The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-03-12
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as an echo. Ishoutcd again - PrcIi
Morol Proh!' listened with a@ s
bounding heart. For moment
there was a}silence, only moment,
and then came the hollow sounds Of
the prancing hoof; at FIRST rapid and
irregular, as Of a steed struggling and
rearing to get free, then another
neigh, and after that, the stroke os
the iron heel in measured and
regular gallop. Nearer appeared
the sounds, nearer, and nearer, aud
nearer, until the gallant brute bound.
cd out upon the bank; here he hnIted,
and finging back his tossed name,
uttered another shrill neigh. He
was bcwildcred, and looked On. every
side, snorting loudly. l knew that
having once seen me, he would not
stop until he had pressed his noso
against my chcek-his usual custom:
and holding up my hand, I once moro
called out the magic words, Prob.
Moro! Proh.'
Now, for the first time, looking
downwards, he perceived my head
and shoulders above the waters; and
stretching himself, he sprung out into
the channel, and came towards me.
The next moment I held him by
the bride.
There was no time to be lost. 7
was still going down; and my armpits
were fast nearing the surface of the
quicksand.- Reaching up, caught
the lariat and passed it under the
saddlesirths, fastened it in a firm
tight knot. I then lcoped thes4trail-
ing end, making it secure around my
body, and across my ribs. / had
left enough Of the rope between the
bit ring and the g1rths, to enable mo
to check aud guido the animal, in
case the drag upon my body should
become too painful.
All this while, tho dumb brute
seemed to compselaei,ts. n Il has I was
about, as we'll as tlls tho
ground on which lis IL s3ts anrisig
thssoperat:a he Il il ii tfeef
and replacing them aIIsarnatc tcly.
without either pluaging Of rearing.
My arrangements were at length
completed, and with q. s.ranga feel
ing Of awe, gave my horse The sig,
nal. Here again the faithful crea.
ture- bore cyideneese efthe duty he had
to perform. Instead,of moving Oft
with start, l felt tho rope tighten
upon mo slowly and gradually, us if
it had been drawn by human hands!
| experienced the wild delight to feel
that, slowly and gradually, too, /
was moving.
The lariat cut painfully, and I
checked the horse for a moment to
rejust the thong. This was done;
and giving the signal second time,
| was drawn from the tenacious eie.
ment, and felt myself-a feeling I
cannot describe sailing along tho
water. ! sprang to my feet with a
shout of JOY. zrushed up to my brave
stcced, and throwing my arm around
his neck, kissed him with as much
delight as 1 would have kissed beau.
,ifnl girl. He answered my embrace
with a low and singular ncighing
that told me I was understood.
| looked for my rifle. Fortunate,
ly it had not sunk deeply, and I soon
found it. My boots, with my spurs,
remained in the quicksand aud doubt.
less, by this time, lave reached the
granite formation, to be fcssiled anu
thrown up by some future conyul.
sion. | made no attemptto recover
thcm--bcing smittcn with a whole,
some dread of tho place where 7 had
loft thenl--but mounting my gallant
Moro, | was soon securing across tho
prairie in the trail Of my compagnons
du voyage.
L reached the camp at sundown,
where I was met with wondering
looks, and such questions as Did YER
KUN across the goats?' sWher's
yer boots?' Whether hey ye been
huntin' or fishin'?'
answered these questions by re.
lating my adventure; and that night,
at least. my horse and myself were
looked upon as the tallest buffers nj
that gang. Should the reader ever
wander to the Rocky Mountains, he
may hear the story--rnuch better
told-of that arc fel!er who gur
fetched right out of his boots..'s
Caaccr CHrea--A @or,Hy ssieli,,ss
Of our acquaintance vito had bce sEHr,.
ing seriously from what was sufssas 'ssg tsst.ss
by the following simple application NO
give it, hoping that il may relieve, some
other individual, similarly situated
Mako n strong dccociLOil OF red oak bark