Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-02-11

reached ST. Mary's in November,
1854, after two days confined torture in
stage-coach from St. Joseph, and made
my first obelsance to few Dutch, French
and MuIatlos, who were waiting the arri-
val Of the mail at the Post Office of Cerro
Gordo. They eyed me most intensely
as alighted from the coach with my
Quaker hat, my huge grotesquc looking
cane, and my quaint leathern CATERS. |
made my way thro' the crowd 10 the CEN
ter of the store and caught the eagle
glance of the old Indian trader who recog-
nized in me the person of Old Fuller. the
trapper of 1895. An exclamation of sur
prise escaped his lips as he cordially vel
coined me to the hospilai,ies of his house
and union of patriaehal boards ala Fran
caiS concluded the ceremons of meeting; he
then led me TO his study and we sat down
to discuss bottle of old Bourbon, smoking
our long pipes, recounting the events of
our life since we last met OH The eastern
slope of the Rocky Mountains | was
pleased with the animating gestures of
my friend while picturing in 6 glowing
colors his hair breadth 'scapes among the
Indians, and his wonderful achievements
in hunting the buffalo and elk on the
plains of Nebraska. And after | had
congratulated him upon his success and
good fortune iii surviving the dangers to
which he was exposed, he made sensible
reply and added with peculiar emphasis:
ale was still the old horse on the Sand
Bar, and fled all HI to drive him from
that position" After dsposing of two
bottles of the Mountain Cordial oar con-
versa,ion was interrupted by the entrance
Of Manuel Han,z, whose joyial and pleas:
ant face indicated warm and generous
heart, who politely insisted that we should
spend few hours at The Hantz Hotel,
to inspect his pictures and witness some
Dutch exercises on the broad sword. We
accordingly went over and examined some
splendid Autographs and landscape draw
ings, imported from Germany, and
were highly amused at the awkward dis
play of the manly art of seIf-defence by
two athletic Dutchman, who seemed bet
ter adapted for carving buffalo mea, than
parrying blows with broad sword. At
every grand pass made they were greatly
applauded by their delighted counlrymen,
who kept up an excitement by plentiful
supply of Lager and Schiedam, until the
principal actors in the farce became ex.
hausled and stupe6ed from its effects, and
one of them reeled over fiat on his back
which encouraged the other to stagger
forward and level blow at his PROSTATE
opponent, but in the attempt his foot slip
ped, his sword broke, and he rolled upon
his victim, who lay foaming al the mouth.
with rage, and both fought with bulldog
ferocity upon the floor, until the crowd
iuterfered and dragged them apart aud
placed them in separate apartments. ]
was not sorry at its termination, as the
performance was far from agreeable TO
my notions Of amusement.
The supper bell summoned us to the
adjoining room and Hanlz seated us at
the table, when we had the pleasure of
seeing the door quickly beseiged by an
anxious and excited mob, intent upon ta-
king the table by storm, and finishing the
viands with the utmost dispatch. The ia
ble would not accommodate over forty
per,ons, and there were over a hundred
rough and eager expectan,s for seat.
The Legislature at Omaha could not have
presented avmore disgraceful spectacle,
as several attempted to gain seat by de-
priring others of their right. Desperate
struggles were made for the possession
of chairs, many of which proved servica-
Lle in laying out Dutchman or Mulano.
The conflict ragged furiously, Bowie
knives were freely brandished. Tum.
blers hurled with the utmost force and dex.
terity to shalter DER the head Of an unfortu.
nate French gentleman; during the melee
the tables were crushed beneath the fall
en- and wounded and an und's,agui,hu,
be MIXTURE Of s2:r h-c +. i"l'ios, Pics