The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-07


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the tr.;.. .vh;oa. - & renched L. without
norn;vv s seslsael13h1 caGee q delay, in
ses1tIv cr,.n;re1 4 for defence. = directed
- the su!de Weent;me. Ruxtoa Looked Ahr
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49, h,mea1f rieced-the Ivss q $ 10y
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conr.~c-he couk not repre,s q exclansr
a.. II n admffatioa - Nj cleaf. dark.
nenet.stins ewes rested on the spectacle b.
meath.
AT vas worth 4 life 70 look upon epch .
ecane ~ he exclaimed. ~ would / were
aloue. Al. Wonder noble cour,er vouid be
mine il l had 70 follow hin over hill and vi.
Icy 10 Guadaloupe. How splendidly h carI
ries himself. He seems TO know, too, ~
with his erect ears, curved tail and Aowing
name, he il the undlsputed leader Of the tAou-
sands tia. are 6shnas and following which
took the whim 70 sailop anyway but tho route
he il on, be seems TO scenf the trail Of the
must die.
As the guide spoke he drew his own trusty
rife to his shoulder; ere he drew it therefrom,
the noble sseed he 70 much admired lay
breathless, lifeless 1t the front Of bis thoa-
sands Of equine followers.
a respite r be cried. sHa viii they not
stop? Another Leading aiready. He TOO
must gc-and thss everything depends on
chance. wish the wind blew to the west
ward. -
The muxzle of King . new weapon covered
the leader. The trigger was pulled, and the
bsass fell ere he had taken his plncs q leader
The stations now stopped e II irresolute how
70 proceed; but Ruxto saw, leaving the ranks,
far in the rear, selfappointed capta,s, who,
with movements. We mieht with some degree
of truth say. were analogous 70 lightning, push
ed to the front.
at will b. a full minute before be reaches
the van. s'mused the suide, II viii have time
enough TO reach the train. Ha! the wind is
changing. We are saysd-saved.'
As he spoke, he rode down the hill, and in
little while vas within the lines Of the
wagons.
SPnu. ali Of You. the er>ss FROM around
bere I@nve The groopA 6nre. The uta;r;e
must be sred. Ia il our oaly eAanee!'' he
cried n he elishted from n. nensine Nv.
II N ;nstenC Tie men. vomen - eAsl.
dreu. Who hed previously been msde fuIlv
acouaiuted With the inpsndins danger, we've
q vork With knives S.d eticEs. sheerieS H.
ee,th az il kesha~e. A fev uiautes as1Beed
fnr th;s. hat 4 80 NOT vAolIv 6nished- vh.r
the ftout ranks ofshe Wild staIlions ver. seep
coming over the brow of the hill which the
guide had inst left.
oNake your animals fast To the vheeis Of
the wagons. wss the next commsod.
Without word his siirsetioas were obeyed
1--WE are prepared he aid. a. he looked
around him; ..bni our hessta Min saisr Ter
many mile for that am about 70 destsoy.''
ssSow." said the guide. is our time
Sprineinx over the vehicle, he commenced
striking his hint and sfseL The finder be.
meath this iRnited. Il was instantly applied to
the grass, which-the cavalc.de Was nov
within . Thousand yards Of the tain---at one
sprang By in great sheets Of fame, and seemed
to travel towards the vid hosses even more
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