, 1864-06-06
Prairie Lifa.

whose highly entertaining and valuable
work, "Scenes in the Far West" is en-
riched with many story and scene which,
no doubt, to the people of the East, seem
like tales from the Arabian Nights. There
is go much originality about the manner
and habits Of the trapper and frontiersman,
that one is struck with their peculiar Ian
guage or mode Of expressing themselves,
us well as their singular costume. They
are, in fact, as distinct and marked class
as sailors, and have as many odd and quaint
sayings.
1t is generally the commission Of crime,
some disappointment in life, or native
love Of adventure and peril that makes these
men desert the comforts Of civilized society
for the wild old haunts Of the red man.
We can imagine the terrible reaction when
the storm Of passion or wreck Of disap-
pointed hopes sweeps over the sensitive soul,
and leaves a desolation-a ruin of the for
mer man. 1t is misfortunes like these
which scorch and dry up the finest feelings
some mortal wrong or injustice committed
by others towards them, in revenging which
they had been compelled to leave their
homes and become exiles in the far west.
A story is told of an extraordinary meet
ing and an act Of revenge, said to have
taken place many long years ago, on the
fork Of the Pawnee. A party Of four who
had been rowing for many years in the
West, all strangers to each other, were Que
day accidentally thrown together, when
strange and bloody scene ensued These
mon presented striking contrast in fea.
ture. The youngest was delicately made,
with long light hair and blue eyes; his ex.
posure had given him rich brown CON-
plexon. lie was of medium stature, and
made for strength and agility. There was
a dark void over his features that told that
with him tho light Of hope had gone out.
He was travelling on mule, with his rife
in his gun leather at the bow Of his saddle,
when he overlook man on foot, with
gun on his shoulder and pistols in his belt,
who was over six feet, and had deep, wide
scar on his right check. As day was draw
ing to close they proposed to camp, and
brought up at the end Of the fork of the
Pawnee. Shortly after they had camped
man was seen accommodating them with
n rife in his hand, and having satisfied
himself that his sign was friendly, he came
moodily into the ca,np. and after looking
stcrnly at the two men. was asked bv Scar
Il Cheek " TO come Ia the ground.n He was
n stout. muscular man. much older than
the other two. with decp. habitual scowl.
long. black. matted hair. and very unurc.
possessing features. Some commonplace
remarks were made. but no questions we're
asked by either party.
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