The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-03
CAMP LIFE ON THE CESTrpEDE.
A Bufalo Hunt-Livcly Buiiets-A King
In tho Party.

n BuHaiO hunt-ILvciy buliets-h ming
| In the Party.
Your correspondent few days ago had
occasion to take u short trip out on the
Central railway, hcetiously dubbed the
Centipede by our friend Paddock, of the
Fort. Arriving at the camp of the engineer
corps OH the north bank OF the placid
Muddy" in baptism of mud and rain,
we found the boys, surrounded by shaving
brushes, backing brushes, ETC., busily en-
gagged in adjoining their handsome. persons
grand reception, when they would capti-
vate and lacerate the hearts of the
fair denizens of that salubrous locality
| 1t seems that these festive young centipedes
had received q pressing invitation to attend
reception at the residence of one of the
prominent citizens on the limpid Muddy.
| We were invited by the assistant engineer in
charge to accompany the boys on their ex-
cursion. We were informed before. we
started that it was but short distance from
camp. We concluded we would accept, and
after q voluminous toilet, having our face
clearly shaved by the deft fingers of one Of
the boys, and our bangs neatly arranged
over our architectural forehead, we did
look lawful sweet" and Mark. having lit
the electric lantern belonging to the camp,
we took up our line of march for the short
distance indicated; the night was so dark
that an average assembly of black cats
would have created an illumination, and
after q gentle promenade with Mother
Earth converted into mortar OF the con-
sistency of printers paste, which hung. to
our precious persons with the tenacty ofan
ancient maiden to her first love-, we
began to grow tired, and wished we
were at home, but atterward we were glad
glad we were not there, for in few mo-
ments we came to the aforesaid residence,
when there burst upon our view such
galaxy of youth and beauty that we ina
gined we had suddenly been transported
TO the heavens, and were reposing amid
constellation of heavenly bodies. The party
was to have been what they call here can
dy pulling, but the atmosphere and the
space in the house was so permeated by
the fair and lovely damsels of the neigh
borhood, that the boys hearts were so
pulled and lacerated that they declined to
ing being prohibited. they all being young
Nimrods suggested that they would then
improYise a
BUFFALO HUNT.
And although we are not much OF q hun
ter when we looked over the " cane-brake"
and saw the character of the buff
falo about to be hunted, we wished
we were hunter. This is a game
that had been originated to take the place
of the dancing that had been prohibited,
and as the early aboriginee always INDUCED
in the festive dance after successful hunt,
in this they combined the dance and hunt
in one, taking their chances for success dur
ing the dance. One of the royal family, |
who, by force of circumstances and his heart |
felt interest in the success of the Cent? |
pede," had joined his fortune to the camp |
threw his "kingly" person into the very |
hottest of the fray, and while the young |
"Bullts'' flew carelessly around the timid |
game while shooting" at the buffalo, this |
King would franticalIy make rush for a
timid buffalo and strike a centipede, and
the anlazement of this scion of royalty, at !
his mistake. was so supremely ridiculous
that the young buffaoes were conyulsed |
with laughter that they, without further
fight, allowed themselves to be
taken; then it was that your
wished he was a
brave hunter or owned a correll. One long
tired, lonesome Built, which had been
flying aroundth the game rather promiscuous,
in1 " struck young buffalo. when one Of
her comrades remarked that that tired
ooking Built might "Fitz-you, but would
lot lit her as she knew if she should be
struck by a Built. she would be, sure, to
awe fitz. One thing we observed and that
Va that several of the young centipedes
Moved signs of mutiny and .desertion
,Sey hnd heard, while school-boys, that
iSre was of the Lords chosen people, one
wA\ was so good and pure, that he could
be NTH impunity ,,thr0wnsntoa lions den
andNpe of the fairest of that prophets fam
lily bSlg at this reception, there we're sew
eral q the boys who were determined to
Join DAAels family in the den, and take the
risk Of kSng devoured by lions, and to tell
the truNk your correspondent could not
blame tASn, for with such fair inmates
of that prSNhet's family, we would be will
ing to eveAEe somewhat aifectionate with
the king ofy forrest, in order to he close
ly allied wisAthat historical family. The
''wit" of them however, lost his align,
ment and got Qst among the bniialoes, and
his lordship * de Cour, from Cork, got
his level out Establishment and lost his
proper elevatiohVM the line, which was the
only serious acciA\nt that befel the party.
Altogether we enjoyed the ,Iip to camp.
Mr.. Elliott, the en- neer in camp; has Sc
cared . good Inc, Md the people IN this
locality hope that lev will shortly be in
wiNA their metropolitan
city Although they're little impatient
Waite ing for the trainN ut they feel more |
now than ver, owing TO the Ii
fact that the management is under the d. !
rection of practical railrd< men, ard the
of Mr.. 0dell Y general super {
a gentleman of Nrge and prac- l
tical experience in railroad\building, has
given renewed confidence in Me enterprise.
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