The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-10-07
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KlT RSUN.


Ter. who is charged with misrepresentin
therein the modest. earnest. refined sim
pliciiy" OF the hero whose name stands q
the head Of this article. and substituting fo
him ''frenzi.d and licentiOus ruflian," Tn
following are some extracts from the pro
test: --r
Carson was man cleanly Of mind, body
and speech, and by no manner Of means
border ruffian. He had no gift of swearing
The only oath I ever heard him use, VA
that of William the conqucror. which hat
once read to him out of stray volume o1
Tristram Shandy." On this occasiou b.
drew long single. barrelcd pistol (old Con.
stables make), which Fremont had gwen
me, and 10 Kit, for we had no - gold
mounted Colts true companions for years, '
In those simple minded days: and with slow,
deadly speech, which carried the sense ot
Imminent mischief in it. said to one whn
was In the oct Of cowardly wrong to sick
man:
Sergeant, drop that knife, or by the
the splendor OF God,' I'll blow your heart
out"
lie had not the advantages of education.
but WAS wise as the beaver, aud of great
dignity and simplicity OF character. and not
given to the least vulgarity of thought or
expression, nor would he tolerate it III those
about him.
It IL not enough that this meter ballad.
monger" has talked of man of whom he
evidently could have known nothing, hut
he has made this king of the mountains NJ
absurd ss the ring master of circus. with
his "cantenas red and spanyled with gold"
and his "red silk scrapes and gold.
mounted pistols !" and he has cnricaturctl in
the person Of his hero. wonderfully re-.
markable class of men, who have passed
away before the advance of civilization. and
left only IL dim shallow Of their rnown be
bind them. 1t is not enough that he puts
into the moutl, of calm. disnificd, swee,
nature. such words ut bosIl rs would make
ove's'ck aud idio'ic ape quite ashamed Of
himself, but he ISLANDERS u character rs chiv
alr0us AS that of knight of romance. by
making him escape on his lady loves horse,
from danger in which she is left to perish
Dear old Kit! Not such as this poet
painted you do I recall the man loved.
Looking back through the misty years, l see
. man. Tasso-if you had lived in an earlier
age-would have placed by The side of Col
frey, and made the companion of Tancretle
and Rnaldo. A man, pure. very pure in
his nnture-not given 10 lustful ways, bu,
Calm, serious and sweet of ieu,Ier; n man
of very moderate stature, but broad fronted
and elastic, yet hy no means robust ut frame
though gifted with immense cntIrs zee and
nerves OF steel. A head quite remarkable
for its full size and very noble forehead
q let, thoughtful blue eyes aud yellow hair;
. firm, strong jaw, and face somewhat
d'shed. like an Arab horse, that male man
who had never seen him before look at him
with the thought that he would '.do to tie
TO-" arms rather long, and thin; strung
TANKS, with slightly handy legs This was
the outward shape which enclosed spirit as
high and daring and as noble rs ever tenant.
ed the body Of y man. M msn this to take
bis w"mMn's horse. because il was faster
il'"" his own. and leave her TIA pra,ris lire |
while he gaIloped off to twsddle, in tumid
bosh, over her marvellous eyes" Oh.Kt.
my heart beats quicker. even now, old fcl
low, when think If the time. twenty. five
PEARS ago, when I my on the burning san's
" the great desert. under mesquite bus!,.
where you had, tenderly Us u woman would |
have Put her first born, laid me, sore from,
wounds and fever, on your only blanket. II
zee the dim lake Of waterless mirage. Isce
The moving sands ripple with the faint. In,
breeze around US, and breek upon our scat.
'ercd saddles. see the poor mules famish
ing of thirst, with their tucked TANKS and |
linn eyes. and hear their sad and plaintiff |
cry 50 up out Of the wilderness for help. j |
'ee the men, doggcd, rcsolute or despon lent,
standing around, Or seeking such shelter NJ
} saddle blanket over = gun stick "r y with
red sage brush would afford. and then un-
Ter that sun Of fame and on those burning
'anda, Without thought of ever seeing
water again, you poured upon my fcvered /
lips the last drop in camp from your cans
een. Oh, Kit! ! think sy.ia Ut sfterwsrI |
IN thebloody CHA. where We fought Ill night
md travelled oil day. with each man his Ut
# mule meat ard no other food, aud when,
!, 60 worn with hurt. conld 20 NJ further. 1
,egged you to leave me there and save your.
'elf; I see you framing on that old Hawkins
run Of yours lmine now, and looking gu,
# those clear blue eyes Ut me with sur.
orised repnach. - one WIN takes ~ insult
rom friend. And remember when W
ny eide BY side on I bloOdY battlefield al
,ixhi, when you mourncd like = woman and
would not b. comfoTtcd not Tor ti,nas who
,aa fallen but for the rad hearts III women
u home when the tale would be told. Aud
remember another night We passed side byI
ide, in the midst at an enr,nys camp. where
discovery wGs death. and wlcre yvu would Il
mt tnkca mean advantage Vt ! sleeping
And recall how you avenged no ds.ih |
It the Delaware on the klamath, with
uick md sonilre ven ,eahcc. Then you
rere with Fremont. and aftcrwarl 1t tie
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