Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-27

, is Il long dj>Ca':cc with the encu'u
trance OF loose animals.
a patty ot warriors, dressed !;
their fraIl';l'4s-cnheIjshcds shield
fancy 1l'"ccas:'lo-!u'g pi2t;iI
heticcked with siIver--shonI1rr belt
worked with beads and adorned
with sh, ,I)5-tino Iegylngs--orna
mcntcd cases t,r bows and arrnvt
- o'mted u" n spirited horses
singing a war song, and sweeping
over a prairie. is Il beautiful specta
Gle t" d man with plenty Of brave
fellows t. back him Their motion:
are easy and graceful. THY sit .,
. q horse ad'!ita,It and manage one
with a master hand. Charge. then
and they will retreat from Won witt
double your numbers; but beware
keep your neu togcthel--Well il
hald-wlth at least half their arms
! loaded, ur else you will find when
! It il too late, a Il lying Co'nanche well
koows the rick pt time t. turn upon
/ and charge lis pur>ucr to the very
. teeth A Cnmancl,e can draw q
| bow when on horseback standing Or
!unnl1;4-Witl, |, remarkable Streny, h
nrHcc'racv. They have been know,
to kill horses when at fill speed,
over q bundIcd yards.
III the culn1nencenent Of a fight
, the yell is borne to you long, loud
and startling. The war -vhoup has
no ronance IN it. It thrills ever, a
stout heart with an Understandable
sel4o;>1pn. The excitement Of bat
tie is quite as cvidont among these
people is others. Let the tide turn
against thcm--send Ieaden lnesse.l-
gers through some Of their warriors
ana then the nou'ntnI wall is heard
its lugubrious tones are borne
hack to you with uncputh caduac}s,
bctokonl"g @orroT, anger, and 4 de-
IT, Il1InatlUu ID revenge.
Never ride upuu II bovman's left
If yon do ten to one he Will pep
all arrow through You. When
mounted. al InAian cannot use his
bow against an object behind and
to his righs;
The dead are t1sua1iy borne from
tie field. Nothing bat the most
ina itIt:t danger prevents then,
from pert>ImInHtIIc Incumbent >.utv
OF uyt leaving III" body vi 3 co:n-
ra,le il tic hands ui' an olemT.
Over fallen vhict' t.,rv will make
d desperate stand! 'IH~ir c;11:+ion
seems to bo merged III tie deter
mil4toI, tn risk everything to bear
hin, from the ti"!1. They will fight
!',lrjpnsly, JEavvIy, and even hope
lossIy, to attain this object. II th"v
him it i in despair. Flight
il no longer metisodical and ruena
c;ng to the pursller. RETREAT de-
generates into ro't. After this,
thev have seldom, if ever. been
known TO resume the offensive
They will hide themselves III the
first chap'arej a1for'Iiny security
against discovery, remain during
1T HIT day, lay visit H. }na4l At nglIt+ aud
if not able to remove them, vii!
spread blankets Or some covering
yer them.
The bow is placed diagonaIIy in
shooting: q number of; arrows are
held in tie right hand the bow
n.1erat' 5 as Il resi- to the arrows.
The distance Of the curve the mis-
sile has to describe il reaching the
object, and in fact everything con-
',ec5ed with their archery, is 'letc,
mined bv the eve without taking
aim. Arrows are sized after each
other in rapid succession. At the
distance Of sixty yards and over
they ct.n De 0ougeu, II ndt h'le ILL ,
lian shoots at You at the same mo
nent: under forty the six-shooter
has little advantage over the bv'T :
At long distances the angle Of cIc-
vatiun is considerable. 1t requires
/ quick eye to see the arrow and
iudye the whereabouts Of its descent;
A good dodge to move ont Of the |
way, and a good rider witha| to keep
he saddle A man is required to
keep his eyes open in Indian fights.
Prisoners are treated with ex-
RENE cruelty by the Co1nanche5. !;
They are beaten, made slaves of,
md subjected to many tortur'nS