The Tapper's Life.
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The following pleasing incident
occurred in the party Of Gov. Butler,
head Indian Agent in the South. west,
while passing over the country from
Arkansas to Texas. 1t is one Of the
many interesting "reminiscences of
Prairie and Indian life Of an Artist.
now among US.


Sloat was one Of the oldest trap.
Pers. and had for many years followed
their shiftless life. He was born on
the Mohawk river in New York, but
his rowing nature soon carried him
West. Among his accoutrements was
what he called his possible sack-a long
bag, made of skins, closed at both ends,
with slit in the middle, so that it
could be used on a horse, or slung
over the arm. "What will you take
for that sack: Sloat? Iwant to buy
il Of you because it is curious, and
also, to have something to remember
you BY" said Butler to him, one day.
"Well, Governor, you can have it,
it's worth about dollar and half,
reckon; but you can't have what's Il,
it--only the outside Of it,"


The Governor assented to the
terms, and the trapper, taking a posi-
ton, proceeded to emty out the con-
tents Of the sack upon the ground
There emerged an old awl, broken
knife, two or three thongs of Buffalo
skin, and a few sinews. "There,'
said the owner, looking down on them
and speaking half seriously and hall
comic-"there are the proceeds O.
thirty years labor!' Here was IN.
deed, a summary of the life of these
wanderers.


"Sloat," said Butler, after a silence
of moment, "you have seen goot
deal of country in your life--you'vt
been on the Upper Mississippi
Missouri. Oregon, and down to Texas
where, now, of all places. would you
rather fix yourself, if you we're to set
tie down to liver


The trapper did not hesitate mo
ment, hut with much feeling replied
"Oh, Governor-of all the world, o,
the banks Of the Mohawkw- Gin. Eu
Journal.