Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-07-16
On '--The, Plains.

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T n Sss before the var. var In from
of F9rt Gihson, . .mil;.ary. .post
tsitnated on the borders of the In
ttlianTerntory, a'numbef Of officers
| were" amusing themselves xitt
games, races, shooting and boxing,
T.. Snddenly an, Indian .monnted
npsna splendid stallion .was aesu
tgAlioping toward them along Che
bAnko the Arkansas, close I'd; tho
| edge. Of the stream. He checked
The smoking animal near the grouF
Nlsioh.soea aatherc1 aronnd him,
! ! IlIlIa 55llI ||6lI ! l1IU III JILL y!
He had "canghs the beast oKIy't~o
days before upon I ths . prairie, whore
it was ROAMING. in, native. vildnsss.
and he mas riding, ..as he. said, to-
ward the settlements in order~to
bsrterit for the com moditiss with
which the savage had once been nm.
acquainted, but which. now. are. in,
dispensahle to him.
what ! Tothe settlements % said
a acaptaitf Of agSguons named Brown.
You ARP going TO ths settlements,
KolibriI ..,What, would the. people
there do with,sueh a noble animal?
Come here Indian. Twill buy him
of you, but you must first shoot
me. an antelope from his back with
out losing your seat. II :. yau. can
do that, J. wilLgive yen. the half of
whas'ycu ask and my gun into the
bargain. ''' = a. - ''-."7'''o'' '',"'''~'
4 smile Of mockeryy' played over
the Indians .lips.-as ,he listened. to
these conditions. Lose his seat
The thought wss' an insult. =.
)" LET the 1ongknifes," he replied, !,
ride this mustang only q single
time before that skin that ia spread
out yoader, and il he does not, then.
lkiss his mother I" will try what l.
can DO upon the skin that covers
The Iiiye animal. So - . --'''
Good = ,crisd- the. bystanders.
and -Brswn, with q laugh, accepted
the Indians chailerge..,~ -~-'',-- .
The Indians beckdne,i to one Of
the soldiers to step forward and di;;.
tected him. to, bold, the horses head
Fhile, rinl spite Of his kicking, and
And plungiag; he put saddle and
bride upon the animal. '~' .''
!! In the MEANWHILE Brown, who
was an, excellent horseman, having
satisfied shimsefi that. everything
was'in order, sgrsspef- the bride
and'fehped into the saddle: '' 80 :
:? The Indian dig at once pet the short.
ing beast at liberty. and it bounded
away like the wind, leaping and
plunging as il resolved to -unseat
it's rider. But the bride wds in
,.he hands Of 8 master, 1t was In
truth . charming spectacle to see
the prudence. frmness and DEXTER
ity with which the captain initiated
I. the noble but restite animal into
the mysteries 81 the snaffie. After
it's headlong fire had. somewhat
rabated and before he touched il
with the spur, he rode it slowly
and quietly back and forth across
the prairie, and Koiibri watched
with admiring satisfaction. :, -.
After. having ridden. the horse
around o in-a q wide circle, Captain
Brown galloped back toward the
spectators and then turned the ami
mails head suddenly and sharply
toward the frame pointed ont by
the. Indian, upon. which hung .
fresh And still bleeding buffalo skin.
A slight elevation of tbe soil ss vet
prevented the horse from seeing it;
but he, doubtless, scented it, for he
stopped short, shortihg and stamp
ing, and drew in his finely arched
meek. But q horseman- like Brown
cared but little ferthe fear Of the
foaming stallion. A slight touch
Fof the spur sent him leaping furi-
onsly forward, and at the third
bound he found himself close and
directly before the object ,of" hrs
terror. :: ~,
+ For q moment cloud OF dust
hid man and horse: When II dis
ksppeared, Captain Brown was seen
al firmly seated in the saddle "a
ever.
+ Laughing, he galloped back te
his comrades and gave the brittle
into the hands Of. the Indian.
The savage has acquired q good
idea Of yourhorsemanskip, captain; !
| said one Of the officers. sHe wal
astouished TO see Won manage ths