Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-07-25
BALAAM's CRUSADE AGAINST 40"

just arrived from an expedition against
Poor Lo, whittier | have been since last SIM
day (July Icy | arrived safe, but not sound
from my arduous and dangerous calnpaipn.
and received the congratulations of nv IN.
merous admring, enthusiastic and patriotic
friends OF both sexes. | say an arduuus CAM
palgn; therefore entitled to the plaudits of
generous public-appreciating galantry and
bravery IN all its sacri6ces-and | am sure
! MERIT the public applause, from the fact
That volunteered my valuable(?) services at
midnight ofthe Lords Day. sacrificing the
comforts and happiness, which domestic pur.
suits never iall to afford the christian and
phllanihropist, and Immediately set out, .well
mounted on the Herricane Deck OF a dimn-
utiye, Legitimate descendant of the friend
VINO admonlshed BALKAN of approaching
danger. In company with twelve other brave
ana fearless crusaders, the lineal descendants
oil Nimrod, vending our way
Over The hills and great way off,
Where the Jay Bird died init the whooping
cough"
some thirty miles or more, to beautiful val
ley, watered bya lovely stream, upon the
lestooned shores Of which we alighted and
refreshed ourselves, upon some hard crackers.
raw bacon and old animated cheese, which
was kindly contributed by patriotic mer.
chant oil this city. Thence pursued our
Journey TO another small valley where we
FOUND some ani>nals, which we supposed to
have been closely allied to "Tarrus,' but from
long suffering and communion with christian
people, had become slightly altered. As good
solulerS and musselmen, we took them in |
ana cared Tor them;" placed them in charge of
three truSty fellows, who directed their wan |
derlng steps toward the blanks of Jordan"
The balance of us, as faithful crusaders,
continued our explorations in search of"Lo.'
OF WHOM we entertained strong suspicious, of
having largely contributed to the cause of our
expedition; but met with nothing further of
note, except it would be to mention n slight
scare and stampede among the stock one
night about l. O'clock occasioned by our
Dig dog barking at the old cheese, overcharg-
eu win animated nature, having got on the
rampage, skipped out of its sack and went
colarlpen around the camp in spirited man
ner, to the terror of our mules and Infinite
amusement Of the boys.
l might also mention the fact that the
next day, while en- route, your correspond
emu was unceremoniously elected from his
elevated position on the deck of Baaam's
friend, as follows: While plodding leisurely
'iong the side of steep and precipituus bluff,
magnificent sage chicken presented an IT.
'esistable temptation to try iowing pieces.
Acting, indiscretely, upon the Impulse, b.
aam banged away, down went the grouse,
III went the ass down the PERCEPTIONS bluff.
John Gilpin in his best days oil glory could
lever have caught that are ass; il the
larned old hickory saddle hadn't slipped for.
ward over his elaborate codal appendages,
lrecipitating BALKAN about forty Yards
more or less, down the hill, pealing Baiaam'
and placing in caricatnre Los"
'rand upon Balaam's scalp; whereupon Ba-
aam pledged himself to crusade no more
gainst 'I.o,' upon an ass