Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-10-01
An Adventure at Niagara Falls.

Mark Twain met with quite an adventure
recently, at Niagara Falls. Crossing 10
the Canada side, he sought the camp o
the Red Men who manufacture bead bags
and moccasins for the yisiro,s, and made
them a speech, in which some remarks
upon their costume, and their habit of
smoking short pipes, appear to have been
msconstrued, aud exc.amaticus broke forth
OF
Down wild him !"
Scoop the blagrard.."
"Hsng him =
"Burn him =
"Drowad bim =
1t WAS the quickest operation That ever
was. | simply saw sudden fash in the
air of clubs, briekhats, fists, bead baskets,
moccasIns--a single flash, and they ali ap-
peared to hit ne at once, and no two Of
them III the same place. In the mex in.
s'ant the entire tribe WAS upon me. They
tore all the clothes off the, they broke my
arms and legs. they gave me thump iha,
dented the top Of NY head till it woald
hold coffee ike saucer; aud to crown
their disgraceful proceedings and add in
suit to injury. they threw me over the
Horseshoe Fall and got Wet.
About ninety or hundred feet from
the top the remains Of my vest caught on
a projecting rock, and was almost drow>-
ed before could get loose. finally Ell.
and brought up in world of whiteIoam,
at the foot of the Fail. whose celled and
buhbly masses lowered up several inches
above nv head. OF course sot into the
eddy, sailed round and round in it forty
four ,imes-chasing chip and gaining on
teach round trip a half mile hing
for the same bush on the bank fortv-lour
times, and just exactly missing it bv a hairs
breadth every tine. At last Il mau walked
down and sat down close to tha, bush and
put a pipe in his moGih aud lit i match,
and followed me with one eve and kept the
other on the match while he sheltered 1t il,
his hand from the wind. Presently a pull
of wind blew il ont. The next time
swept around he said
Got u match?
" Yes--in my other vest. Help me ont
please"
Not for Toe"
When came around again I said
"Excuse the seemingly imper,inen: Gu,
riosi,y of drowning man, but will YOU eX.
plain this singular conduct OF yours 2
with pleasure. am the Coroner
Don't bury on my account, can wait for
von. But wish had match"
said: Take my place and III &c
and get you one. -
He declined. This lack of confidence
on his part created GOODNESS between US,
and from that time forward ! avoided him
1t WAS my ides, in case anything happened
to me, to so time the occurrence rs to
throw my custom into the hands Of the op
position coroner over on the. American side
At last policeman came along and arrest
ed me Tor disturbing The peace BY yelling
at people on shore for help. The Judge
fined me-, but had the advantage of him
Ny money was with my psn,aloons, anl
nv pantaloons were with the Indinns
THIS escaped. | am now lying in =
very critical condition. AT least am "
ing any way--criticnl or no, crl,ical.
| am hurt all over, but cannot tell the
full extent yet, because doctor is not don,
taking the inventory. He viii make on
nv manifest this evening. However, thu:
far be thinks only six OF my wounds are ia
tai. | don't mind the others.
Upon regaininc my right mind, said
ut is an awfilly savage tribe Of Indian
that do the bead work and moccasins fo
Niagara Falls, doctor. Where are they
| from :?
Limerick nv SON