Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-05-12
MI c E Ill A N GUS.
ANECDOTES OF CATLlN.

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user ,, ''''| Sp"ns 'na" ,,,t; %;" "a' 'eson'
se.''en :" nal', c",,;,, t" ,L "I ipnas,
D. 'eneo1,. WIN oa..' ..',. t"e ceiso'a.ea tI
e!n"og'1p"e, 1. anu NJ na'IMv1' na il' met me-.
'.'n' !" oss n'" snoni,an e'u,I, u,,ts,nh ""
"as i''''sea.'y ,'.s. ,Gsv I.a .. a." sa.,,,
u was ." TO- sa'sE,".s R,,inn du Iii ,' .y."
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u'n ,.. n""" w s; luz ,, ~ saw ma e' CALM
- 'en .sa', s".e W. !, ii. e ma, ~ ny
u ahs"e', Tr ia""ou"sea ad,I al ,ha" "a"'T ;" ~
ins,a"'. Hna a.. ."ey P,oeIeJ anJ s 0'" ,.a,.r -
yoo n."es, ~ ,a"m ,nns ,n "i ,";r;ss
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us se's'' TT nv '''.""" s. ls,;ns ~. ~ rol.,s
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!" p,''GI,' EnnlanJ. W. s m,,s, nxn,o;n tb:,
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oa'',. ~, |" G,n' is.eu b;s lei I as.na;, -. .s
e'no' i''"''' y"a'..'' N'''e'a'e,'
i1'w y, f@e e.a, gla C6'st '0as asf0n''Aee oy
a Io"-"ine G"Yernor sad one ol
Colts pistols !" ms oe't; ana one o' n's
revolving r'tles always y, nus a.l hana' ana
hand .hs ola Mime, WIZ" whose Powe, =
you arc somewhat acquainted. | had
let outthe idea tha, the Governors gun
could shoot all day without reloading
VT, which G, mad, made an 'lns'ra',"" necessary
lhey were , a'' ANXIOUS % 70 ,,,' ses 1t set IN
m"t'on' ahu ! p'ace' ."s aoor oi our
tent whlen wos peft o. .oWsNin s!re.cn.
ea on . hoop, d. !ne o'l,amse S',', ol sis'y VI
seventy yarus, win u p"'.s eye III 'ne
cenire'' no ~h''e ''l'ase Haa assem-
nlsa' :s, ana sne uoseino. 'V'A i's p"s',
t!"h ane went IT,, "h'7'hs, ,h,n ."o 'n'se
l"nr hve SKI '"en s.eppep up
ana too IN nm NINA tna' was o,a d"rb5n. rb; re-
sumed; ana wn',e 'he ,a o.a yn.ei ", was as,
sat,ng MN .na! .ney wo,e a.; eonsl"eeu VI,
and It was ply 10 "as.u ...au any y more an'.
ma'lllo"' .he aovet"o. "us S''pP'"s '"e
empty cy,"ue1 On an" ;.h a""a"et o"e ="
WIN SIX cnatges more "N""u, 'ne,. oo,
serving "nat ne was u'."g-hs oll',ea
TO 10 proceed, W, a,l wete sl''shea 'i 'na.
ms gun Will snooe ~. -. ~. uay @ltSou,
Stopping, a.'atnls rePotl..svellea aheaa ::
tied in5,hat region. T5-S H : - ''t - '''
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4 "e -. r, :,
KEEP C'os ana Doatt.p10 We 'la'y;
-one day ~hen ne nuu 'anae" a'iu
most OF our party were lylns asleep on
the boat wtlcn was drawn w, 1sder u, lne
shade of some large trees the Governor
and had collected wo"a and maae
large lire over which we were were roasting
a tat pig which i had sho. from the ooat
during the morning. l was squat down
on one SIDE Of 'he hre' n1.u'ng 10, 2 SNORT
handle frying pan III "nscM 10 l,ad some
very rich gravy, when 'hc Governor yer
WIN was squalted down opposite 70 me-
was ladlng over the r'g WIN a" lIdla'' ,il,l
wooden spoon, j. A! Of a sudden e9 o.
served his eye liked upon something ., .,
yer my shoulder, when ne sad I" me IN
very low tone, 'Now want you 10
keep perfectly cool ana aont sr'i the
srayy'7'he'ss here asp's"a1ra ra,;gs' 'ger behind "n
yeu! ! he'u 'ast To 'he..t!y!ns ,.!i,s pah' l'I :
turning my head s'ad1a,'y around,
had a fail view OF the a., fellow within ~,
eight PAGES OF ne lylns hal on ms siae'
and with his paws liil'ns npand playing
with tho legs ut one OF tue Spnnlards,
who had laid l;i,Asblt down upon bis
belly aud was fast asleep. OnaNifles
we're left in The boat The Governor
drew himself gradually down the bank,
on his hands and feet, orae''ns me not
taken his old Mime, but NC Preferred ~ h's
n@n @eapoh' aud getting n'o oeer aPnn }
the beast. he was ,h''gsu - wat some y,