The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-04-10

ne Will stay by us Tor hours, ev1QPntl
feeling that he need fear no hurt. Lik
the sparrow, the toad has been consid
cred nuisance, and in some section
exterminated but the exterminator
have been only too glad, afterward, t,
large sums of money. So useful ar,
toads in gardens that they are sold il
France by the dozen, for the purpos,
of stocking gardens to free them from
many injurious insects. The toad live
almost entirely on winged insects, ant
never does harm to the plant.
The Governor and the Grizzly.
A correspondent of tie San Francisco
Alta writes as follows of the new gov
ernor of California
Governor Pacheco has, among his &C
complishments-and they sre many
one possessed, we believe, by no other
governor in the United States. He can
lasso and get away with wild grizzly
bear, and we saw him do it in May,
1852, on the Rancho de los Osos (Bear
Ranch), in San uis Obispo, then the
residence of Governor Pacheco's mother.
Away up in the mountains, among the
wild oats, the grizzlies take their morn
ing maps, after their nightly prowling
about in search of any stray calf, pig,
or other small game. Early one morn
ing the enormous print of a grizzly's
foot was seen in the earth, close by the
dwelling of the governors mother, and
in few minutes Romualdo and two or
three others were in the saddle and of
for the mountains. When the tall, wild
oats, halfway up the mountain, were
reached, the party had not ridden more
than two minutes among the tall, dry
wisps, when the horses suddenly started,
snorting loudly, and instantly huge
grizzly stood erect, with terrific pres
ence, high above the dry wild oats. He
looked just like gigantic negro, with
shaggy, fur overcoat, his eyes cleaning
fiercely, his cruel teeth and red mouth
unpleasantly conspicuous. Each man
and every horse for the instant seemed
petrified- las if, while every nerve and
every muscle and every sense was at
its utmost tension. they had suddenly
looked upon the Medusa. In sec
ond's time Pacheco spurred forward,
swinging his lasso. The bear COM
menced sparring warily, and few pro-
fessional boxers can fend off rs these
creatures will. But Pacheco's lasso
shot like an arrow and clasped about the
huge fore-foot, when the horse (who
saw every movement, and was as wide-
awake as Pacheco) sprang the other
way, and, the lasso being fast to the
pommel, the bear was instantly thrown
to the ground, when two other men,
quick as lightning, had thrown their
lassos and caught the hind feet then
another rider caught the loose fore
foot, and the four horses took their
positions like cavalry animals trained
by some noiseless signal, and slowly
marched down the mountains side, two
horses in the van and two in the rear,
dragging Ursa Major quietly down the
grassy descent, the rear horses keeping
just taut line enough to prevent the
bear from getting any use of his terri
BILE hind claws. Nahl has painted some
of these California lassoing scenes that
have been as near justice to SUCH excit-
ing tableaux as could be done by the
painters art, but nothing could portray
the intensity of excitement and action
brought forth at such moment. Pach-
eco was, at that time, twenty-one years
old. and the handsomest man We ever
looked upon.
I guess the panther in the wilderness
was not mora fair than he.
presence of the terrible enemy and
stood erect in his stirrups, his face
cleaning with the glory of youth, fear
lessness, and excitement-his great
black eyes sparkling, his white teeth
tightly pressed upon his neither lips,
perfectly still for a second, he was the
most glorious object in nature. In no
longer time than the sight of this could
be just taken in he sprang forward, his
long. dark hair tossed wildly for a mo-
ment, and then he had captured the
bear, as related.
The captors slowly took their prisoner
down to the house, where long, heavy
piece of timber lay upon the grass.
Fastening the bears hind-feet to the
timber with the strong lasso, and the
fore-feet to a strong, deep driven stake,
they stepped away to respectful dis
lance, their eyes upon the ferocious
creature and their hands upon their
We walked up close
to the bear to take a careful look at
him All cried out Cuiado !" Take
care"
why, he's all secure" we said.
Yes, but look out"
"You don't think he could get Ioose?"
Perhaps not, but you'd better keep
awayp
And we did.
The bear lay with his head between
his huge paws, covering his eyes, save
when he could furtively
lift his eyes, like sulky child, to look
at his captors then covering his eyes
again, remain a moment and steal an
other look. Soon he gave heavy signs,
and some one said, "He is dying"
We expressed surprise to learn that
the bear was wounded.
"He is not wounded" they replied, |
&c but his heart breaks-he dies of |
rage" And in few moments he had
Dreathed his last, and was dragged |
away some distance from the house and
eft.
Pacheco pointed to the sky. We
cooked and saw hundred carrion |
the feast long before it was halfway |
down the mountain side and before |
we were hundred yards from the dead |
bear its body was completely hidden by |
the sable, Tapping wings of the hungry |
"HERE are the rules given Tor recog-
nizing a persons character from his
manner of laughing. There are as
many kinds of laughter as there are
vowels. People who laugh in A are
frank, variable lovers of noise and
hustle. Laughter in E belongs TO
and melancholy people. o
indicates generosity of feeling and bold
ness of movement; be your guard it it
belongs to woman. ]. |. I, ia the
laughter of children and artless people;
it denotes kind, devoted nature, but
timid and irresoiute. Avoid As you
would the plague, those WHO laugh in
u they are misers, hypocr'ies. nissan
thropes pleasure has no charm for