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Lieut. Beali. e, S. Navy. il already well
known totte country. having particularly
| distinguished himself on several different
occa. ions. as ia bearer Of imHoFtaptdesratches
/ to and from California. Hotll Through the
heart Of Mexico, during thomar, and across
the. prairies and Rocky Mountains, forcing
his way, with equal spirit. thF9pgh civilized
and savage enemies AS agaHlh naval off
Ger and intrepid traveller. with the courage
to face and the energy td overcome every
4 difficulty and peril. We cam IHeIl believe he
has no superior; but We h$ve reeentlyheard
! an aneedotc toldsof Linn, being the account
Of circumstance which happened Oh the
last journey to California from which be has
only 50 lately rssurned, WHICH while it il.
Illustrates the Dangers Of The Road, proves
that there is another qualEty il him higher
| than mere resolution ana brayery--1a hu
mane and generous disposition which gives
| 10 those virtues the cIiaracnr of heroikm
/ Il was we believe in theI ella country,
that Lieut. Beall hayiIg eiRauped his party,
and placed it IN safety, We cut hunting
I He Set OFT alone on d faEarite saddle mare.
which was generally kept iup. Or spared for
such occasions About six miles from the
camp be had the good fortune to kill aIdeer ];
aud he was onIthe ground dressing the carl
cass. when on looking up hessuddenly beheld|
q troop Of nouwted Apaches, who had dis4
covered him and we're dashiiig furiously td1
Nv. rsls him They had doalhtIess heard ths
report or seen thclsmokc III his ae ana SD
we're on, him before lie wls aware; but he
knew very well that to b. eTertalen bytherl.
a siagle VIII te man among tho naked hills,
which they called their own, was certain
death ami accordingly, leaving his quarry
and mounting III hot Taste .he relied upaa
the nlettle of bis mare. wAicbihe put ID her
full speed, to carry him back in safety to tile
camp. Away darted the Hophg ieut4nsnt,
and on rushed tile slYagea4 laundering ana
yelling in the certain assurance of their
/. prey. But oauftlent a. liiey were tile fugi--
l TIVE was.quite as well satisfied Of his ability
to Escape, alt ough their hbrsls were ftesAer
than the maze, and il was lEretty certain they
were gaining 4 Chilly upon hsr- and would
gsys her a}seyeres contest before reaching the
| camp
Tins assured If hissafatg bit not relay
| ing his speed Lieut. b. hAlrecoss ed half
bis distance from the camp vixen dashiIlg
,over the crest Of hill lie was Mortified 1T
/ the sight vi one of his own men, on fobt,
climbing the hill, and id fact following Rin
his trail to assist him irt the hunt Tile
eight Of the LieuteranF firing down tile hill
at.such rate was doubt aess, enouglE per
baps the poor ftllowhoqla hear tho whooPs
Of the INDIANS II ending tie. hill from the
opposite side at all1eteols be understood
his fate aud spreading liiaF arms before tile
horses head. lie cried out With accents H6f
desIar Oh. Mr. Ball sare met / aniEa
husband aud Tile father Oh viz lie piess ella
dren pf Never was prayer more qpieaIy
heard, or more hero;cany i, swered He III
The lieutenant, thongs riding for his oTn
life. Immediately stopped lRsm mare dismopHt-
ed, and, giving her u ths man said, i YOU
| stall te saved Ride bach u the camp add
send them out 10 give my baay decent bh-
riafp And 81 they parted the foptnlan
/ to escape: the officer, as lie supposed ito Ibe
slain; for tie hfll was utterly bare. wfthdet
/ a single hiding pa c and he thought Of Fp-
/ tang but seliang his life dearly IL pos biz.
For this purpose be dr4w 4 revolver unH
! sittig down III The grbuIsl. waitil z for tie
sagages, who In 4 moment came rus4lng oylr
/ the brow of the Aill and 5tben. to tie nh
| speakaLle Amusement off Lieat PealE. cash
ed past him down the descent like mailman,
| not soul Of them payfngtlie least regard 70
him. not . soul, il fact, seeing him They
! sew, in reality, hut the horse and the horse,
manIthey had been pursuing for three miles
they knew nothing Of q fpotman aaud per-
haps the sitting figure of tile Lieutenant ap-
peared, to eyes only bent On one attractiFe
II y ject, az a. stoue or huge cactus, such as
abound On those sterile halls If
/ II At all events Lieut. Bsall. ny what seern.
/ edte himself IalApst direct providen:ial H.
lcrpositiea ii bis behalf. reFnanel wholly
u,ldiseoycred; and in a miniie mere tic
Apa.h.s were out Of sight. still puEsu ~
| the hcrsc anil his,rider 10 The caaipff Tile
later barely lsuecg edel ID escaping with his
life, the Indians having syerbanlel him So
G osely Just as lie reached thelcamp as to be
able to diet QUE or two Aight wollids upon
him with bullets Or perhaps with arrows
AS Tor Lieut. Beah be was not slow TO take
advantage of lis good fortune aud selecting
q round about course. he succeeded IN reach
ing the camp just about the time the popr
fellow whom be had saFed, and the other
members of the party. NeFs about sallyipg
out to obey bis last requests and give, hls
body decene burial 8la
Upon such al act "A this il we're supefha
Gus to comment. II II IN act. however
(which deserves ID Live ID mems recolIectionb
like the story Of great battle and victory
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