The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-02-27
Negro TaIOr,

gives this specimen Of negro yalor in the
Mexican war.
y Number Of the officers of Doniphan's
regiment had selected their tavorite SER
wants. and they accompanied their mas
tiers to the tented field. On the march
from FL Paso to Chihuahua, the larkies,
fired with military ardor, determined to
form company Of their own. Joe,
servant of Lieutenant D, of Major
Clark's artillery, was elected captain, and
about one-half Of the remaining voluu-
teers were appointed to fill some office.
and thus were entitled to title. ice
made his appearance on parade in a
cooked hat, feathers, epaulets, &C., all
right. He was impatient for the foe.-
When it was reported that the enemy
were awaiting us at Sacramento, Joe was
exultant. He would show the white
folks what he and his men would do
He would be whar de fight was, and eff
Massa D. suspected Joe to hold
his boss, Massa D was mistooll
dare, den'
The battle Of Sacramento was fought,
and the enemy routed completely but
Joe and his men had been wholly invisi-
Bile. The day after the battle, Lieutenant
Il said to Capt Joe:
where's your company, Joe ? l didn't
see anything of you, yesterday, and |
hear you hid behind the wagons
'Massa Lieutenant, replied the crest
fallen Captain Joe, rs sorry to say my
III tot- Ia, 10
'em and tleplorcd 'em t. come out like
men, but dey wouldn't! No sab, dev
stuck to de wagins, and could not get
'em out
We'll, said Lieutenant Il, why
didn' you leave them7 You might have
been in the fight, anyhow
why, massa. to tell you de truf,' sud
Joe, 1 did come out in de line at fust, and
| stood dare for " while, but when de
balls begin to come so thicker aud faster,
and more OF EN-, taut de best ting dis
niger could do, was to get behind de
wasinc himself
'Joc's company was disbantlc;l the next
day
In most of the Indian rom ances Of
modern tilne-and they have increased
until nearly every reader is heartily tired
of thcm-tho red man is the wise man,
the deep, the successful; and, not to be
caught in the last result. 1t is refresh
ing to find even one story, in which there
is diheren dcnouenent.
In a sketch that found its way into the
Drawer many q long month ago, in
which an Indian warrior is introduced,
in all his Drawers of paint and feathers,
silence, and cultural EXPLANATIONS, tie
ensuing scene occurs. In this case the
'oest Of the bargain.
81 IL 81 DO You expect to fld
Black Ralph?' he asked Significantly.
'Prairie-Wolf is called brave in war;
he answered. He never turns his back
upon the enemy. He never r.turns to
his village without the scalps of his
enemies, to hang up at the door of his
lodge.
You may be Il great warrior, but rec
kon Black Ralph will live loager'n you
The same sun that'll shine on your dead
face, will shine upon that onaccountable
crritter l.v.n' man
a slight chance passes over the features
of a Indian. He appears to feel that
there is something prophetic in the words
ofthe trapper. His adversary goes on.
1T strikes ne, Rcd-skin, that you won't
see the smoke of your wigwaln no more
Suthin seems to tell me that the silent
steps of DEATH are arter you. It's my
'pnion the sun won't. rise and set three
minutes afore thcrell be a lcetlc hole in
your left breast. just over your heart
The Prairie Wolf made no reply
It's mighty easy way. tcw, Of gett'n'
out OF the world. It's my 'pinion that
crittcr that goes under il that away ne
yer knows what hurt him.
''rhe heart of the Prairie Wolf is very
big said the Indian, gravely.
'Yaes, but not big enough for him
you're arter,' replied the trapper. You'd
better pass the time in singin' your
dealt! SOM, if you know any or you my
be eOleesed to go to the celebrated hun
fairgrounds without music
The reader will please to infer that
there was no mistake about the accom-
plishment of this threat that there was
u 'eetlc hole drilled through the Prairie
Wolf, big as his heart was and that
the willy Indian had for once encounter
ed an adversary, even i'll modern ro-
nance, who knew about as much as
himself Of the STACEY Of '6ush-fgAtng'