The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-03-21
FROM THE FRONTIER.
KioWa and Comanche Indian
Agency.

Correspondence ofthe Upton Advertiser.
My friends, do they now and then send
A wish or a thought after me-"
Yes, and are pleased to hear from
tins remote ard dark corner of the
earth.
Should some of the soldest inhabi-
tants" of Cedar county look back .
1ly i.le wo2ah 21fh h'brB ErsBa, af century Z
Painters house, where I. Thomas
now lives, "away out on the prairie !"
and that with busy hands he was con
tending with the prairie and "tlmbcr," !"
four miles distant, in making them
subservient to his necessities. Indus
try and energy, with the blessing of a
kind Providence, crowned him with
success. But this was not all he was
striving for. The country was then
new and undeveloped, morally and
religiously as a child; aAd as a godly
parent desires the moral and religious
development of his offspring, so he
and his wife have through their inAu-
ci.ec assisted III making Springdale
what we find il today--in morals. re-
ligion and literature
The declining health of Mr.. p. ad-
monished him that it might be well
to accompany the writer to this place
and, to use his own term, "rough it
awhile, which commenced in camping
out in midwinter during the journey
of 226 miles to this place after leav-
ing the cars in the Cherokee Nation.
\ few weeks ago he accompanied
Maj. Schofield and few others on a
hunt, to be absent few days. Wild
turkeys were plenty and not very
wild; deer and antelope were also
seen, as well as some eagles, with
extended wings which appeared near
the dimensions Of an army blanket.
But the largest game was single
buffalo, which presented its portly and
homcly dimensions mile or so dis
tant. 1t was the first that friend
Painter ever saw and was not TO be
passed unnoticed. He and two others
started i'll pursuit. When his Indian
pony saw what he was after, it at once
entered into the spirit Of the chase,
and left the other two in the rear.
Dyspepsia and "water brash" were
forgotten He was really on the
plains chasing a buffalo. His boy
hood dreams were being realized in
pursuing the largest and most noted
game Of the 2s}aatIT T,s Taf paft 81 tGe
duty, soon brought him near enough
to-tirc. The animal gained the tim.
Der and screened his head and shoul
dcrs behind large tree. Several
shots from the Sharp's carbine, caused
/ him to move forward few steps in
sullen despair. The hunter kept
close to his pony, having learned tha,
a wounded buffalo sometimes turn.
upon his parsuer, when retreat be
comes the better part of valor. But
as this part of the programme was
not played, he yentured within &C
wards, and deliberate aim at the
heart brought down the buffalo.
II the shooting Of buffalo by 8
fore gn Prince be worthy Of notori
ETY., when Princes have to bow to The
will of the people if they be wise
what should we say Of similar nc
being performed by one Of the sove
rign people, who assists to mould tn,
County which has its influence in di
recting State which forms part of /,
Government which influences tn,
World? But this performance hal
been so frequently repeated that i
gives new zest to the subject il i
can be coupled with a singular off
GER, adjusting some singular jewelry
on the ears Of singular squaw in
very singular manner. As thcr'
were neither squaws nor jewelry il
this company, we can couple then
with no such performance.
Spring appears to be near in thi
latitude. Yesterday, the Sd Of y
month, saw several wild flowers
NY farmer commenced sowing oat
on the lst inst. cultivate a farr
} for the Government and one for my
self, as the Department allows eac
Agent to have the proceeds Of farm
which he y to keep up and cultivat
at his own expense: and here wher