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SALMUAL WRIGHT, Editor and Proprietor.
VOLUME XXXIII, NUMBER 17.]
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DR. HOFFER,
CnENTIST.--OFFICH, Front Street 4th door
tram Locust. over Saylor h McDonald's Hoak store
. bolumbia, Pat I], - 111;nuance, same a, Jolley's Play
°graph Gallery. (august '4, 185 S.
WHOMAS WELSH,
ifUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Columbia, Pa.
al OFFICE, In NVlappees New Building, below
Black's Hotel, Fmtilreet.
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Proitipt'ulteutton given to all bucinees entruFted
ccare.
;November 29,1E+57.
.I.i. M. NORTH,
ikATTORNEY (N XOUNSEISO,II, 41,1' ,LAW
bolumbia.o4A.
lleetions r.romptly made Laneastel and york
sousaties.
„c c! 1901 i nay
.T. SP. FISHER.
Att rney and Cunellor t Lw,
Qc.l.l. mb 3Liailloolix, P.n..
coluill4fm, Septeer It, Idai-lt
EDWARD pla7F, I L LY.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,IIAS REROVED lIIS OF.
Fit*: to No 11. Norih Duke tztreet, oppo4ite the
Court !louse, LoncuAer. [Aug-24, '6l-I y.
S. Atlee B ckiu, D. p..s.
7)RACIICES the Operative, Su mica! and Meehan
lent Departments orDentistry:
Oscrica • Locust street, lictweea beFrankliti
and Pout Office, Columbia, Pa
May 7.1859.
Harrison's Conmbian Ink.
wwen a superior article, permanently black,
Ai null not ccrupdttig the pen, can he had in pity
aantity. at the Vatuiiy Medic;•te Store, and blacker
get t+ that English float Pohuh.
Columbia. Juan D. 1559
We Have Just Received
R. CUTTER'S Improyed Cited Expanding
Suspender and Shoulder „Braces for Gentlemen,
and Patent Skirt Supporter and Itracc for Lace=,
jnet the article that is wanted at this time. Come
and ace them at Family itledicitie :lore, Odd Fe:lowst
0.15.10
Prof. Gardner's Soap
TATE have the D:PW England Soap fo r those who die
Vl' not obtain it from the Soap Alan; it in pleasant
to the skin, and edit take grease spots from Woolen
,q.opds, it it therefore no humbug., for you get the
artorQ. of your money lit the Family Medicine Store.
Columbia, June It, 1550.
aRAIIAM, or, Bond's Boston Crackers, for
Dyupepticu, and Arrow Root Crackers, for,:ata
validat and rhaldien—new urtaelet is Columbia, al
ahn Family Medicine Store,
C==
QtALDINC'S PREPARED CLUE.--The want of
such an article is felt in every family, and now
is can be supplied; for mending fornicare, china.
ware.orstatnental work, toys. &e., tliere d nottiing
superior. lVe have lotted it useful in rep.iiring many
Articles which Mice beenasaces for mop's, You
Jan.gtibt it at the
la.outtA F3ll/4.7 MEDICINE STORK.
PLON AND STEIZIL!
rLESubseriben, have received u New and S.a•je
Stock of all kilo. nod Air..
BAR IRON AND STEEL 4
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They are coustaiit prvied with stock in this branch
business. oh inn fuainh it to cusiomer•?a large
mad quanuties, at the lowest roles
J RUMPLE k SQN.
Loeust street below Second, Coluinliia,ra.
RITTER'S Compound Syrup 4f aud
Wild Cherry, for cough.. Cold. he. F. r .ttle
he Golden ftlororr Drag:Rom Front st. I ttly?.
A rE(VS Cpl pound Concentrated txt.ro,cl
Sar•aparille for the rure of rofalft king•tt
Eva. and all serofulour ntrAttloti.+, a lre +h an An jolt
received and for rile
k. C%,ILLIAItIS, Front ;t Cojuolly7,
pept.24,1&59,
FOR SALE.
299 ? r !l a, O ut S 2 S s. l4c . Uou Mgclacs, Tel VvilflricA;:ot
Dutch Herring!
ANY one fond of good Herring aan he eorpheat at
S. F. EIIERI.EIN'S
N0v.10.1919. Grocery Store, N 0.71 Locu.t
LTON'S PORE 01110 CITAWBI BRANDY
and PURE: ropreially for MeLlannec
na Sacramental purpose., nt the
Jan. 29. 1 111111 X NIEDICI M.:STORE.
'MICE RAISINS for 8 Ca, per pound, arc to
LI be hucLonly at
'MERLON'S Grocery Store,
Narch to, MO. No. 71. Locum Kreet
.ARDEN SEEDS.—Fresh garden Seeds, war
ranted pure, of all kaids Ai.' received at
P.:OERLIGIN'S Grocery Store,
;Ouch 10,1800. No. 71 Lovu.t vireet.
POCKET BOOKS AND PURSES.
ALARGE,: lot of Fme and Common Pocket Boon..
and Purses,at from 15 cent. to two dailar. each
He sdquortert ond Hewn Depot.
Colombia, April 14.1160.
EBW more of those beautiful Prints
LA . lett, which will be uolil ut
SAYLOR & AieDONALID'S
Columbia. Pn.
=EI
.1i44 Received and P 93. pale
1500 SICIS Qrqqad 4lam Sail, in large
or =WI quauti ties, at
A PIPC)I.p'S
ty.arehlu•e . Lanai Buain.
Mars,' GO.
cd9bll CREAM OF GLYCEPIE.—P e e the core
and prevail' ion fa eine ripen hnlitl... kn. For male
ue GOLDEN .11ORT4R g RUG STOIC K.
' Dec. 3.11330. Front ..I reel. colombin•
Turkish Prunes'
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F os a ens rale article of Prunes you most co to
7- 4 . l'Nss
Nov. l ISM. Grocer• Store, No 71 Locust at
GOLD PENS, GOLD PENS.
rlfrr received a large and Bite avaorlment of Gold
J
Pena. of Newton and rinavrold'a manufacture, ul
BAYLOR de Weill/NA LUI'S Book Store,
• Front virect. above Locuvr.
FRESEI GROCFIRIEi
TvE continue io sell the liett.levyn Syrup. Whitt.
and Drown S.ogarragood CMG-ea and chows Tea*.
to be had in Columbia at the New Corner Store, op.
posits Od t Fellows Halt, and at the otd•tniiii rationi
ng the hie. 11. C. YONDER:IMMO.
Ttcc, tc
OE
AbeefL of Segura, Tobacco and Sluff will
und at the niece of the smts.c giber.. Ile kens*
truly a firut rate article Call is.
P. F. EGER LEIN'S Grocery Store.
Oct 6 ,15 Lora, at., Columbus, Pn.
SARDINES,
IDlVoreeslerAire Sastre. Refined Cocoa. he.. Jeet re
TV valved and foreade by R. p.amigaLElN,
pct. ill, IMO, No. 71 Leen.' St.
CRANBERRIES.
TOST erred alma! lot of Crimbertie. awiNew
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mls.at Plt• 71 Lim'''. threes.
, Oat It IM. _ _ _
$1 50
"In this fearful struggle between North and South
there are hundreds of cares in which fathers are ar
rayed against sons, brothers against brothe rs."—Amer
(tail Paper.
'•Rifleman, thooh,T.e.ii fancy shot,
Straight ut the heart of yon prowling eidetic,
Ring me a ball on the glittering spot
That shines on his basest like an amulet:"
"A y Captain! here goes for a fine-drawn bead,
There's mu-le wound when my barrel". iu tune!"
Cruel! went 'he rifle, the me,tenger sped,
And dead from hi, horse fell tue ringing dragoon.
"Now, Rifleman, steal through the and snatch
From your victim sonic trinket to haimil,el first b loon;
A button, a loop, or shut luminous patch
I,hat 2,:eams imtPe mop' lice u diamond stud:"
"0, Captain, I staggered mid rank on my track,
When I gazed oaths lace of the fullest widen.,
For he looked to like you, as he lay on his back,
That t-y heart ro,c upon me, and ;misters me yet
"But I quinclied cantle trinket—this} locket of gold—
An inch from the centre my lead broke its} way.
Scarce grazing the picture, so fair to behold,
Of a beuuilful htdy in bridal array.'
.11a! Rifleman, fling me the locked
Aly brother's young bride—Ttiid the fallen dragoon
Was her hu.bund— aoldier,'twus llt oven's de
erre,
We must bury bite, thr re, by the light of the moon!
"But, hark! the far bugles Meir senraings unite;
War is a virtue—weakne-s a •in:
There's lin king and loping around u, to-night;
bond again, Rifleman, keep your hand in!"
[Once a Hid.
On pritneol rocks .he wrote her name.
Iler,towet, were renred on holy grave 4;
The golden reed that hare her came
Swift-winged with pi nycz o':r ocean waves
The Forest Lowed his solemn el eq,
A lid open flung his sylvan door.:
VW.* ,rivezr l ie*. the :tppoinicti uesl
To clasp the wide-embracing shore
Till. fold by fold, the broidcred land
To swell her virgitt,ve,tment- grey;
\ldle Sages, strong in heart and hand.
tier virtue's fiery girdle grew.
o Exile of the wrath ofKing.!
0 Pilgrim Ark of Liberty!
The refuge of diviuest thingp,
Their record mu,t abide in thee!
First in the glories ortity front
Let :tic crown jewel, Truth. be found;
Thy right 11111111 fling, with gene roue wnnt,
Love's happy chain to liuthest bound!
Let Juoice, with the faultless senle4,
Hold fast the worship of thy son.;
Thy commerce spread her shining snilp
IN'here no dark tido of rapine rot.!
So link thy ways to dote of God.
So follow firm the heavenly Nava.
Tha I stars may greet ilsec. war rior-hro wed,
And rtnrm-•ped Angell hail thy couset
O Lund, the men urea of our pziyertt,
Hope of the world in grief and wrong,
Be thine the tribute of the yenrr,
The gift of radh the crown aeon!
"The buffalo! the buffalo!" rang in my
tars as I awoke. Springing from my bed I
clutched myclotbes and demanded" Where?"
"They are coming into the valley by thou
sands—millions!" added C—_--. , as if the
first number was not strong enough. Ile
was hurriedly disengaging a rifle, with horn
and huntingyouch, from the wall, and as he
get Ihem and sprang to the door, Ise added:
"The are crossing the river at the bend be
low—not a mile of," and disappeared.
Half dressed, I rushed to the window and
looked in the direction indicated. A stirring
scene broke on my vision. From the timber
at a bend of the river, scarce a mile distant,
an immense herd of buffalo were rushing
with astonishing rapidity. So dense was
the mass, so uniform and inextricably blend
ed, 0;41 it looked more like a torrent of inky
blackness than a herd of animals—like a
stream of restless lava, only it rushed on
with far greater rapidity and fury. At the
distance I could only distinguish the motion
of the individual animals of the herd, as
!leavings and writhing of the black mass.
It looked like a great black serpent, the ev
olutions and ceilings of whicS made it glit
ter as it flew forward. The living flood
seemed to be rising up out of the river, and
gushing over the green prairie valley. It
was evident that they were alarmed at finth
ing themselves so close in the vicinity of
the houses, for as the column came up out
of the river it was wheeling off to the right,
down the valley, and making for a point of
amber on Blulbery creek, about two miles
distant from the timber where they emerged.
I stood, rivited to the slut, watching the
strange spectacle, until the head of the buf
falo column had unveiled half the distance
between the points of timber, which only
soolt a few minutes, and then suddenly re-
i
called to the chance of sport which this r
ruption afforded, I finished dressing, got my
Swiss rifle and all my other hunting gear,
anti sallied out. I had laid down the night
hefore to dream of buffalo, and to awake fur
a buffalo hunt. This was the frontier set
tlement, and I had been told that the buf
falo could be found within ten miles of it,
almost at any time. Ilere, however, they
were, accommodatingly, at hand. These
animals go north every summer in large
droves, returning towards the south in the
fall in smaller parties. This immense
herd had come from the direction of the
great bend of the Arkansas river. All un
conscious that settlements and business had
invaded their pastures since the previous
year, they had come pouring dawn from
amongst the hills in the night, and bad hap
s. F. E923LEI N
i thi+
Mile Bell=
,Our Country
grisztions.
From die Pine and Palm
The Buffalo Crossing.
"NO ENTERTAINMENTIS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 23, 1861.
petted to strike the Smoky Hill river, just
below Salina. As Boon as the day had fairly
advanced, they commenced to cross, and
finding themselves in the midst of settle
ments, stampeded. Thore was a settler's' ,
cabin near the north bank c. the river with;n
two hundred yards of the .place where they
forded.
I hurried as rapidly as .1 could for they
spot. The sun was not yet up, and the
woods and grass were wet with a heavy dew.
Everybody was stirring. Rifles, shot guns,'
and oven old muskets were got in order.—
The whole community was in arms. Before
I reached the scene of action the sun rose.
The horizontal rays fell on the timber of the
Salina and Mulberry to the north and west
lighting up the bends, marked by feathery
I .eutlines of timber. Even in my haste, I
could not but note the extreme beauty of
the landscape. Two or three streams were
hero winding through the broad valley, and
cutting it up into prairie a few miles across,
belted with feathery borders of timber, and
here and Alter° denso groves like islands on
the ocean of green prairie. Gorgeous flow
ers, some of them of new and rare beauty,
drooped .their heads in the dew. The hum
of insect life was just beginning, and the
grasshoppers chirped and sprang as if they
wished to get the first sunshine of the day
upon their wings.. Still the torrent of black
heaving life ahead of me continged to emerge
from the river, and the column seemed to
widen as if the supply behind was inexhaust
ible. The herd could not have been less
than three hundred yards wide, and, by this
time it extended from timber to timber, the
foremost of the buff.do having crossed the
Mulberry and gone away up the Salina,
I was approaching the spot under shelter
of the timber, and had just reached a high
bank that ran up to the river when I was
hailed with—
"list, hist," and I saw C— and a num
ber of others stooping in the grass. I crawled
quietly to them.
"Man, did you ever see anything like
that!" exclaimed one.
Such a scene I had certainly never before
wittlessect-,-might never see again. The
river was swollen and could not be less than
twelve or fourteen feet deep at the ford.—
The buffalo wero crossing in full view, the
nearest of them not more than sixty yards
; distant. As far as I could see through the
I open timber to the prairie south of the river
the dense masses of buffalo covered the
whole Ra.rtb with their inky blackness.—
They were plunging into the river in a liv
ing torrent seyeral hundred yards broad.—
The bank at which they went in was low,
and they had only to rush down an easy
slope to the river, which was now swimming
depth, oven for thorn, front bank ,to bank.—
But the northern bank, where they had to
Come out was immediately above the water,
high, rough, and abrupt. /t was impossible
to see the ground then, but they bad cut it
into innumerable paths and gorges with
their feet. An immense amount of water
was constantly being carrhrd up in their
great, shaggy manes, and as it dripped off,
was worker into a slimy, muddy stream that
Bowed down the bank into the river. Fur
several hundred yards the river bank was
slimy mud-puddle, into which numbers of
buffalo had stuck, and dead and dying were
trampled into the mud and water by the im
petuous hordo rushing behind them. Lip
the steep bank the dripping buffalo wero
springing with wild agility; at times strug
gling with the mud, at times leaping and
springing with astonishing effort fur their
huge bulk. Tho river, as far as it was vis
ible, until it disappeared round a bend, was
full of buffalo, swimming, struggling hero
and there—wildly springing, the more agile
seeking to make a bridge of the backs of
their fellows —rdashin,g as tinst each other in
inextricable confusion. Now up—now down.
What strivings! what snortings! what fear
ful brute tragedies, ite the strong dashed
against or sprang over the weak, and tram
pled them down? Every now and then two
bulls forgetting their danger in the wrath of
some imagined offense, would wheel fiercely
at each other, lock horns in the turbid flood,
push, in their brute fury, and sink together
but to be trampled under by the crowds
pushing behind them. With what looked like
blind infatuation, the dense masses on the
south bank pressed in, inspired with but one
idea, to go forward. In this stupid haste
they precipitated themselves into the com
mon calamity but to aggravate its horrors.
And still, in spike of the struggles and the
horrors, the great masses kept moving from
the south to the north bank. The most fatal
spot to them was that northern bank. As
each animal reached it, with all its remain
sng energy, it made a spring for the bank.
successful, up it went; if it failed, and
fell back in the water, or stuck in the mud.
it was immediately trampled down by those
behind it. At times, when a hapless mon
ster of more than usual vig)r missed, it
would concentrate all its fierce energies into
bounds and struggles. Dreadful in its last
agony, it would dash its huge form about,
involving weaker neighbors in its ruin, un
til it sank or was trampled into stilness.—
On they went, their outlet over the bodies
of the dead and dying.
Even in that moment of strife and horror
there was a little left more than brute selfish
ness. Mothers were seeking in will ear
nestness for their lost or drowned offspring.
Now and then a cow when she had reached
the northern bank, would wheal and /oak
hick with an anxious moan, nudes]] for her
calf. She would confront that scene of strife,
and even at times we could see them plunge,
hack, to search in that advancing mass—to
struggle, to weary and to die.
So absorbed were all in contemplation of
the strange scene, that scarce a word was
spoken and not a shot fired, until an incident
of another kind occurred. A fatigued buf
falo, which must have walked under the
steep bank beneath us until it found the
path ehut off by an abrupt face descend
ing to the river, clambered up the bluff
and suddenly confronted us at a dis
tance of less than a rod. I t stopped, gave a
wild snort or grunt, and seemed to hesitate
whether to go back or forward. One or two
persons of the party, terrified at the sudden
apparition, ant expecting an immediate at
tack, scampered off through the grass in the
opposite direction. I think it had just
made up its mind to back out of its rather,
awkward place, when throe or four of us
fired at it. "Crack! crack! crack!" went
the rifles; the great beast tried to make .
a plunge forward, but it was too late. Over
it went, and disappeared down the bill. We,
heard it as it rolled crashing through the
bushes, until it went splash into the water.
The attack might now be said to have be
i gun. The sound of our rifles and the sud
den rising of our party to their feet, had a
greater effect than anticipated. We could
hear the old buffalo south of the river utter
ing their loud alarm grunts. The stampede
from the south side seemed to be partially
arrested, and those on the north bawls, just
below us, where wheeling round the bend
more rapidly with increased alarm.
I was loading my rifle as fast as possible
lichen P--ns cried:
"Run! There's a lot of cows coming."
I turned in the direction of the new dan
ger, and observed it lot of wild and excited
huff;do dashing down on us, and not a hun
dred yards distant. They were cows that
had lost their :elves, and in ther frantic be
reavement, as soon as they hail got eight of
us, must have coneluded that we were either
the calves, or that we knew something about
them, and on they came like astray locomo
tives.
I do not think any one stopped to eon
shier whether it was proper to run n: not.
There was n general rush in the direction
of the cabin, only a short distance off. I
was fellowing them as fast as I could con.
sistent with putting a cap on my rifle, and
thus getting it ready, when P—ns, just
before me, tripped and rolled over in the
grass. his gun going off with a bang, and
its contents traveling forward promiscuously
amongst the party, luckily hitting no one,
Before I had time to help him he was on his
legs, but without picking up his gun he
sprang up into a young walnut tree, and
cried to me "Climb! climb! they ate on
us!"
I confess I was not partial to such a move
ment, especially as I must throw away my
rifle. I had just time to rush for the steep
bank of the river, and get over while I held
some bushes by one hand. It was a steep,
clay bank, only a few degrees from the per
pendicular, and I had to hang on to the
bush until I dug my toes into the bank firm
enough to stand. So soon as I had time to
look up from my very excellent retreat, I
observed that P----‘—as had a levee of horned
admirers immediately under hint. They
were pawing and snorting, and one of them
seemed to be smelling at something, which
I suppose was his gun. They were about
eighteen steps off, which wee quite as near
as I wanted, but I could scarce keep from
laughing, in spite of the danger, as I con
templated the rueful face with which P--ns
eyed his acquaintances, scarce eight feet be
low him. lie had one of those old fashioned
six barrelled revolvers in his belt, but never
see:ned to think of using it. He hung on
to the small branches in it doubled up fash
ion, looking like a swarm of bees or a hor
nets' nest.
I bad leaned my rifle on my left arm,
which was on the bank, and taking deliber
ate aim at n cow with sharp horns, thatstood
nearest, I fired. As soon as I had fired,
another gun went bang off, only a few rods
from me. It was who was biding i n
the long grass. The animal I fired at gave
a convulsive start, but did not full, and the
infuriated animals were in turn struck with
panic, turned and lied.
I scrambled on the bank again, but before
I had finished loading, the whole party was
again around us, and finding that the buffalo
would run, grew decidedly courageous.
The buffalo cows were scampering off to
seek their comrades, or adventurers, in an
other direction. The south bank was nearly
cleared, and although a few were still swim
anng under the muddy banks, like mon
strous ducks, or puffing porpoises, no others
attempted to cross. Reassured by being
left in possession of the field, a hearty laugh
was enjoyed at the precipitate flight. Each
seemed to think the ether had most distin
guished himself its that line, and P—ns
was unmercifully rallied fur not shooting at
thorn witn hie pepper box. lie justified
himself on the ground that it would only
have aggravated them and told us that the
cow C— and I bad shot was lying only
two hundred yards off. Those who had
empty gene hastily loaded them and all
pressed forward.
The spot where the buffalo emerged from
the river and all the broad trail down the
prairie was the most remarkable thing I ever
witnessed. Yesterday it was dry prairie
covered with a rank vegetation of green grass
and flowers, now a broad belt two hundred
yards wide, and stretching into the prairie
looked like a gigantic muddy highway.—
For some distance from the river every blade
of vegetation had disappeared, and the prai
rie was a slimy mud-puddle. Each huge
brute must have brought half a barrel of
water up in its great shaggy mane and sides
and they had dripped for more than a mile,
while the thouFand hoofs worked up the
water and soil in n slimy bed. On the edge
of this great muddy thoroughfare the buffalo
cow we had shot was lying. As our com
pany rushed toward her, each eager to get
in range of the game first, she unexpectedly
got up. There was a very prompt halt.
'•Take care," cried some one, "she is go
ing
to charge!"
"She's past charging," said C--.
She was evidently very sick, but held her
head down, turned towards the foe, and
looked sulky, as if she would have said—lf
you want to fight, gentlemen, come on.
Poor creature, gunpowder gave us the ad
vantage of 'her. "'Bangi bang! bang":" wont
several guns, and over she tumbled, again.
Still she was not dead, and glared wildly,
but could not get up. So it was sheer
butchery after that. I left her surrounded
by the crowd, all of them blazing away at
her, and approached the river to view the
wrecks.
I had just got to the high bank so that I
could look down on the broken toad tangled
bushed, when I was suddenly, and, I must
confess it, not very agreeably confronted by
one of the most huge monsters of a buffalo
bull I ever eaw. He was almost as big as
an elephant, and had a great, shaggy beard
and mane that made him look more like an
. immense lion than anything else. His horns
were thick and short. They had been broken
off, raggedly, at the ends, in numerous con
flicts, until the end of the stumps were as
thick as my fist. He had stayed down there
to rest himself, or drip, and as f walked up
and thus unexpectedly confronted him, he
rolled his eyed wildly for a moment. It
was a rather an embarrassing introdution.
I am free to say that I did not know at that
moment what it would be most advisable to
do, and had only sense enough loft to cock
my rifle and raise it, but doubted the pro
priety of firing in such close quarters. I
had been vain enough to expect that he
would incontinently back out and leave me
in possession of the field, when, like a thun
derbolt, be sprang forward.
Fora moment I believed it was all over,
and had he intended to demolish me, he cer
tainly might hare done so without any diffi
culty, but it turned out that ho was as badly
scared as I was. Ile dashed past with his
head down, not ten feet from me. The very
earth shook with him. Ile had gone nearly
ten steps before I -could take a good aim and
tire. My shot never stopped film. I knew
I must have hit him about the heart, but he
did not appear to notice it. Ilia presence
was a signal for a new halloo from the crowd
in the prairie. Ile rapidly shied off to pass
them but such a firing. "Crack! crack!
crack! crack!" went the guns as rapidly as
at a mock battle on training day. All the
effect the fusilade seemed to have on him
was to increase his speed. The last we
saw of him he was limping along at the rate
of ten miles an hour, his head down, and
his tongue out.
The scene at the place of the crossing was
like a beach strewed with wrecks atter
storm. Dead buffalo sticking everywhere.
Amongst the bushes at the water's edge; and
in the mud at each bank, and lodged against
drift in the water. flow many dead must
have floated down, I could only guess. One
settler below said he counted five hundred
bodies float past in two hours. After the
waters went down I visited the spot. There
they lay, its some places two and three feet
deep, and so worked into the mud that it
was impossible to tell whether others might
be below them. Wolves hung for weeks
around the banks, and carrion crows flut
tered about the timber near the fatal cross
ing. The very thought of buffalo meat be
carne nauseating. The great herd was di
vided, Part had gone away north across
the Salina. and Solomon. A number of
cows remained several dap; in the valley
seeking their lost offspring, until the few of
them that escaped the rifles of their tor
mentors were driven off. The half of the
herd that did not cross went south-west to
the great bend, and crossed at a point where
no settlers would annoy them
The Art of Shopping,
We are all satisfied that gentlemen have
no genius for shopping. They are not equal
to it. Nature has left their faculties imper
perfect in that particular. They can write
books and make speeches, and all that sort
of thing, but they aro not up to shopping.—
It takes the ladies for that. Men go to a
store, select what they want, and buy it.—
Bat that is not shopping; that requires no
genius. Men pretend they do not like to go
shopping with the ladies. I wonder who
ever asked them? What lady would have
such an incumbrance on such occasionst—
Mon aro well enough in their places. Young
gentlemen are convenient to take us to con
certs, and see us home from church, and
bring us bouquets and music; and husbands
are useful to pay the bills, &c., but for a
shopping excursion they aro quite out of
place. Do you understand me to insinuate
that 1 have distinguished ability that way?
Nut at all; I only speak of my rez; in fact,
[ acknowledge myself a poor hand at it.—
But my friend, Sallie R—, is a mode!
shtiPper, I am taking lessons of ber, sad
hope to be perfect by the time 1 am mar-
$1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2,00 IF NOT- INADt'ANCE.
tied. A few days sioe s e shoitiyited me to
go with her.
•••I wish •to.louk at the nets style of silks,"
said she.
"Why, do want to get a oew dress?" I
asked.
"Really," said Sallie, "if it was not impo
lite, I should say that you were a verdant.
I don't want a dress, but that's no reason
why I should not see the material."
So Sallie and I sallied out. The firststore
we entered she asked whether the merchant
had received his spring goods. He said he
'had, and inquired what she would like to
see.
"Show me your new style dress goods,"
said she, "such as barego robes, and lawn
robes, and handsome striped plaid silks;
brocades and changeable silks are not much
worn this spring, but iall look at your solid
colors."
"The merchant soon had his counter
spread with goods. She examined and toss
ed them about, making various creases in
them to tee whether they would come out
again by rubbing.
"What style is worn?" said Sallie to the
clerk.
"Well, we sell probably more e lnid stripes,
than any other."
''flare you any with chene stripes?" in
quired Sallie.
"Oh, yes! some very fine," :and a number
of pieces were produced.
"Well, I can't say, after all, that like
the chene etripes; the green is very pretty."
So Sallie held it in various lights, rubbing
it arid creasing it.
"Well, it don't crease mach," said she,
"I wonder whether it will cut?"
"No it is boiled Bilk, and we find that the
plaid and stripes wear very well."
"Your silks are very pretty, and you may
cut of a sample if you please," continued
Sallie.
This the merchant was forced to do,
though with rather a had grace, as most of
his goods were in patterns, and be feared
spoiling the piece.
"Will you be kind enough to give me
samples of the solid colors."
They were all furnished.
"This plaid, you say, is !;51 . ,37? Is that
tho lowest?"
"Yes; we can't take less."
"h/ow many yards in the pattern?"
"Fourteen."
"I'd rather have eighteen; perhaps I
might conclude to hare flounces. Well, I'll
take the sample and show it to my mother,
and then make up my mind. Have you any
Coates' cotton?—give me a spool, No. 33."
This was handed her; she paid five cents
and we left. I looked at my watch. We
had been there exactly one hour!
"What a cheat! I can buy the spools for
four cents," said Sallie, when we were fully
out; "and besides we forgot their shawls."
So we went to another store. -
"Hare you any Stella shawls?"
"Yes, some beautiful ones, just opened.—
Would you like to see the broche borders or
printed?"
"Both." •
"Auy particular colors?"
"No, sir; I'll look at them all," said Sallie.
Different colors and p.ttterns ;mere accord
ingly produced.
"What is the price of green centre broche
border?"
"We can afford you that for $9; same
style sold for $l5 two months ago."
Some printed borders wore put up for
$4,50.
"No, I prefer brocbe, but can't you take
lest.?"
I saw a twinkle in the merchant's eye
which made me think he knew she was only
shopping.
"Now," said he, "if you won't mention
it, I'll let you have it fur SG.
Sallie looked surprised. She knew the
article was selling at $O.
"Six dullars is that your lowest?"
"Well, to oblige you I will say $4!" said
the merchant.
"A puuso ensued.
"Then you think $4 is the lowest."
"Ahem! hare a large lot and want to dis
pose of them, I'll say $250:"
"Are you sure it is a first rate piece of
goods?"
-1 . 11 warrant it all silk and wool," said
the merchant.
MEE
My friend was caught. Turning to me
she whispered:
"I do wish I had brought some money!"
end then addressing the merchant, said, "I
will Gall again!"
I nerer was so glad to get out of a store
before; fur the clerks bad gathered around
us, seeming to uiderstand the joke. But
Sallie went home, got the money, and in
sisted upon my returning with her to the
store fur the shawl, The trader said he'vas
sorry, very, but the shawl had just been
sold! And so was Sallie, too, I thought.
We went shopping no more that afternoon.
A Tiger Story.
The following from the pen of an ensign'
in the Seventy-second English regiment, ap
pears in the Field: • - „
,"I had just arrived at Abandons, and T
met thereon old schoolfellow, who wa going
out to shoot pigs, and he asked sner 4 00rne
with him. He lent me a single' biereled
rifle, and we went out about-a' mils'and it
half from .camp. to splice *bit% iriis notchiw
MIS for pigs. It was it deep rsnrine,"vridi
veryligh mountain on one side, 'aid "if Itivi
[WII OLE N UMBER 1y631:
. _
ono on 'the ether, and filled.up . with detiso
jungle. My com pan ion placed himself t
the middle of the ravine, antld • took up niy
position near to the end, where the ravine
narrowed. We had below about forty-bow
ers or coolies, who ,began at the: open
and beat up towards me. They had passed -
lleyland without anything being, seen,•but
as they neared the spot where I was stationed,
I heard a rushing and breaking among the
bushes, and naturally expemed to see some
pigs come out, so I cocked my 'rifle and
brought it up to my shoulder tendy,. when,
to my otter amazement, out bounded a tiger.
I then did what I have since been told. Wll.l
a very 'foolish thing. I fired at him vrith'a
single barreled rifle, Luckily the shot struck
him tfltough both his fure-legs; had I-bit
him anywhere else, he would have charged,
and I would have had no chance of ; escape.
As it was, hoWever, he rushed on ns well tri
he could into the email port of the jungle
beyond me, and we got him to show himself
by making beaters roll down large stones. n t
him; but Ito always disappeared agdia before
we had time to fire.
At last I watched the exact spot where lie
went after ono of these short appeerancec,
and, making a lucky shot, sent n ball right
through his stomach. Upon this lie got op.
and with a frightlul roar that mode my flesh
creep, he rushed back to his haunt; receiving
two or three balls in his body as lie bounded
through the open space between the two
jungles. ft appcs red, however, that 'he
was in no hurry to give op the ghost, for ho
got back all right to his original lair. We
now found, upon calling fur more aminuni
don that the natives who were carrying it
had, through excess of fear, thrown away
every bullet we had. 'We had now no alter
native but to ride home fur fresh supplies,
which we did, after giving the culprits a
well-deserved thrashing; and wo took ad'
vantage of the opportunity of making n kilo
breakfast; having done which, we ogit:tt
started fur the scene of action—this time
each carrying two rides and'n large lthriflng
knife. Screwing up our pluck, wo entered
the thick of the jungle on foot, and tracked
him by his blood. At last 'a native poinfed
him out to Ileyland, who fired 'at . rfit .
wounded him. The Tiger came . ti f ftei• qa,
with a terrific roar, and considering
tion the better part of valor; j Wa; hastily
mounted a tree. This operation was repent
ed three times, and at last we found
lying on his side, apparePtly dead. We .
wont up to within five yards-of him- to have
a look at him, Ileyland tiring both barrels
at him, about 15 yards off,- pro,iouely, to
•
make certain of him; but I suppose :in hiss
excitement he missed him, as tholtig,er . never
moved. v
"When we were about five yards Troia:.
him, I proposed to give him a shot, 'And:
make doubly sure; but "Ryland aaid,..'No,
not you will spoil the skin,' and laid hold of
my rifle, which I, like a fool, lot go, thinking
the brute must be dead; .but .as, we .were ;
taking another step forward, be rose with on,
awful roar, and sprang after me.- Ileylatki
ran down hill, got off all right: -but I ran;
up-hill as hard as I could, and the tiger..
after me. I had just got up to some coolies •
who had followed us in our advance, :awl
were now running away as fait as they
could, and I heard the beast breathing at
my back. What an awful moment was thAt!
I never expected to get out the scrape aliVe;—'
so I drew my knife and turned around in
desperation to make a useless effort to save
myself, when the tiger, changing his mied;
leaped upon the back of the native who was
running alongside of me. and mauled him
most frightfully; but it was his dying effort,
and the coolie get off with a Mauling that
would have k Mod any Europen n, 1;01.8 id
not kill him. I can assure you that I shall '
in future be a little more cautions about 'go
ing up to one again before rata quite 'certain -
of his being dead."
The Parisian Mode of Dodging Creditors:,
The latest device fur dodging-the impsir
tunities of hungry creditors is, of course, xlse:,
inventionlof a Bohemian of letters, residing,.,
in Paris. The Parisian litterateurs.,am
cunning dogs, when put to their trumpsAy.,
the encroachments of duns and bailiffe l .,Our et
ingenious Bohemian, who, according to, the,
French custom, we will call Mr. X., is pos
sessed of much more wit than moluiy; "Wirt,
as it is difficult to make both 'ends meet; in'
Paris, without cash, Mr. X. did the next
best thing to discharge his - pecuniary'otAil
gations—namely eluding them. • For alMig •
time be contented himself with 'frequently
changing his lodgings from one quarter Of
Paris to another, but after a 'While, lie '
gone the entire rounds of the capital; and
exhausted his credit in all the various fan:". 7
bourgs. lie was at last beginning'tn eost •
eider the inevitable necessity 6f asinjouen'it?"
Clichy (the firisOn'for debt„)'wh2h'""anFidS'i=
dent occurred, 'during an evening wnllk
the rag-piekere quarter; •whieh -sug . g4tefl•tip ,
him the means-of fooling his pitiless eredit3.
ore without the slightesvdanger. Observing '
an aged beggar, who stood; cop in heed,' at
the corner-of n Menet, ithe disOnding phony
adineritccosted him l ms follows: .
"Do you
. pielEitp Many coppereherV=iriy‘
geed rnard i ' " .• • ...--vcw,.ll
" "Oh, no, replied the - b6gg-tr - H. ` 1 "If"i".
could only get leave to beg "on'one es
bildg I ehmild be peifeetly
aretlisitell'ows who make theloorte - ynltlit"
itneedi influence 'with. grnrernalent
Mich fat - plices; * ittitl haven nofierr . 1 . 1 3 4,1
"'Well, , " sitid Mr?" X., I:jerfbift'briP4- 1
Ike 'is* hue of:triy triendilf PR'
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