The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-10
Miscellaneous
Frod, the Dsm0crallo Review
CAPTAIN DAN HENRIE.
uIsADVENTURE WITH tai T.
WOLV ES,

ui.our Of Daus curious adventures while
cancer. dat propose a. relate n
,,,. Lclorr be- Iniiied lhe Mier oNpadll0u,un
,,,hle vet wnl the rangers, under Ihe coni-
,nanl ol NlcCulloualr
U-NWIUHU rsrsIlsg9ee as- n guide VIE vol
tnn,,p Ia lie captain, was despatched ~
Inn, along with three others Of ilie troop, on a
.utue espedllion, towards tie hond water
ri ue Nueccs. This was IN iho oArly winter
oflLe ,a4r brlnre the Mclr expedition, aud
rho ue,cans were iu many way-- annoying
and threatening the weak settlements along
that fi,rr, THIS suic 0i' things had eucnur-
aged tie lndiHuH, also a. uinkr SerN bold do
,rruts. MrCulluugh had ou hls FIRST arrival
r,rn iboo I.0,h a severe l.-spl', ,II'OH wlrh
tho HAlaudr(H had taken tie hints nothing
further had heen heard FROM eltor party Gr
Frrrrui Notwithstanding lAal- Aia-nleil
iHptld lie "a cHHp at such place nsEurpus
Christi with uolling Ia do hut dIuk and
nr0ltsr tho prudent rnlituiit of the/ Rangers
md ihoHght beri 90 despatch alY tee uieAI
reallrss spirlls on tours Of ohservl ion IN va
nous quarters, Besides, the HsprjI ofntliIrs
III lhnl pntl of Texas generally, hid begun 10
.arm rather iUFi0rn, md hgeuird tO call lur
uuicmiulug vigilance.
liun and his companions had reached ihp !uul
otihr nuuutnlu ~ which tie western brunch
oflhr NurcrH takes rise, without mccllup
with auy olhrr sort Of ncidcm than those
which mo- common 10 prairie travel Here
ihcy formed their caup, aud ~ they had yen
,li,cU,cfrl 40 signs of Indians It was con-
rluIrd dat ihcy would iukr rnrlt his own
r-r,,r-- ii.., -i4eAt day. mid nGrr Unwilling ns
nuch ground ms pu-sililr, rcturn "a camp aud
report, 'lt should then appear that No Sign
allH been discovered hy any" llicm, IL
4 a,agrpcd They would spend several days la
n -ydlr Notwithstanding irul.p, ~ iheru Hui-
pr''rrinrd 10 abound grcHl IN ili,, region.
'i'19lWgty they were QuiEfN4lNl quito CA
h each man following the hrst cot l,i- oNu
'uWur und iiury tut HE. time, Dan Ind
hru travelling IN u h'isurrly sort at way uu-
i| noon, wlicn lac cunc upbn rrruc of surh
'runrknllo t"guiy tlial Ice luIuluuiarily stnp-
W ." gnIr-upnU i.
IT, had scarcely vi,Hou orscrSur -G,l
lNtd U ilg west hrnurh eft the y Tcr-, uu-
uO Nruuw iuuud hius"lfui h. very hrnd
.,urs. H. Gnut orllna hoid. rsI broken.
uNuiinin =. 'd out >"ueW han irou t'.c cham.
~ the foot 90 which Lee had hrrn riding at
.hc Wuruug. Tue iruut OF this uruiIuinin
va. nluo,,n square "t perurudirulur, aud
lrr,rd u-If Il bot been rlru fiou- crest ln
'a t0yn bolt ur Ihmder. aud hurled from
l'ruuk- of ne prrr-. TIC huge masses
'.''ur wlth which, il.-rrn"d built WERE
scanned WIN sutl "f cccrnitic regularity, aud
ur..r.u~ wor" rno.cd ulnyg THESE svpu,s.
b.U., +" dr,raudoi tbcF uu.,rS h-r.,it..
Hur Huknr. pnd H--iilIcd 10 iuupef,r rr>rul-
'' De- linz. 3 iu,u- ut Gpih,c arrhl-
1853 rl,--Whllc lnm tla prairie lcv.
d ,Nug u IruNru arch. one side of which
OH pnr..ci IN u'uluc, aud the nhHr conceal.
"I ig'r'o over hanging mnsse~ ct evergreen
'...'' NJ 'ii,pucr his >criurd ilr,arrll-.I
'-F'N RS 'i -",iir inigr rtNrtu, UhU Wf'I :
..Uu.u,.,l o. hr found Ilm' lho rurk Sian
.tl in go I'-' sufficient nuglc Ia give u, ~ 0.
..''1ucc lh" nl'iranrrr 81 -hndo,v. lnsirnd
4u cunrnouS cavern Il proved To- lie uull
4Icccss AZ AL4Al4u.l- niche. same -tMCuiY trri /
frrp % the hpu"u,-liou ,hr hnck part Of
NIurlEN hpld sprluE hurst q lirlr uhuvr the
l'rl "fthc rrnirlrnid rushed down mud out
"n7lIr shadow, rrloic.ng over the white
sa'I' unnl tsparalrd in ihr -hoquarrd SUI
l-'' lrur7iiI tiir o,"tl#ugug cvcrprerus
'li 'lIr--,lirn il coursrd away toward the
r'wln Ut mountains mud wound about their
rci' M Otto thc leil, aud beyond tbs re-
WarNhhlr mountain seemed Hn mtcrminHhlr .
--'t'tr r't r7ti'r- 1rriJrs over wtrTUt UTTiItyr
"'uupNoi cactus, were scattered herds 81 /
ueer.mll>inngs-nud huilhlo,n vicw,nt once. (
pill has not mn'h poetry ia him, bnt lac !
'9HIh inI help hrlNg both n>toni.hrd and en-
'Nal'irI 10y the slrmgr,wild lnvrlincSs uc this .
ErN tie slid from his saddle and stood
,nh'ns against 1t for only moment or two
:" NfaWl contemplation, when r,c lmbiluAl !
-HS'4uG!A III MaicLllllncss uecuinr To the ran /
ger, caused him In change his position and r
urn ms head. As lac did SO hn perceived
one OF HE droves of mustangs (wi1d horses
moving slowly towards him They we're
''ng way OIL, and there appeared nothing pc
GUAR about thcm-but IL served, To remind
ANN 'lml he lndn short time before seen the I
orshod tricks of horses and mules moving at
ngaIlolh or that, though they might he moth
ilg more lllnh mustangs, yet lhe simple fact I
other gong ut N cnllop. was i'm Itself susni.
cious of another inct-either TINT tbcy ,yerc
the tracks or Indian horses aud tuul.s mr. nc
mustangs that had been chased ur otbcr,yis, I
frightened by them; so tlrut Whatever oren-
clihnlment there may hive been Tor him An
tile scene, il now gave place quickly to Gnu
ton,nnd his head turned rapidly from sidoto
Sldc, with the hubiluul manner of the old shy.
HIS eyes now and then fell upon the advnn-
cng drove, but not with amy consciously de.
tined suspicion. Al length ,hcy disappeared
slowly down long valley, like,he sway of
the prnire unEulaiinus, aud were out oi
sigh, so long that he had quite forgotten
ihem, When suddenly they appeared Hgnin on
HIS SIDE moving directly towards biui, al u
swift enllop. He bounded into his saIrttc us
quick as thought, surprising that, inny be Que
% Two lndiOus who were mustang hunting
had lain IN wait for this herh in the deep
grass OF that prairie valley, aud were now
chasing them with the lasso lie urged his
Morse behind one of the many clumps ot cue
i's nrnuud him, with the intention of laying
IN wait 10 give these dusky Wild horse hun
res trial for their scalps as they went past
him '.
he changed his position, the figures
Whrh wore approaching hcrdrnr more dis.
Nhrlly defined against tlIa hnck ground of tho