Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-07-05
A Daring deed of Horsemanship.
A MEXICAN sKE1Cn.

! am but poor hunter aud cannut place NOR,
i shall attenI 4 what II Muchscito Of ter
J years would consider feat perhaps
An what may that be. Senor Cubalero |!
asked the officer snreringly.
:, 81 will check my horse at full gallon OH the
brow OF yonder clG"
"Wi,hin two lengths Of the brow2''
within two lengihs-lrss the same dis.
tancc that il traced here, on the banks OF
tie sequel ~
The surprise created by this announcement
held the by-standers for some moments in 81.
lrnce. j, was proposal Of such Wild ard
reckless daring that it WAS difficult to believe
that the maker of il was in earnest EVEN
the two "tlr' RS were tn, a moment staggered
hy il and inclined to fancy the Cnbalrro was
not serious but mnckinp them.
The 81 # I" which Carlos had pointed WAS
par, Of the bluff that hcmupd in the valley.
II WAS a s"rt of troriuntory, however that
irtted out from the general line, so as 60 he
a c'nsplcu"us object from the plain below
Its brow was ui equal height with the rest of
the pre- rip'r, hf which il was part--a sur,
OF bntiIess; ; and II grassy turf that sppesrt d
aong lis edge was but the continuation of
the upper plateau. Its frout to tie valley
was vertical, without terrace or ledge. al.
| th' ugh horizontal seams travrrsing its face
| alternating with ra, h other
From the sward upnn the valley to the
brow above the heights was loco to-. shr,i.
J." gaze up To il was n Trial to d.Iiru'e n,ivrs:
the look down put the stuntrSi tn the rruui
All stood watt hing him with auxiOus eyes,
Eve r., moment was noted. lie fist ulIghtrd
from the sadGl", stripped fl his manga, had
II carried hn' X AMI placed out of the eay-
| lie n'At irukr,! tu lis spurs. to sce that the
straps "ere properly burklrd.
inter- this hr i,t tired his sash. and placed
The s"nbirr" firmly on his head he hut
toned his \rlvrt,rn culz nrrus down u, a,ll tu
his ankles. So that Their leather buttons
might nu, Hap open and di,cunr.ude him.
lis iuntirp kn,f, al,rg with ihc whip. l.,
gave I" the charge oi Don Juan. Ills utten-
ton was next turned to The horsr. that stur,i
all tins time with his nee k curv d r,uol, as
though he OWNED that hp was To be cn Red
upon for some signal service. The bride was
first scrutlnizcd. The ei.nt hit--a rramr-
luke--aas crreiully examined, least there
might he some flaw or crack in the STEEL
The head strap was buckled to its proper
tlghtnesS, ana then the reins were minuirly
scanned. These were the hairs of wild
horses tail closely and neatly plated. The
saddle nov had It's turn. Passing from sid.
to side, Carlos tied both stirrup lea,hers, aud
.S"ni"".i-'h". srs"t wooden uluCks which
turnnd the strrups. The girih was the last
H. we'll AZ the most important object of his
soliciiude. lie loosened the buckles un both
sides. aud then tighlened them using his knee
I" effect his purpose. When drawn To his
hiking. the tap of his finger could not have
been pasted hndrr the strung leather band
No wonder he observed all this caution. as
the snarplng "l strap. or The slirring If II
Ia. la l,.ks. l,,,.r ,.l
Having satisfied himself that all was ruht.
he gathered up the rcns aud leaped lively H.
10 h" saddle
lie hrst directed his horse on walk along
the cIilt, within II few feet of ITS edge. This
was Ia strengthen both himself aud the ami.
NAL. Presently thr walk ln camr II lrut. and
then gentle canter Even this WAS an tX-
hihiti"n fearful To behold. To those r,guld-
ing IL from b,l low. it was beautiful but ter
ribr Spectacle.
After awhile he headed hack towards the
PLAN, and then stretching inIo II guilur-,he
gait IN which he intended 10 approach the
cif-he suddenly reiued mp agaIn, So us 10
throw his horse nearly on his tanks
Again he resumed the same pallop. and
again reinrd up, and this manUnver he re-.
l'ealed about "a dean times, nov with his |
horse 5 head towards the clir and now in he
direction Of the plain. At last he was seen
10 turn his horses head toward the cliff and !
take his iirmest seat in the saddle. The de-
termln' d glahcr OF his eye shaved that the |
ni'ment had come for the final trial. A /
+ l2hi touch OF the sppr set the noble brute !
IN motion, and in another moment he was IN |
full gaIlop, aud heading dir, city for the cliff |
Tie susprnSr was Ot short duration. TWtu. |
ty strides brought horse aud hursrman close
10 the verge, wthm half dozen lengths. The
rein still hung loose-Cnrlos dared not tight.
en it'd touch he knew would bring his horse
I" halt, and tina, before he had crossed the
line, would only he 4 failure. Another leap
an' thrr--yrt another! lilo. LIE is inside
Great Gnd he will he ov-r
JuS, a tl" horse appeared about to spring
nvrr the horrid brink, the rrins were Uirs.r-
Ned sudd nlN (" tighten. the tore huots he
ran'e fixed and spread, aud the hips If the
noble ANIMAL rested ~ on tie lain. i!rva
poised at scarce three |, et from The edge Of
the cliff!
While in this attitude the horseman raised
Ms right hand, lifted his Sumhrcrr. and nitcl
waving II round, he returned il To hi. htad-
a splendid picture fUm htlIN, The dark
nrms Of both horse and rider were trTcpvcd
l. they drew mp on the cliff and the inp,sng
md graceful attitude WAS fully dpyrl,p.d
lgainst the blue background If the sky -
j he arms. the limbs, the oval outlinr of the
t"ed. even IN" very 'rappings, could he seen
lslinrtly; and Tor ia" short p.riuG in which
hey were poised aad mnti0n.Ss, the sprcia-
"r might have fancrd an equestrian statute
u broHz", us pedestal the pinnacle OF the clH