The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-10
A Ride For Lifr.

through camp which Supplied bathing fa,
cilities to tho officers and men, a privilege
which few allowed to pass uuimprovci
Whether TO avoid tho publicity attending
localities near camp or 10 seek u poin In
tho bed Of the stream where the watsr was
fresh and undisnrbed, or from A motive
different from sithsrof ihsse, two Of our
young officers mounted their horses enc
day without saddles and rode down the
valley Of the stream perhaps mile or
more in search Of . b.ihing place. Dis
covering enc to their taste, They dismonnt-
ed, secured their horses, and, after dispos-
ing OF their apparel on the grosnsward
covering tho banks, were soon floating and
aoundsring In the water like q pair OF
Young porpoiseB. How long they had
boen enjoying this bealthful recreation, or
how much longer they Mig int have rep'aiu-
ed is not necessary TO The story, 0ns Of
them happening 10 look towards their
horses obss,vcd the other IN 0 ststeof
great uepdstion. fastening from the
water 10 the bank, no discovered the cause
Of tho strange conduct on tho part CT the
horses, which vas nothing more nor less
han party Of about thirty lndiss
warriors, mounted, Sni stenlthily making
ihoir way toward thu bathing party, evil,
dcnlly having thcr eyes on the latter, aud
in,ont upon their capture. Here was
condition of affairs that was At least os
unexpected ss it was anwalcome. Quick
~ calliag out to his companion, who was
s,ill IN the wafer Unconscious et approach.
ing danger, tho onc on shore made haste
10 uniastcn their horses ani prepare for
flight. Fortunately the indians, who were
now within afew hundred yards OF the OF
fcsrs, were coming from the direction ep-
posilc camp, leaving the lins Of rotraat Of
the officer, open. No sooner did the war.
riors find that their approach war dsoov-
cred than they put their ponies 10 their
best speed, hsping TO capture tho officers
before the latter could have time TO nous,
and get their horses under Roadway. The
two officers in tho msanwhiswers far
from idle; no Tesh brushes nor baking
t.wcls were required to restore healthy
OH oulation, nor was time wasted in an ida
attempt 10 make q tsilet.l IL they had
sought their bathing ground from motives
Of retirement or dclicacy, no suck ssati.
ments we're exhibited now, for, eatohias
up their wardrobe from the ground in one
hand and ssizing the bride rsips With The
other, one leap and they were on thsir
horses' backs and riding toward camp for
dsar life. They were not exactly 10. the
condition Of Flora McFlimsy with nothing
10 wear, but to oil inients AID purposes
might as well have beet So. wa
Then followed n race which but for tho
risk incurred By. two Of the riders, might
vol be compared to that Of Jehn Gilpin
Both Of the officers wore experienced
horseusn; but whatexperieneed ho rse man
would willingly care to be thrust upon the
bareback Of a flying stssd, minus all ap-
ptral, neither boots, brescAss, nor saddle,
not oven the spurs and shirt collar which
are said to constitute the full uniform of a
Geor.ia colonel, aad when no disposed Of,
tn have three or four score of hideously
painted and leathercd savages, well mount
cd and near ut hand, straining every
nerve and urging their heot footed war
ponies to their highest speed in order that
the acGIps Of the experienced horsemsn
might be added TO tho other human tre-
phies That grace their lclges2 Truly this
vas ohn Of the occasions when personal
appearance isno;hisg, and "a man's man
for o. that" so AT leaat thought our ANA
teur Ma2eppas as they came dashing To-
ward camp, ever and anon casting anxious
glasces over their shoulders at their pur.
glsrs. who. despite eyerv eyertioa ar .hs