Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-09-05
ATTACK BY CATTLE UPON A.
RED WAGON. ~ ss

ters from the pine woods of Mississippi,
published in the New Orleans Delta:
"I set out for Augusta, bowing
merrily along in a blood-red buggy.
The road is beautiful, rooted over with
trees and vines, and the air fragrant with
the breath of flowers. There was only
one -back-the myriads of flies
Of every species, that swarmed around,
and ravenously cupped the blood from
the ears, neck and flank of my horse. 1t
is what is appropriately termed here 'fy
time'-that is to say, the period when
this numerous family have it all their
own way, and neither man nor beast can
venture into the woods with impunitY.
Now the cattle from a thousand hills, and
even the wild deer seek the abodes of
men, and huddle around some smoking
pine, or stand in some open field to es-
cape their periodical tormentors. On
sudden curve of the road, found myself
in one of these stamping grounds and
a simultaneous roar from FIVE hundred
infuriated animals gave notice of my dan
ger. 1t is we'll known that the Spanish
matadores provoke the wounded bulls of
the arena by Haunting the moleta or
blood-red flag before them. 1t was the
color of my equpage that excited this
believing herd. They snufed the air,
planted their heads near the ground, tore
up the earth with their hoofs and horns,
and glarcd at me with savage eyes. The
fierce phalanx blockaded the road, and
the part of discretion was TO retreat.
The moment wheeled the pursuit CONS
menced. y cloud ofdust enveloped them,
and their trampling feet was like the roll
of thunder. Ny horse dashed forward
frantic with terror. And on they
plunged. on every side crushing down
everything in their course, goring and
tumbling over each other, filling the
woods with their dreadful cries, and gath
erlng nearer and nearer in the fearful
chase.
The contest now became desperate.
In five minutes We should have been over
turned and tramped to death but at
this juncturc [ threw out my overcoat,
and with an awful camor, they paused
to fight over it, and tore it into shreads.
Driving at full speed, tossed out cush-
ion the infuriatcd devils trampled it into
atoms, and come rushing on, their horns
cIashing against the buggy and ripping
up The ribs Of my horse. AT this fear
full moment we were prOvidcntly saved.
a monSlrous oak, with forked top had
fallen near the road. and into this |
plunged my horse breast high, and he
was safe, the back of the buggy being
then the only aSSailabIc point. Al this
the whole column made dash, but
met the foremost with six dis >charges
from my revolver two bottles Of Sewell
THylOr'S best were shivuied in their faces;
next cold turkey, and finally 81 bottle Of
Sc"tch Suuf-thc last shot in the locker.
This did the bu>i ,cSs. Such sneezing
and believing was never heard before !;
aOd the one that got it, put out with the
whole troop at his heels, crcling round
seeming the blood that had been spilled,
and shaking the earth with their thun-
derlng tramp. l was now fairly in for it,
and made up my mind to remain until
sunset, when they would disperse, as iu
fly time cattle genealIy Craze at night.
l was relieved, however, by the ap-
prOach Of some cattle drivers, who, gal
Ioping up on shaggy and muscular hor>
scs, and with whips twenty feet long,
" "HlEu tuGJ uuHu"S5GN Will Sul tISluS IVA
terity, soon drove the herd 10 the " COW
pens" for the purpose Of marking and
branding. The cattle ranging thirty
niles around, are now easily found. col
Iected at their stamping grounds. and
are driven ito common pen or pound,
where their respective owners assemble
and put their marks and brands on the in.
crease of the season. Thus this Egyp-
tian plague is turned to d useful purpose.
EB- An Ex- Commission Merchant, re-
penting of his business transactions, says
he once sent the following " returns for
a crop of corn consigned him
" Mr.. BRowN-Sir II have
sccording to your instruc-
ton made forced sale Of
your corn, and received for
it S453 90
Against which have COM
mission
For Boatage, $l25 90
Carriage, 12 90
Wheelage, l2 90
Storage, 90 90
Rutage, 81 w
Saleage, AS 90
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