The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-10

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ATTACK BY CATTLE UPON RED WAGON
Ex ract from one OF Col. Caiborne's letters from
the pine woods Of Mississippi, published in the Ne"
Orleans Delta
IL set out for Augusta, bowling merrily along IN
blood. red buggy. The road is beautiful, rooted
over with trees and vies, and the air fragrant with
| the breath Of flowers. There only one draw
back-the myriads of flies, OF every species, that
swarmed around, and ravenousIy cupped the blood
from the ears neck and tanks Of my horse. II Is
what is appropriately called here fly tine'-that
is TO say, the period when this numerous family OF
scourges have it all their own way, and neither
man nor beast venture IN the woods win I'M
punily. Now HE cattle from thousand hills, and
the wild deer, seek the abodes Of men, and
hubble around some smoking pine, or stand in some
open field to escape their periodical torm"nors.
On sudden curve of the road found myself IN
one Of these stamping grounds and $imuIta-
neeuS: roar from five hundrcd nfurIated animals
gave notice of my danger. II is well known that
the Spanish matadores provoked the wounded
bulls Of the by faunriEg the moeta or blood
red flag before tn m. IL the color OF my
equipage that excited this believing herd. They
tore up he earth with their hoofs and horns and
gared at me with savage eyes. The fierce phal'
anx blocked the road, and the part of discretion
was 10 retreat. The moment wheeled the pur.
| SUIT commenced. A cloud of dust enveoprd them,
and their trampling feet like The roll of thun.
der. My horse dashed forward, frantic with ter
rQr, and on they plunged, on every side crushing
down everything 10 their course, gorrlng and
tuabling over each other, filling the woods with
i l,,l ~, and
rtr in the fearful chase.
The contest now b. came desperate. Ia five
minutes should have b3en overturned and tram.
pied to death bur at this juncture threw out my
overcoat, and with an awful clamor, they paused
u fight over it, and tear it into shreds. Driving
at full speed tossed out cushion the lnfuria.
ted devils trampled 1t into atoms, and came rusk.
ing on, their horns cl1shing against the buggy,
and ripping up The ribs OF my horse. Al thus lear
fq moment we were providentinlIy saved. 4
monstrous oak, with forked top, had f,IIeD near
the road and into this plunged my horse breast
high, and he safe, the back Of me buggy be-
ing then the only a>saiIabIe point. At this the
whole column mad" dash, but met the fore.
most with discharges from revoIver; two
bottles OF Sewel Tay Ier'S best w.re shiver. d IN
their faces; next, cold turkey, and finally n bot
tie of Scotch sruff-the last shot in the locker.
This did the business. Such snerzing and bel.
lowing was never heard before; and the that
got it put out with the whole troop at his heels,
cIrcling round seeming the blood that had been
spilled, and shaking the earth with their thunder.
ing tramp | was now fairly in for it, and made
up my mind to remain until sunset, when they
p ouid dispense, as in sly time cattle Craze
hight. | was relieved, however, by the approach
OF some cattle drivers, who, gallopng ZIP on shng.
gy but muscular horses, and with VI hips twenty
feet long, which they manage with surprising dex-
'tertv, soon drove the herd to their, "cow pens"
for he purpose Of marking and branding. This
is done every year in "hy time" The cattle
ranging, Scattered, thirty miles round are now
easily found, COLLECTED at their stamping grounds
and driven TO a common pen pound, where
the respective owners assemble and put their
marks and brands on the increase Of the season
Thus this Egyptian plague is turned to useful
purpose"