Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-02-24

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Some years aga the Cheyenne Idiaus
stole ! noted horse IL ksAs1s and 'ttJ(d
him 10 the SnsS. wtb n sturnp ssla shiN
tsitks Uses, tfem sahsiA I'D uua zhau.hs
% stslsa by ths Saakss. lie hsssns ~
vicisss thai she Snskcs s,ii him TO .
white man-a- Mr.. Gallagher. While be
vas being taken 20 fhc sessienent he yss
away aud tsok % che uaeaassins.s .ss-ss
All efforts 70 seexpturs Aim we're vain !:
"a ac2s-FN :hs pviftess Iaiias hoesss, and
'rcmsiaed a lsfeS sof ssstra. sapu&fnsx-
At last h. was surprised hv a b5dy. OF
warriors, sarroprdti. aa9 lsssoei2 hescre
he could break th-suA them! Securely
tied with ropes, he was b. raght inss the
Indian camp. aud heassa ana starved into
obeiiencs. but. an ambitious Inllsp a.
tempted one day to ri.!e him, whom be
throw, and succeeded in getting iaro t,,s
!iils. He now rsd a large repr; sauad
his neck the end Of waica dragged. en
the ground. AMI Bride aaj Iatian sad
Ill, were On him.
He vas of,en seen. but de6el all ee-
forts n re-capture him. Oae day au Iu-
dian, who was OH, fishing, saw him era-
Euc under bluff. and getting l,ris..
crawlcd to the e,ieo of the bluff. AMI with
unerring precision. threw the paosc. over
his head. Once more tho noble brute
found himself n captive. AMI this time he
wqs sccIrcly tied to .rcc With long
chain; tu. ono of The links WIS broken.
and tho ahaia parting, he uaaic for tic
hills, aad WAS aos seca again. gt...,..
A fhw dlys aro, just after hreakf,ss
sentinel Of the camp on Ponnagie repor-
ted horsS on The bluffs ovcr'onkin, Nhe
cam. and closer inspection shovI the
animal to be ycritsbie Wild horse ?. He
seemed greatly exalted, and KEEP. .gsliap-
ing up aui down the bllfs with head and
tail erect The comnauling oti,,r or
'drred that no me should pursu. him as
long rs he kept rnn,,;ng aud was in sigh.
Of the camp. The brave horse presently
,'nsecninf from tho bluffs aud ran across
the valley wi.h .l,e spcci OF tho w;nd TO
vAore company os cavalry hors.s were
gazing. hns hcc,ming n'aem.!, he
whesl 4 when near thc2: ani made into
che NILS. -a.4. - g
As il cisrnel. he soon rr.rrnei. an1
maliog q wide circait passed arpunl the
camps an herds several times. The re-
piiity aal lrng;a Of time which he raa,
vas Incredible, We could sec the los
vrhaia shxeshinxs sbans bis fore legs az
narausly urging hin 10 greatef e2sst1 1sssA
At last ne stopped near the herd. ,se9m-
hgly exhausted. The commanding OH
Ger WHO had had the hest cavalry horses
sad led up, ordered them out. AMI the.
troopers gallopel swiftly to ticir positions
at different points OF The valley. The
horse. as hal been cxpoalci. whrn pqr-
suad ran nearly ia a circle, AMI as. sas.
as ons ,troo2ers cane near another he
reinei uD aud isssh hsSss aSd rid r took
up ihe eaass. s4i IA v'.,Y,sW F.,
A. first the Wild horse easily distancod
his pu-suers. aud itwas with great diff,
calty he could re kept out of tho, hills,
but the chat tlasashins about bis logs
i,npeded his progress aud gave him great
pain. 10 halt an hoar the combined
strength Of the cavalry horses began to
tell, aud several troopers 90. near enough
{, throw ths;r larists. but no. being skill.
led, missed their mark. The circle began
to grow smaller, anj the Wild horse show.
ed evident signs o. distress bu. the cav
airy horses were also giving but, aud tae
chase yet was DOUBTFUL. .,s t--
Az this jancturs, q. a.number of infantry
soldiers and .sams.eee mounted on rnrles.
eane 70 the assistance II tho c.valry.-
The mules ran we'll. and their power of
endurance was remarkable. At tiruas
the wild horse weuii strike a tros and
trot a. fact ~ a.y Of his rursuers ci.ald
run but an attempt to head him of would
break him M into gallop. He shook
OF tn, cavalry but the mules kcp. M
with him. and at last rops was got over
his head by tesmster. and cavalry man
coming up ss tho momeu. scizsd the
chain. Both mea hung on veil, but the
cavalryman was dragged from .hs saddle
aud lost his hold. The .eamster still
c.uue to the rops, and - the horse sxas
heading for the camp. urged his msils 10
The utmost to keep up with him. o77:
As the prospect for capture becams Ger.
tam, tho excitemens in the fort wssl In
tense. The pursuers ard pursaea ahsd
worked up qaite cose :, tlr. breast wsvs<.
and the meu of Cspsaia PhisseF's cemcs-
ny, Seventh U. g. Infantry, ku.riedl cvsr
the works aud surroanaea the doomed
horse on all sides. He made a not5e
struggle for his liberty. bat ropes held
BY many hands were qrictly paseei over
his neck. around his body aud lcss, and
in = fcw ssoments he fouud himself es his
back andoieeis in the air. The chain
was covered with blood Ard The skin had
literally been ti,fssAed from the poor
bru'e's fore legs. Ga the top Of his neck
the weight Of the chain had caused il 10
cut into fae fesh depth Of nearly s.o
inches. ard an ugly fcstsriug wosnd iwas
sormed. .'R r. : a III % ass : -. s sssg