9esI
indication OF approaching danger the i~o travellers
should be warned AID the diligence s6oc!d stop
This arrangement; was scarcely made before it
was called into action and the driver hastily gave
notice that eight or zen mounted .ansheros were In
the ROAD advancing slowly &c meet the cihgence
Stop the horses-eive her lick back-s;op
ber! roared the keutuckian, ss ne kicked TIE oool
open aud Jumped into the road The Dntchuan
h2rdlT second in tCe movement ucIHS tIC
outside OF the opposite door with simultaneous "a
pidity. At about two huudred and THY yards dis
lance three of the foremost robbers were advancing
abreast /, was upon the most lonely ana desoiaie
part OF the road between Pueba and the city OF
Mexico. and in the misty dawn OF morning The
kentuckian and the DGIchman placed themselves
side by side in front OF the diligence. each viih the
most ndomi,abe deter IMITATION TO fight until the
last breath in defence OF their rights. The Dutch
man. however. much puzzled al seeing his
comrade in arms elevate MS rife perpendcularly IN
the air and slowly let the nuzze fall in drawing
deliberate aim at the advancing horseman.
Mein Cotton; vast the powder ;" said the
Dutchman. What are you for going 10 fire 7
Let me just level old KaiDtnck replied the
Kentuckian-" keep cool. and | Il pick out that mid
die chap in minute
"Mein Cot man said the Dulchman, IVY it ISL
more farder of dan mile y
Tire old Du.chman made no allowance for the IN
certain lieh, Of early dawn, but the kenucklan
knew every shade of the sky from morning till
mid night and al this time he sure Of his shot
as though the rapchero had already fallen from his
horse.
If you kill de rashcsl at such much distance -
said the DuichUau, you will only waste de pallet
But the kentuckian had got his aim ard jus: as
the Dutchman had ceased speaking. Old Main
tuck politely spoke p. and sent the middle robber
tumbing from his saddle. The eyes of the Dutch
man expanded with astonshment q, the effect of
the Kentuckians shot. and broken expressions OF
exiravagant surprise issued from his lips
The old hunter said nothing but quietly loaded
his rife again and with pleasant gravity lifted ii
10 TO his ehoalder. In the mean time the rancheros
made of with mos, interchangeable ex petition al the
FIRST broad hint OF powder and shot
Are there any OF them in sight !" said the Ken
tuckan as he coolly let the muzzle of his rite fall
again ia search OF a victim.
This question was answered by the driver, vho,
seeing that the Dutchman much astonisbed
u speak ventured 10 announce that the robbers
were out OF sight far enough, but whether they
were out OF reach of that rife, he could not ven
ture TO asy!
The Kentuckas has travelled away Heaven
knows where, since the adventure we speak OF, but
the honest old Dutchman is now living in the city
of Puebla. and swears even 10 this day. that the
distance at which the Kentucky man killed the rob-
Der was positively so more ash mile.
HORSE CHausTIsG.-A loafer being brought up
before one Of The London courts, the Judge de-
manded-
" What is your trade T.
A horse chaunier, my lord
what horse-chaunter-why, what s that =
Wy my lord, aint you up TO that ere trade =
require you TO explain yourself
Vel my lord said he, Il goes round among
the livery stabes-ihey all on EN- knows me, and
when sees gem man bargaining for orse
Just steps up like total stranger and ses vel
that g rare IN, Il be bound he got the beau,i
fullest cad aud neck ever seed, l only look al
is open nostrils-he s got Wind like go motive
Il II be bound he IL travel hundred miles day.
and never vunce think on it. them g the kind Of
legs vot never fails Vel. this tickes the gem man
and be ses TO iuself, that 'ouest countryman a
real judge OF a orse. So please you. my lord he
buys i'm and ;rots i'm off. I then goes up TO the
man vot keeps the stable. and l axes i'm, vel. rot
are you going TO stand for that chaunt and be
1i,- half q Vel = what | call
'orse-chaun,ing. my lord-there s rale little arm
in I. There s good many sorts on us-some
chaun,s canals, and some chaunis railroads.