Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-06-28
MISCELLANY.
From the Philadelphia North american.
A GOOD STORY.

Wv" O"V " nAH 5AoAAA1VuS 0u0 SSAnS" ss~O
are both sometimes unexpectedly re-
warded. The story is also pretty good
illustration Of the fact that a mean bar
gain is not always the most profitable:
Lieut.. Beall, U. s. Navy, is already
we'll known to the. country, having par
ticularly distinguished himself on sever
eral different occasions as bearer Of i'm
portant dispatches to and from Califor-
MIA, both through the heart of Mexico,
during the war, and across the prairies
and Rocky Mountains, forcing his way
with equal spirit, through civilized and
savage enemies. AS gallant naval off,
Ger and intrepid traveller. with the cour-
age to face and the energy to overcome
every difficulty and peril, we can we'll
believe he has no superior; but we have
recently heard an anecdote told of him,
being the account of circumstance which
happened on the late journey to Califor-
MIA, from which he has only so lately re-
turned, which, while it illustrates the
dangers of the road, proves that there is
another quality in him higher than mere
resolution and bravery-a humane and
generous disposition, which gives to those
virtues the character of heroism.
1t was, we believe, in the ella county,
that Lieut.. Beall, having encamped his
party, and placed it in safety, went out
to hunt. He set out alone, on favorite
saddle mare, which was generally kept
up, or spared for such occasions. About
8 miles from the camp, he had the good
fortune to kill deer; and he was on the
ground dressing the carcass, when, on
looking up, he suddenly beheld troop
of mounted Apaches, who had discover
ed him, and were dashing furiously to-
ward him. They had doubtless heard
the report or seen the smoke of his rifle,
and SO were on him before he was aware !;
but he knew very well that to be over
taken by them, single white man
among those naked hills which they call
ed their own, was certain death; and &C.
cordingly, leaving his quarry and mount
ing in hot haste, he relied on the mettle
of his mare, which he put to her full
speed. to carry him back in safety to the
camp. Away darted the young lieuten-
ant, and on rushed the savages, thunner-
ing and yelling in the certain assurance
of their prey. But confident as they
were, the fugitive was quite as well sat
isfied Of his ability to escape; although
their horses were fresher than the mare,
and it was pretty certain they were gain
ing slightly upon her, and would give
her severe contest before reaching the
camp.
Thus assured of his safety, but not
relaxing his speed, Lieut.. B. had recov-
cred half the distance from the camp,
when, dashing over the crest of a hill,
he was Mortified at the sight of one of
his own men on foot, climbing the hill,
and, in fact, following in his trail to assist
him in the hunt. The sight of the Lieu
tenant flying down the hill at such a flu
lious rate was doubtless enough per-
haps the poor fellow could hear the
whoops Of the Indians ascending the hill
from the opposite side; at all events, he
understood his fate, and spreading his
arms before the horses head, he cried
out with the accents of despair, "Oh,
Mr.. Beall, save me l am the husband
and the father of six helpless children r.
never was prayer more quickly heard, or
more heroically answered.
The Lieutenant, though riding for his
own life, Immediately stopped his mare,
dismounted, and, giving her to the man,
said, "You shall be saved. Ride back
to the camp, and send them out to give
my body decent buriall" And SO they
parted-the footman to escape. the Off
Ger, as he supposed, to be slain, for the
hill was utterly bare, without single
hiding place, and be thought of nothing
but selling his life as dearly as possible.
For this purpose, he drew his revolver,
and sitting down on the ground, waited
for the savages, who in moment came
rushing over the brow of the hill, and
then, to the unspeakable amazement of
Lieut.. Beall, dashed past him down the
descent like mad men, not a soul Of them
paying the least regard to him. They
saw, in reality, nothing but the horse and
horseman they had been pursuing for
three miles; they knew nothing Of the
footman; and perhaps the sitting figure
Of the Lieutenant appeared, to eyes only
bent on one attractive object, as stone
or huge cactus, such as abound on those
sterile hill.
At all events, Lieut.. Beall, by what
seemed to himself almost direct Provi-
Dental interposition in his behalf, remain
ed wholly undiscovered and in mo-
ment more the Apaches were out Of
sight, still pursuing the horse and his
rider to the camp. The latter bearly
succeeded in escaping with his life. the
Indians having overhauled him SO closely
Just as he reached the camp, as to be
able to inflict one or two slight wounds
upon him with bullets, or perhaps with
arrows. AS for Lieut.. Beall, he was
not slow to take advantage Of his good
fortune; and selecting . roundabout