Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-06-07
Anecdotes ofCstlin.

Anecdotes of fCatlin.
! " e have seen a most interesting letter,
says the London Merning Advertiser, from
young man who has recently settled in Bra
zil, in which he speaks of rencontre with
Catln, he celebrated othnographer and tra-
weller. He met him IN George Town, Dem
erara, and was Immediately recognized, al
thou h it was ten years since they had seen
each other in the Egyptian Hall. "Yvu
won't know mel" he said TO Cat.in, at is ten
years since you saw me-" Catlin, in answer
pronounced his nume in an instant They
proceeded, together 1900 miles, "by land and
water through forest and swamps and prai-
! ries," following the course Of the Amazon;
and we select the following incidents on the
4 journey. The first relating to Colts pistols,
contains hint to some oil Chit in England.
! We must explain that Catln bad received
/ the name OF Governor from his youthful az.
sociale:
UoW the old Cli.f ras astonished Jy C9t.
The Governor had one OF Colts pistols in
his belt; aud one of his revolving rifles al
ways in his hand, and had the old Minnie,
with whose power you are somewhat acqnain-
ted. had let out the idea that the Covert
or's gun could shoot all day long without re-
! loading, which made an illustration necessa-
! ry. 1ney were all anxious to see it "set in
notion" and placed the door OF our tent,
which was part vi d cow skin stretched ON
J hoop, at the distance Of sixty or seventy
yards, with a iuiI's eye in the centre. The
whole village had assemb.2d and the Gov
: md nj pf5
two! three! four! five! six!-ls then stepped
up and told hin that was enough, | presu-
Iaed; and while the old Chief was assuring
him that they weln all convinced, and that it
was a pity to waste any more ammunltion,the
/ Governor was slipping the empty cylinder of
and another Que OH, With six charges m ere,
without their observing what he was doing
he offered to proceed, out all were satisfied
that his gun would shoot all day without
stopping, and this report travelled ahead Of
US TO all the tribcs we afterwards Waited in
that region"
The next is Tiger story:
E,sp cooi, and dont spill the Grcvy.-"Une
day when we had landed, and most of our
party were asleep on the boat, which was
drawn under the shade Of some large trees,
over which we werearoasting fat pig which
had shot from the boat, during the morn
) ing. was squat down on one side o.; the
, fire, holding short handed frying pan in
which we had made some very rich gravy
, which the Governor, who was sruatteI dowr
A opposite TO me, was ladling over the pig,witl
al Indian wooden spoon. All Of sudden,
5 observed his eye fixed upon something aver
my shoulder, when he said to me in, yer.
e low tone, "Now want you to keep perfectly
Y cool, und don't spill the gravy-there Is
G splendid tiger behind you" | held fast t.
the frying-p pan, and turning my head gradu
y ally around, had fell view of the fellow
4 Hithn eight PAGES of me, lying fat on hi:
side, and with his paws lifting up and play
: ing with the legs o: one Of the SPanlards
who had laid himself down upon his belly ant
was fast asleep. Our rifles were left in the
boat The Governor drew himself gradually
down the bank, ON his hands and feet, order
= ing me not to move. | was in hopes he
: would have taken my old Mimic, but he pre-
n ferred his own weapon, and getting it t.
bear upon the beast, he was obliged to wal
n some minutes for it to ruise its head, so a;
not to endanger the poor Spaniard; at the
crack cf The rifle TIE animal gave piercing
screech, and leaped bout fifteen feet straigh
: inlo the air, and fell quite dead. The Span
lard leapeG nearly as far in contrary direc
= ton; and at the same instant, from behind I
l.ttla bunch of bushes ON the opposite side ,an'
not half the distance from our fire, and righ
; behind the Governors back where he ha
e been citing, sprang the mate, which darte'
e into the thicSet and disappeared. We skin
r ned this beautiful animal, which was shot ex
, acty between the eyes, and after all hand
had withdrawn from the boat waited severa
n hours in hopes that the other ore would shoN
q itself again, but we waited in vain, and los
T.. our game"