, 1857-06-26

said by Mr.. GARFIEIDE, in his speech at
the school house in this place on Saturday
evening last, was an anecdote he related
concerning an old mountaineer and two
rerdant young personages in a buffalo hunt.
The application of the anecdote, if properly
made, whilst metaphorically speaking, is
true, at the same time, cannot fail to excite
the risibilities of even the opponents of the
democratic party and its nominee for Con-
gress in this Territory
The story as told by Mr. GARFIELDE was
somewhat to this effect
Two young men, resident near the sunset
side of civilization on the Atlantic border,
formed, by some accident, the acquaintance
of an old Rocky mountain hunter and
trapper who had returned to the States.
He was about to set his face westward
again in the direction of his former haunts,
to resume his occupation. The two young
men referred TO, 1--WE will for brevity's sake,
call them Jim and Joe), being very green,
yet abmbitious for adventure, were desi-
rous to accompany the hardy old pioneer
to the plains and mountains of his recluse
home They did accompany him. On
reaching the vast plains, inhabited by the
sovereigns of the soil the buffalo, and
his siloash - the youngsters manifested
much anxiety to kill one of the frst men
toned natires In one of these paroxisms
of solicitude, favorable opportunity
seemed TO present itself in the person of a
lone buffalo bull, and they were highly de-
lighted at the prospect They being ex-
cessively green in the matter of gaming,
Except it might have been in that of
billiards, or three bean poker, desired of
the old hunter to inform them as to the
manner in which they had best proceed to
consummate their purpose, namely, to get
sure thing on the aforesaid bull.
Says the old hunter to the young adven-
turers-Jim and Joe" do you see that
tree ?" "Ycs," was the reply. We'll,
do you see that mound ?" "Yes," eagerly
responded the pair of verdonts. "Well,
now" responded the old hunter, "you run
to that tree-from there you can secrete
yourself behind that mound-then you can
approach the bull in the direction that the
wind is, be cannot catch it,-you can then
: crawl to the summit of the mound in safety;
f, from there it will not be to exceed thirty
yards sh0k-then, take rest, and fire
both of you"
The "greenes obeyed instructions to
the letter. Both fred at the same instant,
: and dorm came the Grticle.7 Mr.. Buffalo
Bull was prostrated, and "wallowed in the
sand" The adventures fancied, exulting-
: ly TO themselves, that they had secured a
prize, and that they :" tr9e pumpkins Pat
: least some" Buoyant in spirits from the
, smell of gunpowder for the first time, the
two galldats drew their sheath knives, and
> made tracks for their Notwithstanding
to ferociously "skin " and "seulp" him.
They set about their work with a peril
nacity worthy the renown of him who
fought, tainted, fell in it, and did something
:. else, but highly disreputable to bosom
friend and compatriot, who, when the
struggle came, inglOriousiy fed the field,
; and went to a distant cline. Some say he
went to Ell do Rado," which, being inter
preted, means, in prudential terms"
guess I had better be taken l0ah LeariRg."
Returning directly to the subject The
advent6rers, to their " disgust" mortifca-
tion and ALARM, made the painful discovery
that they had only creased" and not
killed their intended victim. The bull
arose shook his name shook his erpcetea
, "gory locks" I'm horn y at his would-be
assassins. The bull was as full of life and
9 energy as he ever had been, and to their
, inexpressble astonishment, proposed to
make war on them, With the conscious
certainty that they had succeeded in slag-
ing the buffalo bull, they had not even
taken the precaution to reload their
fuses" The bull made war Jim being
the best runner of the two, made towards
the tree referred to, and found refuge
amongst its branches. Joe, unless he was
Ifrightened, could not run at all. When he
'oas frightened, then he could run "Lke a
scared deg" Joe, to avoid his assailant,
shot off" around the mound in regular
Baron Monchausin" STYLE The bull took
r after him, and then the chase, as the old
E hunter described it, was of most "ter.
f rife, magnifc character" Sometimes
said he, "the dog acas lille ahead, and
, sometimes The rabbit" Around the mound
thpV went these twO Iaorood onJ fo,,