The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-01

csnons of Colorado and those buffaloea,
instead Of picturing them as the lawless
uneivilizcd brutss that they are, ready,
when wounded, to toss horse or gore O
man to death regardless of the rights of
the one or the dignity of the other. I
should have bad them like orderly
well behaved brutes. quietly awaiting
their turn to be shot, and when hit as
psacesbly yielding up tho ghost as COL
onel Crot ketts coon, rather than ntcessi-
tating dozen shots more, and chen per-
haps. wandering off to live and tell their
experience, and be lions in the herd.
| shall find it impossible to make my
story GENE together in as regular order
% some | have read. am sure wanted
1t so very much, but buffaloes, deer,
and antelopea, we're 30 far from being
willing to enter into our plans, that
they were obstinately contrary and wild.
They acted very much like Artemas
Ward during the civil war, who said
he was willing to sacrifice every second
cousin he had. rather than that the cause
Of traitors should triumph, or . certain
orator who at the same time was de
scribing to his fellow citizens how sweet
1t was to die for ones country, but when
reminded that he had not enlisted,
shrugged his shoulders, scratched his
head and finally replied that personally
be wac not fond of sweet things. And
now should my readers indulge the fear
that shall use up SO much of my cap
'ta' in the exordium that may not have
sufficient to get through, can initiate
the Dutch tumbler who ran himself
completely out of breath to gain mo-
mentnm to jump over hill before he
reached it's foot, and then after Resting
awhile walked over it at his leisure.
The morning Of October 30th, 1878.
saw all needful supplies packed oD our
wagons preparatory to our journey to
buffalo land, as eur jolly company like
watha went forth dressed for travel
and for hunting" In olden story when
valiant knights went forth to war and
"burned for deeds Of glorious chivalry,''
IL was customary to de scribe their equiq-
ments and armor and especially to give
the tout ensemble of their leader, who
swore by the head Of Mahomet that
be would make 3 spoon or spoil a
Lorn. that he would win laurels tina.
should break some fair lady's heart or
return with broken head. But should
| make any one of cur company the
hero he might be exposed to the private
plque Of all the rest, and like all great
men De compelled to run the gauntlet
OF criticism. AID so letting each one
privately possess the enjoyment of be-
leiving himself the hero, as Virgil says,
ecuao disco 0Dsnes, from the description
of one you may know all. We were not
quite like the farmer who went to the
Legislature dressed in the homespun OF
his wife's own loom, and when asked
by one of the young fippants, with
much more mustache and necktie than
brains, why his GLOW citizens sent ASns
to represent them, replied that there
were plenty of men among them smarter
than he but he tOos the only one soho had
any good clothes. We were running for
buffaloes instead of the legislature and
so didn't expect that our views would
depend much upon our clothes. A
pair of cow hide boots, an over suit of
denim, and an cid felt hat as good for
a pillow as for head gear, q soldier
oVercoat, buffalo robe, and couple of
blankets, fill the bill. A Spencer or
Sharpe's carbine, a revolver or two, for
sudden emergen cles, shot gun for
small game, all the offensive weapons
necessary. In addition 20 this, or rath-
er in its place, there fell to my lot
weapon rare enough to any lover of the
antique. This was an old Queen Ann
musket, which for ought I know may
have done good execution at Bunker
Hill. Fort Ticondercgo, or the Battle of
the Bcyne. AS proof of what it had
been it still had more destructive quail
ties in the seat than whole park Of
modern artillery. It had TIE merit Of
nils nj khn huntor j. cI