New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-16

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ou- relations with BAYARD TAYloa are too in'
innate for rs TO pretend to the slightest degree Oh
;.,,,,;slity In passing Judgment these delight
fnl volumes. With this preliminary confession,
ve know no reason why we should not say that In
tho sheorbing interest ofis topics the racy fresh
ncesofits style and the beauty and correctness oits
descrnonF this work is not surpassed by his former
nooulsr book travels nor indeed by any one thar
bss for long time been issued from the American
r-ess. Mr. Taylor left Ncw.York in June ls4', IN
The ,teaner Falcon, for Chagres, crosses the
I,,brnus % Panama, arrives at San Francisco,
visits the Gold Dgeings, is present at the Conven-
ton at Monterey, explores the mountains and for
ests of the interior, goes to Mazatlsn, travels by
land to Mexico, and returns home By the way oi
Vera Cruz end Mobile, having been absent from
Nevr.York little more than eight months, and
having met with variety OF romantic ana s,rring
adventures, such as is seldom crowded within 80
short sp7ce Of time into the experience OF one IN
5;y;5usl We are sure that no one who peruses
this book with q view Of obtaining accurate and
vivid Impressions of Californian life can fail to re-
ceive the highest qualification. Its interest is in
creased by number Of spirited illustrations from
drawings on the spot by the author. The volumes
present beautiful specimen of Typography. being
got up in the choicest style Of Mr.. Putnam's sump-
tuous publications One or two more extracts. in
addition to what we have already given, will en-
able our readers to judge Of the quality Of this
work, without further comment on our part
APPROPRIATING A HORSE.
As the doctor and /. mounted on the lame horse,
were shutting along in advance, we espied ven-
cradle old animal before us, walking in the same
direction. The doctor slipped OFT the bride, ran
forward and caught him without any difficulty
There was no sign of any camp to be seen. and we
came to the conclusion that the horse was
estray and we might therefore lawfully make use
of him. He was the most grotesque specimen Of
borse6esh | ever saw-lame like our own-and
with his forehead broken in above the eyes. which
did not prevent his having nose OF most extraor
binary length and prominence. The doctor bridled
him and mounted leaving me his own horse and
saddle so that we were about equally provided
By dint of shouting and kicking we kept the beasts
ia sort Of shambling gsllop till we reached Raneys
Rancho, where the doctor took the precaution Of
emoving the bride and letting the horse stand
Dose the custom Of the miners being. to shoot a
man who puts bis gear on your horse and rides him
without leave.
AS it happened, the precaution was not iltimed;
for. while we lay inside the tent on couple of
benches, we heard an exclamation from some one
outside. "There you are! said the voice; " what
do YOU mean, you old rascal how came you herel
you know you never left me before. you know you
did n't! Then, turning to the tentkeeper, who
was standing by the cooking fire, he inquired
chow did that horse get here2" "Why," answer.
ed the former, with slight variation of the TRUTH
" he was driven in this morning oy some men who
found him in the road, about TIN ee miles from here
The men have gone on to Stockton. but left him,
thinking he might have owner somewhere,
though he don't look like it." "Three mesi"
calculated the voice. ait was six miles from here,
where | camped and the horse never left me be-
fore; you know you did MT, you rascal Then.
coming into the tent he repeated the whole story
TO us, who marveLcd exceedingly that the horse
should have left. He does mt look TO be much"
added the man, but I've had him two years among
the mountains, and never saw SIGH another won
derfJ knowin animal"