The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-05-24

pitching is a motion that no other single
animal bnt Texas Poncy can possibly
accomplish, being made up of the com.
bln"d antics Of an cnraged COW, a mis-.
chlrvonS puppy and an insane goat 1
watched the performance with anything
but tranquil feelings, and had it not
been from a sense Of shame, would have
rs soon mounted II Diavalo himself, for
morning ride. But at nineteen, our
bump Of caution, is wonderfully undc.
vcloped. Grown tired at last, we again
chokrd him down and blindfnldrd him.
No sooner was the light Of day exclnd-
cd, than he became perfectly quiet, and
| now prepared to mount. My feelings
| shall not attempt to describe, for
though confident in my horSemanship, |
was still sensible enough to know that
here was a severer test than it had ever
been put to before Carefully arrang.
ing everything before hand | graspcd
the horn pf the saddle firmly in my
hand and sprung into the seat. To my
surprise. with the exception of vic.
lent trembling, he stood perfectly still.
Settling myself firmly in the slirrups, |
reached over and raised the blindfold.
Heavens and earth with a roar that a
lion might have rnvied, he sprung into
the mir and rec 'mmenc"d his pitching
with business like "lacrirv, that show
ed that he had no idea of succumbing.
His former efforts were childs.play 10
what followed | felt as # the earth
was rreling around me, one moment my
head was driven in between nv should
ers, while ] gazcd wildly at tn" sun,
and the next my chin was buried in my
breast while was apparently diving
over his head. | still kept my vice.Gke
grasp on the horn of the saddle and all
his efforts failed to break it, Our ca.
pers had now placed us outside of the
enclosure. and the abom,nahle brute,
catching sight OF the herd grazing about
half mile of, suddenly ceased his per
pendicular exhibitions, and dashed off
with the speed Of the wind, to join
them
Keep him going" was yelled in my
ears, and upon my conscience, never
received an order 50 easily oheyed in
my life The herd seeing their lale
companion charging them with their
hated enemy on his back, naturally con.
clnded chat he was demcntcd, and re.
solved 10 kcepa wide berth So away
they went, and (howcver, unwillingly)
after them. The herd thoroughly fright.
encd, first broke for the watering place,
distant three miles. Reaching that, and
seeing no disposition on the part of
their pnrsucr to stop, they started for a
back range some six miles further.
Now this back range was q close Mus
keet Chapparcl, that bear, unless
frightened. would hesitate to enter
Fortunately I knew nothing Of this, and
so could afford no laugh at my ridicu.
lons situation, though wondering when
it was to cease. However. we soon
reached the aforesaid Cbapparel, and to
my horror the herd plunged into it and
[ after them. In less than fifteen mir
u'es, my clothes wera in rags and was
bleeding from five hundred wounds in
ficteG by the sharp thorns Of the mus
keet Fortunately for me, they ran
through corner of the Chapparel and
again emerged on the Prairie. Making
a wide circuit, they started once more
in the direction Of home and | hailed
that demonstration on their part with
delight, as it held out prospect of re-.
lease. AS we flew along 1 thought
over my recent feelings and longings for
my present position, and was bound to
confess that if all my worldly longings
and bright anticipations were destined
to so rough realization, that my life
was not likely to be prolonged beyond
the allotted term of man. Presently |
saw first one and then another, and an.
other horseman ride in sight, apparently
spurring for life and death, and soon
had the satisfaction Of seeing that
my friends had mounted and set
out to my rescue. AS they came with
in hail, | hallowed and told them that
the best thing TO do was to drive the