Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-12-18

A TEXAN CoLoNEL's Sroay.--"No nv
freHd," said the Colonel. 10 his grave compan-
ion-"No, it entirely impossible for one nurset.
is you have evidently been, in the lap Of luxury
--perhaps even In cellcd frame housc--to know
what we suffered here in '36. I'll r6st tell Won
exactly how il Was with Inc, and l have seen
nothing. Oh, nothing at ALTO what some have,
You see | was out there in RlsL county-had
E.tie cabin h the woods, away from town some
dozen miles | had a hundred cows. twenty
mares, seventeen fllies. and wife and three
cnisd~en--but not dollar in the world How
ever. was lawyer. and had engaged TO de-
fehd man for COW stealing at court I'm tow.
next day, for which was 10 ret two bushels OF
meal. IoH see my clothes had well nigh worn
o1t, and 50 | >woppci Them with Reai Indian
for suit of deer skin. Did you ever see real
sItt at deer skin. stra1rer?" ..
No, ST., said the grave man. II never have"
''We1l havr--ftlt II. too You see the In
dian tot! inc Ia dye it do-weo! ooze. ti! so
yoa know, left them in ii all night. Next MORN
in Was up early and Oft for Court, for needed
that meal---didn't have anything I'm the house ut
all. NV deer skin suit fitted wrll--had taSsels
ronud the calvHs and skirts. Wen, | rode ont
u. the mo- Of timber iii which my cabin was
h&,lt on to the prairie that stretched the rest OF
th" way 10 town; NJ the sun rot hotter. the wet
<kin--yon see had TO pnt it Oh wet, for mHst
hc at CoUst--had TO have that mcal--thc wet skin
began To- get tight, '-pShaw. it don't mind"
says L. but in twenty minutes, pshaw il did mind,
cot oil the mare oat there i'm that broad prairie
with the roasting. broiIHr, burning sun, right
cy2r NY lead ami my clothes creeping up and
coiling tight around lne lf,e nest 6f snakes
NJ arms were fastened 80 Nv the sleeves that
coultln,t get II NV knife To rip anything. Ny
hair stood ON end fiitr the thorns CT bois d'arcv
o, the misery! the sut!eringi tho agony, My
whole holy WGs bound nn aaa screwed together
aud stran-etl. Blood rushed To nay head
cop'd'mt ect o. nj horse. Wen lay there In
the bl;slernr sun tn some body going TO Court
happened 10 pass and ripped me mp He cnt me
in Two or three places, he was shaking so with
laughter while Re did it. Well, You sce, rode
back home-took the last sheet in the house
cut il oat-Wfe sowed on one icg while sowct
up the o'her-1ot 10 the Court Just in time in nv
white suit--cearcd the Elan, aud rot the meal ~
~-------------------
DIrPEHEHr Views OF THE RLeoAER Cos
rvaE.-Don' iady's dress of the present day,
take 50 many lengths 10 make up. according tn
The taste Of the gtearec2 But with tiic Blooncr
costume, should be sorry to say what lengths
the Iadv who wears it might 20 to.--.fa iniis
Hant -Taiiter.
Sho1il the BIoomer costume be adopted, petit
co3's will 20 out, aud pettcoats going out. there
may b, ~ cad, at last. of all retticoat govern
nent, Of which no oic win be more heartily re-
Io:ccd ttan-Ttc HaHpectei HusbGna.
Ere's the jolly good health of the Bloorner
costume; for tell yop what. Bell, oar 'hns with
all the shaking in the world, won't carry more
than sixteen ladies' pack 'cm o. tight aS YOU WILL;
bat find that it will take twenty Bloorners ssr~r
! fortah'y, and allow each owen Blono.er ~ :,
| on the lap. It's the dress nv bog. ,as n,Lc,
J the dilfercace.-1he Bus Conductor
Ga, lear! ho~ delightful it will re- for i1,,
Eln@ over stes '~-Ihe Fast Young LadH