Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-11-17
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To" I'll" Pincrr, a California Airrth, NIaggziic.
A STEEPLE CHASE CN THE
PRAIRIES.

The first Of Jane ls49l Six wears arn
How stranger than fiction il seems on this
sixth anniversary Of that cvrntiul day. after
travcrSlnG all the vici,studcs of cXperiencr.
alter boxing he compass Of Hos stormy sea.
und shaking hands with every extremity Of
fortune. | should be seated ~ last in This
quiet lltll" Samctnm: The hum of that mighty
city. which was tlen the goal Of our homes,
around me the wild freedom Of thn iiiiuI,,a.
bic rralrioS exchanged Tor the confines Of "A
dngY Office; my sEolting CHARGER discard, d
Tor the old armchair: the badge cf the. pin-
ncer laid asidr for more peaceful but mini
tier weapon. this gray goose quill"
Yes. six long Years Of stern cynprirurc.
of lonely waBdcrings. Of evrr-chlnginr. never
crGSlng toll and turmoil. have changed the
bog into tie man. the youthful romance Of
the emanc!pated Stmdont into the stern. fixed
purposes. the ntiI!tariln views Of the slave of
business. Brt have all their stormy vici,,i-
ludeS ana Wild cScitcmcnis bluttud from the
mnd the fearful memories Of that terrific
scene, long ago, when the tyro of the wilder
ness first looked on Death? All no, On
ihls sixth anniversary of that memorable dav.
the lhrnnTinT memories Of that fearful hour
crowd thIcN upon me. Wh" trSt Sudden mo-
ment OF Wild alarm that terrible war-uhorp.
bursting from fifty savage throats: the rcck-
less dcSgrrltion; the thrilling excitement uG
that wild chase of eight miles. with fir,y poir-
,',,,.,'', I','''| "I,'' NE on lnrIr VII"
o,,L"nJ ',Ir IPlL'""S rear, rs the sweat
,o r,',,,' o., ,'r. ""',Ns my "!h@ cray ana
III, .tr,'.'.I ''i','' ,,'' "'"' '''% n"S''"S, lest
i:. "'''' w., ''' S"'"'" '",i NE IN my
,br;, ~ ''' "'''' AZ ne rNl'iNG
,,,,r,.,, - "," "-'''r ""'" '"' NH.''
,. a.. - '''''' '"'H H"', j" s'Sul "N
,T,.;I,,l ~, '"s St"''"t ~ 'n' l',t ~" mai
,L ,ai',i ',n.I I'i '',''H, "n" 'n' WI" BOWL o.
oiI iii n,,'. i,,' W. my H."'"'" '"'S-
.L.,, ,,,.l,,,.ii" ','."- - r'~'i '""' Hh"
my. r,;nItnnnJ n.a'S "'s,'" ii ''''''- ""'H
~ I,oo,.I N'''" '"HHc' 'H'" camp ana
i,1, ,,n a"t'' us powers rNha"rI""' cropped
"i''' it''''sH ~ '"' '3''h HS r'r'cd from
';,, 9'',".'' D. """ ''rN'hlIy 'hhn%ed Inst Era
'1N'"'"'c WI" 'o'Ned ""Wh upon aEd
i'T.'v,o" .' n't i'i'h,! ''ar'"' need
1t was 0" 'h'' cay SIX years ago. Lightly
n,. ~ Vs. "'"' "@n"'rrrs over III" 'fIcEir>S
p'"mttH, we're GA! ''''rr day, ana month alter
"S1'" t"'''"G oh"at" 10 ms distant land 0i
'' "'.'sc ",'! S'e.FaS ana summer plains
NV s'nc' Ea'"Sf'" /" lhelr eternal embraces
H'"! i "''li"'F OF tnAt gallant y"n'hiu'
m"''". 1T was 9hn"a! ~ the wilderness; the
~ "' '",'"'" q" ne hAhN' al me LllIe
.'ri,. '..'i l"9 'oI'-""rI mules scattered around
J"!.u,E c."pPlnG 'hc virgin grass under the
"".vn,"' N'Tl,ahc' "i 'r Guard Some oi the
p"l,l were 'H,llih@ IN me clear stream. Som"
or smokn~ and IN ~,l''Is , c'W ,"4,,'E
rious sunsLnv IF rs; ,,l 49, ;" wv n",' ~,
some evil ~@rins nossnsseJ ' ,,',,,,r'e' T,,g,
desire n Ln tbn frst ~ ,t, ,,,',', u
long eyprctcd bnrT,io an onin,ai NO h"3 ,", ,n,
vet encountered Lnt rLih no,. hn,, ,''',' =, ' ~.
the constant theme If c"nyorso,ion ' "mJ !" oo'' w
lecture. Several or ,Lo hove rroro I Lnr,;mn ",,r
turkeys in the marriu oCtbn t;mhor wbrh ,',HS sLirS
ted the river. 50 That when I snJaJaJ nm n'r