St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-29
tFrom the Cincinnati Enquirer, September Isl
IN EXCITING Hunn in the !SmOhv
Rtcer PdfIeY.

House parlor, she remarked that she Ina
that day met a young lady whom sl
would love to welcome to the ranks {
the little army that was battling fo
Woman's Rights Miss A. Indicated b
a nod the person of whom she spoke, an
1t proved to be a lovely girl whom W
had noticed at once on entering the room
whose face, indeed, was one of thos
which many men and some women pcs
sess, which attract ones attention even il
the largest crowd, and which, though w
get but a glimpse at them, are easily re
cognized years afterward as having beer
seen before, bearing upon them, rs the,
do, some inexplicable fascination beyonc
the mere impress Of intellect or of beauty
Our reportorial curiosity was at ono
aroused, of course, and upon Miss An
thongs adding that the young lady wa
the heroine Of recent hunt, in whicl
General Custar and two '.Pccrs OF tn,
Realm" had also figured, we unblushing
y requested an introduction, which wa,
kindly granted. Miss Sallie Tallmage
the accomplished daughter of Mr. T. w
Tallmage, of Columbus, Ohio, seemed sC
be about nineteen years old-we say
seemed, because our gallantry was toe
much for even our professional impudencC
on this point-and was dressed in rich
brown travelling suit that well became
her medium-sized, graceful and dashing
figure. She will be deJmude this sea
son in fashionable Columbus circles, hav-
ing only left school, Mrs Ranney's at
Elizabeth, \. j., in July. After finish
ing her education, her father offered her
a choice. between the usual round Of dis
sipation at Newport, Long Branch, Sa-
ratoga, &c, and visit TO the prarie=,
''those gardens of the desert, those un-
shorn fields, boundless and beautiful, for
which the speech of England has ne
name" and girl of spirit that she was,
she chose the latter. The result shows
itself in the elasticity of her every move
ment, in the bright flash of her dark
eyes, and in the bronze of her cheeks.
The latter did not conceal, however,
the flush of pleasurable and healthy ex-
ctement that rose as she kindly rode
the hunt over again" for US. She SEEM
ed to be actually in the saddle a. she
spoke, and to once more enjoy the wild
gallop.
We wish our readers could enjoy the
treat We did. It positively amounted to
a s.h>auo.-a thing which, though he
ma, often create it in the good public,
your bohemian rarely experiences him
self. Our very tinger-tips tingle with
the blood sent TO them by the words of
the elouuent speaker. But, to the story,
winch, alas. must be given in the usual
style"
The excursion party, bound for >. ri
dan and other points in the far west, left
Columbus on the Isl Of September, and
after an eXhlarating trip, reached Fort
Hays on the 9th inst. On the Tuesday
after their arrival a grand hunt was or
ganizcd. The military PORTION of the
party consisted of General Custar. the
officers OF the Seventh Cavalry. including
=. G. Sturgls, Colonel Commanding ;
Colonel Custar, brother of the general :;
Col. {. w. Cook, DIR. Lippenco,. Major
Bell, Col. Thomas and Lieut.. Nolan
also. 100 prlvates and mounted band
of Ii Instruments \ large number OF
ladies accompanied the hunters in ambu-
lances a. tar rs Smoky river valley, sin
teen miles from the fort to witness the
first days sport, if possible. Gen. Gus
tar had also with him two distinguished
quests, in the persons of Lords Bcrklcv
raget and Henry Waterpark, OF the
British Pcerage, the latter u scion of the
Wellesley family. These gentlemen wer,
escorted to Fort Hays by Colonel Gen
try, who was also present. An encamp-
mcnt was made i'll Smoky valley, and
from the top OF a neighborlng ledge the
Ladies were witness TO an exciting chas,
on Wednesday afternoon. On this occa,
sion thirty buffalo were killed, Gen Gus
tar getting eight, ''Paget'' three an,
"Waterpark" four. This night most Z
the ladies returned to the Fort, Statistic,
with the exciting scene they had witnes
sed from atar Oft. Not SO with Mis-
/ L 'tlllllSi8t, uONcNcI- ApuC WIS lllCu u
being merely ''looker-on in Vienna
and remained with her father. brothc
and Mrs. Custar at the camp. He
wish to join the next days gallop wa
gladly gratitied by the officers, dark
biooded bay Of Custar's being placed r
her disposal.
Mounted upon the beautiful creature
she must have been indeed the gloriou
picture we are told she was. Early O
Thursday morning the party rode for,I
in search of the game. There were on
hundred and thirty men, and one lady
apparently a very Joan Of Arc, leadin
that armed band Ten miles of prairi
land had been ridden over, when Custa
I, gave the View Halloo, and the entir
party charged upon and scattered her
Of butfaloes that appeared to the wesl
ward. Foremost in the wild dash th
fleet courser of Miss Tallmage bore hel
until she found herself upon the track {
huge bull. Full five miles of the pra
rie the bay spurned beneath his heels bc
fore the side OF the old fellow was reacl
ed. Two quick, well-dlrected shots fror
a Colts revolver, that Miss Sallie cal
ried, brought the bison to halt. Th
biz bull settled slowly to his knees, be
lowed and rolled OVERHEAD ColOn'
Cook, whose gallantIy and admiratio
t had kept HIM from joining separately
the chase, and who had followed clos
, upon the track of Miss Tallmase, no
expected to see her stop satisfied. NJ
so. Her blood was up. Quick as
flash she wheeled and made for secon
; quarry, another sharp gallop, three shot
and the thing was over.
!. Eighty buffalo were slaughtered
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