Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-04-16
OtauilIe SuiIq Autte Rerurn.
PRAIRIE LIFE.
A TALE OE REVENGE.

yet manc wilder scene has been left
undescibed. Poor RuXten, who died at
st. Louis, and whose highly entertain
ing and valuable work, "Secnes in the
Far West" is enriched with many a
story snd scene which no doubt, to the
people Of the East, seem like tales of
the Arabian nights. There is so much
originality about the manners and hab.
ITS OF the trappers and ftontiersmaR,
that one is struck with the peculiar
language or mode of expressing them
selves as well as their singular Costume.
They are in fact as distinct and mark
ed class as sailors, and have as many
odd and quaint saying.
1t is generally the commission of
crime, or some disappointment in life
or native love of adventure and peril
that makes these men desert the com
forts of civilized society for the wild
haunts of the red man. We cannot
imagine the terrible reaction which
takes place when the storm of passion
or wreck of disappointed hope sweeps
over the sensitive seul and leaves a de-
ISOLATION. ruin of the former man 1t
is misfortunes like these which scorch
and dry up the finest feeling, some
mortal wrong or injustice committed
by others toward them in revengine
which they have been compelled to
leave their homes and become exiles in
the Far West
A story is told of an extraordinary
meeting and an act Of revenge said to
have taken place many long years ago,
on the fork of the Pawnee. A party
of four, who had been rowing for many
years i'll the West, all strangers to each
other,were one day accidentally thrown
together, when Il strange and bl 1ody
scene ensucd. These men presented a
striking contrast in features. The
youngest was delicately made, with long
hair and light blue eyes. His exposure
had given HIM rich brown complex
ion. He was one of the medium sta
turc, and made for strength and actiy-
itv. There was Il dark void over his
features, which told that with him the
light of hope had gone out. lie was
travelling on mule, with his rifle in
his gun-leather, at the bow of his sad
die, when he overlook man on foot
with a gun on his shoulder AMI pistols
in his belt, who was over six feet in
height, and had deep wide scar on
his right check. AS day was drawing
to close they proposed TO camp, and
brought up at the head fork of the
Pawnee. Shortly after they had camp
ed a man was seen accommodating them
with rifle in hand, and having salts
fad himself that the sign was friendly
he came moodily into the cemp, and
having looked sternlv at the tive men
was asked by Scar Cheek to come TO
the ground He was a stout muscular
nan, much older than the other two,
with deep habtiual scowl, long, black
matted harr, and very unprepossesslng
features Some common place remarks
were made, but no questions were ask
ell by either party.
IT was near twilight when the young
man. who had gathered some buffalo
chips to make II fire to cook with, sud
denly perceived a man approaching
them on mule. lie came steadily
and faarle>sly on to the camp, and
casting leok at the three. said: Took
We for Indians then glancing at the
deer-skin dress of the trio, he observed.
'old feathers, some time out. eh /" The
men was about fifty Years old, and his
gray hairs contrastcd strangely with
his dark, bronz d features. upon which
care and misfortune were strongly
stamped, He was only half clad in tue
miserable skins he wore, and as he dis
mounted Scar Check asked, where
from = From the kaw,' Kansas he
replied, throwing down bundle of OF
ter skins. After uusaddIing and stalk
iug out his mule, he brought himself to
the ground, and taking his rife, looked
at the pruning, and shaking the pow
der in the pan, he added few more
grains to it, shen placing a piece of
thin, dry skin over it to keep it from
the damp, he shut the pan. The group
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