Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-09-24
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An -ADvkNrURE Is; ARKANrA..

at7Ihe prlniLystlIttle town of Van 'BuFsp,
lin She, JuXk.nils S!a;e 'cotq lArkansas--a
country hIch in ex enSive swasnps. lofty:
and rigg=i muuDtsiIIs9 ami -ba,f roads,
can challenge the United Stre+. or any.
other section of eqnai dimensions in the
worIdt 4 | travelled in style, withta GOV.
cred buggy. the running gears ofdwhIcr
was as t0u gh as some of the. yarns told
by the old settlers on the Arkan1as, and
pair Of dasbin.s Creams. wn", even "ysr
tnese roads. could carry -Ine1 ifGy miles a
Fday, and upon naturat.plece of gravel.
wnlch occurred occasionally. like celestial
PisiLs-celessial is new-Ghey could 90
bt1e mile within three minutes -laIr work
for u double team and not to be sneez-d
al, even over the @ reen City c9u Sc. .e (,
4 The hiss in thHtucoun ry bite like scor /
pions. TO lay nOthIng of the ticks. "ho.s
IN their caruiverous taste. make no dis ri
tine: ion between man and boast, but. if
permitted. will swell themselves out to
the size Of ride bulaet betur;.5 uHtl Shin Z
their, poisonous headsi There was no
YusG&ng against these inEinuItiny little
monsters; but tor the flies. was provi>
ded with two da>hing suits Of red nets,
which yet of the creams to the hest ad
want age. and created sensation through
out the country,
l., .M4mmy,' shouted gawky red head =.
ed girl. who stood at the door of a log
cabin, towards which | was whirling in
rapid style. 'mammy. daddy. Bill Jake,
Sal /! all on ye come here LIN switched
if here Hr'nt feller. cpmin' along with a
pair of fi-ry red critters J. III
Ant out rushed the interesting family.
/ who taking he scarlet netting AS a. part
nf the anatomy of the CRITTERS no duubt.
tell TO this day of the wonderful appari
tiun OF the man with the rad stceds.
Blu, Arkansas. although hard road to
travel, contains soft hearts a,d friendly
q ,tures and in spite nj it's reputation. +
man may traverse it from one end TO an
other. with no more formidable weapon
than pen knife, unless. indeed he has a
taS,e fur wool craft in which case, 10 a,
drive o. 6ftv miles. he can shoot as mtnv
deer as in the season. wonld feaS: all the
tat alderman in The world Gtutinnalv
threading nv wav through the solemn
fpresL gladcs. have seen, within GfiV
yards, a score "f those sylvan tenants.
their big, tender ewes lzing in astnni-h-
ment at me and nv team which cnn
bins>I. they doubtless took tor some navel
animal, for the frsi time invading the
deep solitude of the eternal woods
had made my way from L'tle Rmk to
Van Buren,. a distance of over three hun>
hred miles with lhe intention Of prncsch-
ing N over th~ BnStun Noun aims into
Missouri. when q letter which received
mule il necessary that shDmld retrnce
my steps. a.s s.s,
With my knowledge Of several helect,
able swn ps. and other Interesting pass,
ages Of travel which had. almost bv a
mirAcl', $ ru.gled through. the prnsuect
WAS by 20 Inea pleasant. a break,
down IN the woods, ,~-ntv miles. per-
haps from any human ,habi.tlibn is y com
tinsencY not tn be CON tempIsted without
> re, linz o. hrrai: and had The Arkansas
river brrn 10 a raiing condition i should
have placed myself and rquiPpage npnn
y 8 Gamer. bul there was not sufficient
water in it at som" places 10 h">t y
plank Like a caDSiztd bark. it exhibit, d
Iselt with it's bnttnm up. so ! had no al
trrnatiy- bur to prepare for nv re- 'rpgade
mnv .ment.. c"m'or,ing mrSelt in thp,re
fi.c'ipn that at least vas acquainted
With The periIs- Of tHe path Iswr.i again
DO med To thread; whereas. had, | cnns
rinued nv jpurny forwar,i / should be
diving TO ill knew nolnois'"'5di .nnu d
The worst aud most di>a4reeab bic part
Of the Aft .ir was the solitude in which |
'rAvelled. To one. naturally # crm!
panionable disposition It vas q sore rrial
to be LEFT TO c9mnun- with nnthin. mole
tangible than on.'s own r.h c,iIns: to
| oh tl,a frNn, i., f.,,, 10
hind The vast eastern bills ,thrnu lh is
fiery mid day course, until it hinged with
q crimson halo the loFtv mountains OF tn
far West; to feel ones soul expanded
with the illimitable grandeur Of Nature,
here Witnessed in all her purify, and set
be compelled 10 smpthrr The losing sen
sations ~irhin ones own ,Snrn. no sym
pathizing ear being near wherein 10, p ,ur
the burning essence tx rac'ed from the
soul by the contrmplaion OF so glnrinuE
vision. This prospect WAS. say. the
most di-agreeabIe rf q -clion | had; and
those who may have h-en placed in cir
cumstances Of q similar nature. will un
stand with What pleasure I recieved a
pronosal from TIE ,ndlmd nf the tav.rn
in Van Bruen to Introduce me to a gen.
tItman who was ANXIOUS 10 get on to Lit
lie r 'ck. and VIII had arrived from a~ az
back in the Iniian nation. in the .xpsc
tation of finding a'b"a,'of light drau sht tt
c"nvey him to that place. a .f771
Unon bright and breezy afternoon or
the first Of July. We started Nv com
pani'n vas the agent of the famous Grn
eraI R,ss. chiet nf the tribe OF I, dams
who in semiciyiIizad state. occupr the
vast portion of country bty nd Fbt
Smi'h. Mt being Y 4nkee. nv organ o
ii1uuisitiyaness was M, Snffi ,ientIv level