Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-04-19
"reminiscences Of Travel
,NUMBER EIGHT
For The. fayegsspine Observer.

X - :, Tor zee Foytttsf1tte 'Ooseft'e4. :,
Mn. EDHoR: The sun IS but an
flour high, and Grabam -has net re-
turned. Those nsiscaieUofs boys have
Cred The prairie Twice this evening,
and heis behind, lost, burnt what not.
We are. now in sight Of Wakasapa
lold station, and a desolate hooking
place it u.s.. This station was situated
Ion beautiful eminence near the ter
mination Of the prairie. Nothing
remains of the houses except.a few
pieces Of half decayed timber lying
about. Descending from this emf.
1nenee westward, We entered a beauti-
fuf pine forest, and discovered a large
herd Of cattle browsing in the tall
grass which grew in wild luxuriance
1beneath the stately pines. We we're
now aware that we were approaching
Ia settlement, but had no idea how
far it was to where any person lived,
Jas the cattle often wander far from
THE neighborhood Of their owners.
! The COWS looked at us in wild aston
iishment, and some of them seemed
rather inclined to give US all the
room they could. There we're some
fine looking calves among them, and
some of the boys were in favor of
killing one, as we had taken no game
that evening and Graham had not as
Iyet returned; and it was with diff
Iculty that / restrained them, for they
/ were determined to have some meat
for supper. After travelling near
, half a mile, they began to reproach
J me for not letting them get some
meat when it was convenient. / told
them that Graham would certainly
come up shortly, and / was pretty
certain he had killed a deer; other
: wise, he would have been up before
that time Of day. They argued that
Iit was case of. necessity, and they
thought it no wrong TO administer to
r their imperative wants. They stopped
the Wagon and held a consultation
lllabout what to do. At length four 81
them shouldered their guns and start.
! led back, declaring thatif they did
, not meet Graham they would kill q
! yearling and take couple of quar-
tiers any how. The sun was now gid
ing the western horizon, md the
, shadows Of the tall pines were lost in
THE distance. Wearied and exhaust.
, ed, ! spread blanket at the root Of
, a tall pine and lay down to indulge
at ease a few reflections. Far from
. the bounds of civilization, and still
farther from home and friends, my
mind was soon lost in the ccntempla.
+ ton of the scenes through which l
passed and what was still before me.
II had sunk, into kind Of reverie,
when was aroused by the cultural
demonstrations of an old "sand bill, y
which seemed to be not far distant.
SO taking my gun, ] crept slowly to-
!, wards a pond from which the sound
1seened to proceed, but his neck be-
ing longer than mine, he discovered
line first, and, taking the wings Of a
crane, flew away; and /, taking the
/ legs Of man, walked back and lay
down on my blanket. In a short
time heard The report of gun, and
in a few minutes another; so | sup
posed that the boys we're determined
to eatenoagh; after going back at.
ter it.. AL was now silent, and I was
almost sinking into doze Of sleep,
when our same old sard bill began to
display bis vocal powers in or about
the same place as before. Our team
ster, Mr.. White, taking gun. START
ed off in THAT direction, creeping, and
peeping, and looking about as saga-
cious as the tobacker-ltaued quadru-
peds which we're accustomed to drive
In his wagon. Thinks ! to myself,
you would have been Daniel Boone
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