The Arkansas banner., 1848-02-15
From ihs Nos1's Sunday Times TIE lNIINRI,R MaRKSNAN.

TIE lsIISIRLR MARksNAk.
 A rroup eI younrsters ten years bcFure the Rsvo- ] ,,aa. stood on ievul green in New ! e-k wdh .
 nurk before them, and their fr~ arms rcaey. fhrs
 xerr ou shs rruund now occupied hy Charlton and
 i, u.,t ei yafick streets. but Nhich then foimeds
 ,,-t oi the open and romantic ceuBtry. The out
 ,k, eg the then abbreviated city, were what may he S termed peeiscaly picturesque, made nP pf ruckF
 ssndy uneassn, but yei elegant grounds, wsich nf- j ,oruec opportunities 5or the enjoyment of field
 a-is and the prosecution of other matters, as well S q lo- the agricultural occupations which give men sread The frequent appearance of Indians in th's vus.tsr from the timssat Peter Stayvesabt GOV D
 the period of which We write, ereat d aeslFe In
 ne young, in ali direct ons, 10 emulate Their skill
 r mafk smsn. It was ID unu sua lining, to gsi land
 3, shooting the best shut. and many a lot, which vaiaed al this day, z1 iaoa sands af dollars, and .dords its owner the means ef becoming season
 as,ribcr 10 tue opera obtained by striking the sils eve of a target. The group Ss call the at- yntan uf the reader te, WIS one of five persons,
 sa, of whsm are striplings, but tine fifth, s9ay- sr-ed man. whose rubicune vtsage ana rotnna pro- s,-ions, published fine fact lis h'rth-Piace wns 5lsai Rrftain He wns Admiring the mark in the
 srvet and addressing the lad wbe had made it. and
 Eao was laai,in= carslessly on ring, thai showed
 xer condition than any ether pieet on the ground, Why, Charles, yeu are second Tell, or vi l
 s You must have prsctiscd constantly to have
 eoui-.d so much prcifciency."
 Wi hy to say the truth. good bocksiey, FeturBoa Be young man to his venerable iBtsriecutor, I de isle sise than shoot. Mv rife ls my mother, vile ln5 chldren--thongh Of the latter, l um scuTerly
 si enough ie sPeak. At any rate, Bsss, the riEiel
 my banker. for the silver nse, u n=AFiE AA pro- luc@e by her-
 T never saw such unsrrlag ainls fcmaTKsa the
 sid man. wonceringiv-
 alt opv shows what the inclination, and the con- stan pursuit of an obieci will accomplish. One ambition samrfimes runs iR stranse currents Mine
 directs me 10 exeei all persons in shooting Every
 mark ,hss my bullet VierGss PEodnc-s more delight llan can well describe; and Il had my choice of
 hs fame of the greatest general O. the grnaiest ml-ksman iii the world, would, uAhesitahbg'y, 5 ,hsosr 10 b- that of the iattef."
 While ihe vsusg mnn sas speaking these words
 nt loaded the rifle. The old gentleman sisiened us
 ae snh eyed surrounding D5ects, aad suddenly pom
 sd ta locust tres. upon the extreme end of one oi hr branches et which sat a robin, that made the TEiaii1 vocal with is song. Pointing 10 the bru
 si.n oie hand. and holding piece oi silver money t ihs other the old man Now, Charles, this s vour reward for that bird
 I l cannot. was the yoang mans reply 'Cgnnosr exclnimsd the oid man ia q surprised aaa-.W hy P
 B-cause never kill birds.'
 We'll then tha tWir tha' he sits upon Is as slen- oey as u aiBr stem. Can vop cut thai oti Charles P,ggoi the young man, nodded ID me
 affirmative, brought his life ts aim, and Putise ,hs trigger Rcd-hreast rosc into the si-, nnd saiiea swsv with strange t~i'ier, while the twig oi vhirh hs hae made . perch. dropped, in eadyine crc.es lo the ground Charles young compositions
 aed fond shout sna st the satne time, he, bush iaf with DIT le received the silver guerden of his Rr
 .4umnh. mu,ier-d ala isocknley. w bo ever saw
 heard ui the ifke7 Why the Indians only do these
 things hut ao, with the lead. l say, Charles, you
 nns turn this rrea; talent of yours to account Never reiinqaish its practice
 'Nat 1, exclaimes PlggVt, DO keting line sIFef, When die il wi be rifle tn hzBdE After a few uhimpsr ant trisls 4 the weii-rldded zrgct the party shoaidered their arms, and casne acros tht Kings Farm into the city | tse scene
 herr oescrbed sc uay occurred, and inc iast n1es- honrd remark of Inc young yiienan, wns otten spoken of, by bis frsnds and reiaiiTes- Ien ycgrs. after the time of the above scene, Wssnnster's iprces lay eBcampsd en New srk
 aal Lor Island, awaiting the sanguinary haf,lc, in vhics k le,: about I7Oa men, and during which, nOsr ic-e,sr and bravery wns esinced than tu any liAer aci,on that haa before taken pince on inc Amercan Continent. f 0s the 24th uf August l776, small group oi iasmen were collected on the road to The Nsrf""s' rtere was every sign of suffering arnong tnem.- They were haiiy clad, uneleanly and looked as II sssi and fooo were Inxuri s they had moi been m usigss ih Tor mahy a day. Among mem VIZ ., nlk mssrutar. herce -whlskered man. whose "1- nal eye aAG AosiS- easzplexien4 thin tlps- nno %ahiins Rose kcisksRed tie earnestDess ei hts -ensss- ahd the Ermaess oi purpose Hith weicn ne SaFes@ra hs, C he axanss He made known hE ne- s'nnaiion io eBgage in Lbe expected contest 10 Ssa9h, Give him protected past. on winch he a<ht feaain undiscovered Ganag the aciion, ans s9uie hi as many nd tbe eueHly as hs lad hairs sh As head he'~as the stsphng, who, ten years SiSre' aSspRshed Lecksley. but now hos esraHe.a
 '1s'raf of ihs mia light which then ssisne ffIn h's " lhs concentrated fires d hszy>d and revcng-,
 s' t-i' rays fsam his optics, and hs einseasd his Spoh with the b oodzhirs'y and wild air snPPesee ,srohg to nirsir.
 \. "pY ao yau hate fhese EngLisAaDsR worse iaan feS si esT' asked cue. we isys freedom, ana v a'senblsd ts resisr op,,rrss on, bat 5es ayfses personal meti~e in your aciiesa, and seem mrsi Tor bsood'
 'engsanes R sxsefr exciaiinsS Pi-get, wIfb B nsa'sise eHurt 10 smother las emptson- Yen ~ ~Ht 'sRre. and arsiYe twill save it--esra v" easis r0e By sxn h3e-'
 ehg-znn-. Nsngesnee,' said another ut the muEs, 'Nu ha'hlaiL what the devil have yoa ta HFensf
 @'ss rlan 1 or each .. asr
 'zs soa, replied PigSDt the line. ir .ais face s9nnins ana his whole form shuau wirr ferta . eo-iePhiitxh ntline- I haa an enly as sssssr . ~Asu loved better than my.slf He wax tine
 @ 's1nnani sf eur saock sad looked upea him easy being thai cnablsd me to feei was no: susenve feature in the cammunIfy--a piees af
 - alone and ancArud far. Re went is Bos-
 aa1 thsrs ensHgad among the pa.riDts wasr rs-