The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-22

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The following u extracted from Warren's !" Para
Manv Wild hoy.e. ara .t;ll caught :, f..;r.;..
One dsv . r.,tv ~ s;rht :, ~ ~ ~ l.:-o
mourt.i IN EslI A., ;,i;n.a ..s1 :. s iAS .sI'
The Erol;.hmsr wsrf crt ,r ~. s..,s,s s"" ~ ~
cuy,c.e, Ps,cS.d s,,;d -. h,saehs. ~ ~ ~.
had an extensive view of Of the arassv = ns;n in M ~
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s.s ~ = S.e-L cUses Hasn .uoeenly uoop o.
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.'s'.l:.- DnI. ~ s.S oounsso VIZ Astonishing
ss.oc''y over sne Ieaocw q sPihsed cnase was
now commenced Dy she meun0in natives, who
sueineo sne1 swH snimais to Their greatest
csPecayi never osa ! witness more intensely
s.cune sPecTrS,s TS .nan me Jne ~, ~nicn vas now
oeiore ne. 1ne names and t:,ls Of the horses
wers nylng wildly " the an, while mass Of hoois
were rising ana falling with rspidity which
showed now ugnty strung were the muscles Of the
animals.
To my surprise the Englishman kept the lead,
and was obviously gaining. upon the quick footed
iugrives. Coming up with them, he seized his
iasso ana began 70 swing = around his head, grad
uay eniarglng me circles Dy permitting the smooth
rope 70 siiP gently through his fingers.
~ sadaen mo!,on, al me same instant pluneing
speed, Il possible, he dashed quickly forward, and
hurled ms lasso with unerring skill around the
neck OF t1e foremost horse. The herd were now
thrown into panic, and wheeling around in their
course, tney were completely surrounded by their
puisuers Several were lassoed by the natives,
and the remainder kept together by two or three
o. me norsemen, VINO were continually circlng
srounG tnem not one escaped, and ere an hour
nad elapsed, tney were driven eafe!y into one Of
me pens =. CaJueifo, nelgnlng loudly, and their
; mou.ns foyerea WIN creamy foam. The best horses
Ielng selecIeo from lne nerd and properly secured,
the Tn %thers were AGAIN turned at large
,bsr. c.nue, \. r,s1 ~ ,ne msuves, OF oreaklng
.he. ~ hs.hs,os,. us, ~ any oner Term than
M. c. sr;r,ais =. !sna.l ~ encacio1s tnat tne
mar. ~.s hIs - ~. co,.s pe.ecuY doc,le ana
One sftsrnoon an onno,t"n;,v o vs. =. 'n.se % uays
Of witnessing he operation. Ia the lsrrest - encIo %
sure nroudlv stood one of the rne;s..iS s.Io
picking up the earth with HI. bonS: snd shah;ns
the heavy name on iii finely cn,vsd n.ct ,.h;iss
hs brisht ewes glanced fasrf,il,, sro,,nS ~; WINE
his loud laughing voice ringing wildly in ths na;s,
air, seemed 10 b. calling on his far.of comnsnons
for relief
The fiery creature was held bv a strong b.Iter
at least fifteen feet in length. manned hy shree ~
the muscular and bare Cheated natives Soon
moose was thrown around his neck bv = cn,,nIe of
powerful blacks, stationed on the opposite side of
the enclosure. They then pulled with all their
strength one way, while those who had hold Of the
halter exerted themselves vehementiv in The con.
trary direction. IL object evidently was to effect
partial stranguIation, in order that thew miaht
weaken and temporarily overcome the wonderfui
power Of the spirited creature
Violent were the punges Of the captive steed. A.
he sought in vain, by superhuman exertions' ia
free himself from the grasp Of his cruel torment.
ors, who stood like heartless demons around him.
His terrific leaps only served to draw the cord
tighter and tohter .hcm. ~. r.cL ~" Lss.S S:Iu
became more and more dificult and p;uSt hsys
been heard at the distance of f,,rlorv H. h...e
beat as If il would burst from ri. hssv;na hn.e,
and his veins stood out II ridoes sionr h;s ou;vsr
ing flesh, AtIsst. overwhelmed viii ~ n,sn.;.,
Of hs agony. snd no-sr... ,.;,r s,,sco..;.n
fe. and for an inssapt i.v ,~sh".. .srss ~
upon the ground. IN. ron.s ,,.s .5s.Si..
ioosed sbont h;s n.cL .ni sSos.ls ..,.;S .neua.sy