The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-11-26
q BY BROTHER yANscnIGuTroKE.

al Ihe flamlng rays Of lhc seltlnS
sun threw a glorious golden ligh,
far and wide over a western prair-
ie. The ctberial azure of the sky
was tinted with crimson like the
bloatcd,face of an alcoholic hummer.
Not alztphyrrufled the grassy sur
face of the, plain, ard no sound
broke the impressive stiffness save
The melodious cry of the slumgul
ionand the pensive wall Of n soil
taryi, bullfrog. The glittering
sheen of broad river lent add.
,tipnal acharms.yto this gorgeous
scene, and on the bank Of this riv.
er. in the calm eventidc there halt.
ed q weary cavalier, mounted on a
bob:tailcd stecd Of protrusive an
atomy. -...
@ Pho rider, Adolphus Blizzard
was q magnificent specimen of
the border hunter, and fought al
two hundred and eighty pounds
His, handsome face was shaded by
mass of wavy black hair, and a
sixty cent straw hat; Il superb
moustache gEaced his upper lip.
and he had an eccentric squint in
his star board eye. His athletic
form was encascd in buckskin OF
rather questionable sanitary con
dition, and there were indications
that his own skin was in the same
fix. He was armed profusely, and
a loaded demiiohn dangled at bis
saddle bow.
For q time the s,alwart border
er gazed pensiveIy upon the mag.
nificent landscape spread before
him; then, with a profound sigh,
! be raised the Niemiiohn to his lips
and heavy sniiter OF tho contents
went gurgling convulsivoly down
his gullet. A pleasant look irrad
lated his interesting phiz; his clas-
sic nose assumed a deeper, darker
tint of rcd; his eyes snapped like
clam shells ut low tide; his car,
I'Gpbpqdjoyousiy, and thcthc am
tDicnt air was o ,dcd with the odol
of bonzinc whisky.
Descending from the saddle, he
hopplcd his horse in true frontier
style, by tying his left car to bi'
tail, and proceeded to build a fire
whereon to cook his evening meal
Ans .inspectiep OF Ibis grub bas
showed, to his disnay, that th'
supply was reduced " one corr
dodgcr and two onions, so s"iz'ns
! 1,his gun be rushed padly forth II
snJch OF game Fortune was IN
Lpropitiops mood, Al Il short dis
i lance o-al herd ol,bulfaloos wer'
pIayfully tossing each other a'ol
,Jdupontheir spreading, horns Cracl
went the rifle of the hunter, and
faur.year.old bull fell headlong il
.tihe grass WITH his skull ..smashe.
to atoms, and nine inches OF hi
t4iIocarrisd away by the unerrln
I buliet,S Steaks from tho rump c
the animal were soon sputierln
.hBY9r the hre,' sending forth an. arc.
ma that was grateful to the noslmI
|, Of ppG hungry hero, Biz was was, 4"
fsRReeasiisl sl,Gfoxtraordinary capacity s
he sluhg'thethunks of meat unde
his moustache with aylgor thi
d soon filled out the Gkinks in his a
,Elapidaled, stomach. During thi
Fsamplaous repast the dem5oh
was repeatedly balanced Hpon hi
b .uppurilipNapd he then liz hl" PIP
Hand lawi buck Oh the grass u
was as happy as Il plantation n's
q bger with "a bran new red shirt
4 d raaS''That air is a bully supper, no.,
dog gonod ift 'ain'! said II
Aunter, apparently addressing
eeloud of smoke ihat curlcd upwar
from his pipe; "an' this air whlSke
though Ikin hear il sis wen
'l4rcarhessmy stumick-mskes a ie
'Sior feel good all over. burned II
don't have. q song all for myFeI
, Iany how, though faint oncomme fI
Jolly out here, allalone. A hem
"Thcturkey buzzarTs fragrant D"r''
An SOS the perary dorsi
,rboInllilo hc sings so sweet,