The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-01-03

hrntinei pacing 10 ana Gown nei"s1 Ass
gaiss Of Fou DcaABce, up 10 The north
eastern part o. Arizona, suddenly beard
tbe Aoof bes, Of horse
Hal! Mbo comes thtre' rang oul The
chAilenge, bat there was no answeF.
II WAS 3 siArligh, night Two or three
kebdred feet away toe ssusinel canght
|sighs ofA While bore approaching bin At
brisk walk When be oonld zee tbe
horse be could also sec that Il bad no RI
Ger. Drovss Of Wild horses Aad stll
wilder mustangs were frequently seen
from the fort, and the sentinel was rather
pleased that one Of them was being led
by curiosity TO approach the gate.
The horse grew whittier aud larger As be
came nearer, and when be halted he was
not ever ten feet from the guard. lie
was tall and powerfully built, mSue
hanging almost to bis kuees, and tail
sweeping the ground, and he wa' as
white as snow. Head up, ears pointed
forward, and eyes opened TO their widest
extent, the Wild horse stood for long
minute aud looked into the soldiers face.
His noslrils diIaled, bic tail moved this
way and That, aud the muscles Ia his
powerful chest aud legs stood out In bold
relief. The soldiers surprise and admi-
ration were so great that be stood Ike a
statue, musket on bis shoulder, and his
mind almost conbling what bis eyes saw.
Suddenly, sud without an iustauts
warning, the horse spraug forward TO the
attack Catching The sentinel BY the
shoulder with his teeth, he raised him
clear OF the ground, aud shook him right
aud lett as il be was an empty grain bag,
aud then hurled him against tie heavy
gate with terrible force. The yell Of pain
aud alarm uttered by The sentinel had
scarcely died away before the relief came
burrying out. They found him lying in
heap beside the stockade, unconscious,
aud his uniform in tatters. There was
no enemy in sight-not even wolf
skuIked away through The darkness. A
general alarm was sounded, the drums
beat 10 arms, and for quarter OF an
hour the excitement was intense, every
one believing that a large force of Indians
were on the point OF making an assault,
When the sentinel recovered his senses
aud related bis adventure, no one would
believe his story, until q sergeant had ex-
amined lhe earth and discovered the boof
prints OF the horse, it was, however, such
a singular adventure that no one felt easy
until morning came. Then the trail of
the white horse could be followed far out
on the prairie; aud soon after sunrise the
horse himself was discovered bearing
down on the fort from the direction OF
the mountain range, three miles away.
AS the word went round, every man
turned out 10 catch sight of the animal
about which so much had been said. ile
came forward at leaping trot, head up,
tail streaming far behind, aud his knee
action as perfect as il be bad been trained
on the course for years. He sweryed
neither to the right nor left, and never
halted until be was within pistol shot OF
the crowd at the stockade.
The sentinel had not exaggerated In his
statements. The color was snow white,
and such strength and symmetry no Que
had ever before seen 10 a horse. The
ears were pointed, the eyes as bright as
stars, and the sun glistened on his hide
as If il had been vanished. For two or
three minutes not word was spoken by
any man, aud the horse did not move a
foot Then scout aud hunter who bad
come into the fort about half an honr be-
fore, said to the commander:
Why, that's the horse known among us
and The lnjuns, as White Devil! I've
seen him four or five times, and I've
beard OF him at least once a week, for The
last five years. Hes the ugliest, slyest,
and most treaeherous beast standing on
1 four legs.
/ The scout related that the horse before
/ them came to bis notice about five years
before, when the Indians made several
attempts 10 capture him. He was slug.
led out from the drove aud pursued sev
ersl days, aud in despair OF securing bin
one OF The red men sought To kin him, 50
that no one else should secure the prize.
I The horse was ouly wounded by the bal.
4 let that was meant 10 take his life. lie
st once separated himself from The drove
aud followed his former persuers like a
shadow. He dashed into thcir camps at
night, attacked their ponies when he
found them grazing, and had on several
occasions attacked lone Indians aud
I quickly Killed or disabled them
III give two hundred dollars to the
man who csptcres that horse for me
said The commander, as be noted every
fine point about the majestic animal
You might just as well offer Ten ,hous.
and, replied the scout. That ERE hos,
can pace, trol, aud gallop, aud thar ism
wolf 10 the Whole Sierra range which
can smell Of bis heels, Ia as quick lske
the job Of cleaBiag out al the reds ii Ar.
izona as OF csichin the White Devil
See that fore foot 20 upl See them ears
isy back Ile'iI charge the huh crowd il
leks'n = minute
Before q word oi warning could bs
spoken The horse made a dash upon ths
imen, screaming cut az troop horse doe
when badly wounded in battle The sol
diers rushed for the gate Oae Of tie
hiadermost was apriyate named o Meary
scarcely ap 10 The regulation height, and
fun down BY sickness uniil bis weight
a Il 4 ma