The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-25


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Ssme years ago was one Of . convivial
fparty that met ct the principal hotel in Co
iumbus Ohio, the seat Of government 81 ths
Buckeye State. as3 azsg 4 3 II
1t was wintry evening when oil wishou,
was bleak and stormy, and all within wets
blythe and gay when song and story made
The circuit Of the festive board, filing up
tbe charms Of life with mirthfulness and
| laughter. - s9a & ,ia&iSE 81 e3a as
We had mst for she express purpsss Of
aAking night oft, and tho pious intention
Ias duly and most seligiously carried
ont. The Legislaturs was il session in that
town, andnos Z few Of the worthy legislators
wsss present on that occasion. I'd - 4 sl,s4
One Of these worihies I will name, as be
nOt only took big svath in the evenings
s1tertsinment, but he was . msn more gen.
ely known than even our worthy Presi :
pkJssK4 Polk. That man vas she famous
oaptAin Riley, uhess pasraaivas Of suGsripee
md adventares arc pretty eepsrsily kneWn
over the civilized world. Capt. Riley vas
6ns, fat and good nasured joker, Who, atths
period Of ny story, was the representative
Of the Dayton District, and lived near that
little city when ct homo. s
Well, Captain Riley, had amused the com.
pany With many Of bic far famed and slnxu-
lar sdventures, and read ty millions Of pee-
pie vAo have seen his book, and which
being mostly told before, will not astems
to repeat. sa
Mary were the stories and adventurss told
by tle,company, when it came to the tarn
Of . veil known gentleman who represented
the Cincinnati District. AZ Mr.. ------. 10
yet among the living, and perhaps not dis
posed to be the sub bject of 8 joke or story,
do net feel at liberty to give his mama. Mr..
|--was . slow believer in other mems
advestures, and at the same time disposed to
maglify himself into marvellous hero,
whenever the opportunity offered. Az Cap
ftain Riley wound up with one bis truthful
though really marvellous adventures, Mr..
- remarked that the Captains story
was Ill very well, but did not begin to com.
pare with an adventure that b. had, ssonce
on atims," on the Ohio, below the present
Lets have il! let's have i'll" rssound-
ed from all hands.
swell, gentlemen" said the Senator,
clearing his voice for action, and knocking
the ashes from his Cigar; ssgentlem en-, an
not in the (quits notorious for it) habit of
spinning yarns Of marvellous or fcticious
matters, and therefore it 10 scarcely neces-
sary to affirm upon the responsibility Of my
reputation, gentlemen, that what Pm about
to tell yoa is nothing but the honest truth,
and that
"Ob, n.ver mind that, go on Mr.. -
cbimed the party. 2ts9 % asac sseaa
"WelI gentlemen, in lS-- come down
the Ohio river and settled in Losanti, now
called Cincinnati. II was at that time but
little settlement Of some twenty or thirty
! log cabins, and where now stands the Broad.
way Hstel. and blocks of stores, and dwell
ling houses, was the cottage and corn patch
| of old Mr.. b, tailor, who blythe BY
bought that for the making of coat. -
Well, Iput up my cabin with the aid Of my
neighbors, and put in patch of corn and
potatoes about where the Fly Market now
stands, and set about improving my house,
lot, stc.
Occasionally took my rife and started
of With my dog down the river, to look up
| little deer or bear meat, then plenty along
the river. The blasted red skins were look
ing about, and lowering about the settle
m0t, and every once in while picked of
some of our neighbors or stole our cattle
and horses. hated the red devils, and
made no bones Of peppering the blasted SER
psnts whenever | got sight OF them. In
fsct, the red rascals had dread of me, and
bad laid a great many scalp, but wasn't TO
b catched mapping. No, no, gentlemen, !
was too well up to 'em for that.
"Well, started OF pretty early one
norning, to take hunt travelled long
way down the river, over the bottoms and
hills, but couldn't find bear nor deer. 1t
vas four O'Clock in the afternoon when /
made tracks for the settlement. By and by
Isee buck just ahead of me, walking leis-
wely down the river. slipped up with my
faithful old dog just in my rear, to within
dever shooting distance, and just a. be
suck his nose in to drink, / drew bead
upon bis top-knot, and over he tumbled and
splurged and bounded awhile, when came
Up and relieved him BY cutting his wizzen,
| and--0
1sBut what is that to do with an adventure
asked Riley.
s,HoId 90 bit if you please, gentlemen
--by Jove, it hfd great deal to do with it.
While wss busy skinning the hind quarter
Of the buck, and stowing away the kindey
fat in my hunting shirt, heard noise like
the breaking Of brush under q moccasin up
the bottom. My dog heard it, and started
up to reconnoitre and lost no time in load
ing my rife. l had hardly got my priming
on, before my dog raised a howl and broke
through the brush towards me, with his tail
down, as he was not used to doing, unless
there were wolves or panthers or Indians
about.
sI picked mp my knife and took up my
line Of march in skulking trot up the river.
The frequent gullies in the lower bank made
it tedious travelling, so scrambled up to
the upper bank which was pretty well GOV.
cred with buckeye, sycamore, and very little
usderbusb. One peep below discovered to
ne three 10 big and strapping red devils as
you ever clapt your eyes on. Yes, there
they came, not above SIX hundred yards in
my rear, shouting and yslliag like oil h-N
broke loose" tess s5.s 5.5s...5, 81;
"Well,' said an old woodman, setting at
the table, "you took a tree, OF course 2" 9
"Did 1? No, by G., gentlemen, took
DO tree just then, but took to my heels like
sixty, and it was just a. much 40 my old
dog could do to keep up with me. ran
until the whoops Of the redskins grewsfaint-
er and fainter behind me, aad clean out Of
wind, | ventured to look behind, and there
came one single red devil, putting and blow
ing, not three hundred yards in my roar
He had got on to piece Of bottom, where
the trees whers small and searcs-- now,
thinks !, old fellow, I'll have you, 20 trot-
ted of at pace sufficient to let tho red dew
il gain on me; and when be was about near
enough, / fred, and down ! brought
him ss dead a. door nail at . hundred,
and twenty yards."
"Then you scalped him Immediately"
said the old woodsman.
stD-- clear oft, gsatlemea, for by the
time got my ride loaded, here come the
other two red skins. shouting and whoop-
ing close on ma, and away broke like .
quarter hsrse. was now about fve miles
from the settlement, and it was getting to-
wards sunset and ran until my wind be-
gan to be pretty short, when took alook
back, and there the red devils came snorting
like mad bu6aloes, one about two Of three