Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-10-27
PRAIRIE LlFE.-A TALE OF REyENG

A story IS told CT an extraordinary meeting,
and an act or revenge said TO have taken pace
many long years ago, on the fork of the Pawnce.
4 party OF four who had been rowing for many
years in the West, all strangers to each other,
were one day accidentally thrown together when
strange and bloody scene ensued. Three men
presented striking cortras, in feature. The
younges, was delicatey made. with long light hair
and blue eyes his exposure had given him rich
brown complexion. He was of the medium sta
ture, and made for strength and agility. There
was dark void over his features which told tina,
with him the light OF hope had gone out. He va,
travelling on Il mule, will his rifle in his gun
leather at the bow OF The saddle, when he over
TOOK man on foot, with gun his shoulder
and pistols in his belt, who over SIX feet, and
had deep, wide scar on his right cheek. As day
vas drawing TO close, they proposed TO camp.
and brcugh, up at the head Of the fork Of the
Pawnse. Shortly after they had camped, n man
was seen reconnoiiering them with rifle in his
hand, and having satisfied himself that the sign
was friendly. he came modify into the camp, and
after looking s;ernly al The Two men, was asked
by Scar Cheek 10 "come to the ground" He was
4 stout, muscular man, much older than the other
two, with 4 Deep habitual scowl, long, black, MAJ
ted hair, and very unPrePossessing fea,ures.-
Some common place remarks were made, boz no
questions were asked By either party.
1t was near twilight when the young man who
had gathered some buffalo chips TO make fire to
cook with suddenly perceived man approaching
them on mule he came steadily and fearlessly
on 70 the camp, and casting n look al the three
said, "fook We for Indians :" then glancing al
the deerskin dress Of the trio, he observed. ..Od
leaihe rs-some uu,e OUT, en- - The nan was
about fifty years old, and his gray hairs contrast-
ed strangely with his dark bronzed features, upoo
which care and misfortune were strongly stamped.
He was DOLLY half clad by the miserable skins he
wore /; and, he dismoun,ed, Scar Cheek asked
Nv here from ~ "From the kaw,- (Kansasl
he replied, throwing down n bundle of otter skins
After unsaddling and stalking out his mule, he
brought himself to the ground, and taking his
riLie, looked al the prinling and shaking the pow
derIn the pab, he added few more grains 10 i, !:
then placing piece OF thin dry sI,in over il. to
keep II from the damp, he shut the pan. The
group watched the Old ,rapper, who seemed not
to notice them, whRe Scar Cheek became inter-
es,ed, and showed certain uneasness He
looked towards his own rifle, and ooce or twice
loosed The pIs,ots m bis belt If they iucommod-
ed him. The young and the stout man with tho
scowl exchanged giances, but no word passed
So far no question had been asked as to who tho
other was; what little conversation pissed was
very laconic, and no, smile had wrealhed the liz,
OF any one Of them.
Ihe lhie supper eaten in silence, each
man seeming to be wrap, in his own thoughts. I,
was agreed that the watch should be divided,
equally amoug the four, each man Standing cuard
of two hours, the old ,rnPPer taking the FRS. watch