. The Pacific tourist . doften two wag-onswere doubledup; i. e., thetongue of the••conil wagonpassed under thei>ody ol the wag-on just l>efore it,ancl then .secure-ly fastened. Hythe side of liiswagon hang liistrusty axe andready rifle, andon the tojisof thew a g o n s w eresjin-ad the redblankets usedfor tlifir covi-r .itni>:lit. Of thebullwhacker, itis .vaitl that hisnalh and his u-hipare both thelongest everknown. Thehand le of theordinaiT whip is EK OF THF PLAINS. fiot HlOre tliaU three feet in lencfth. hut the la^li. \\\\\c\\ is ofI braided rawhide, is .seldom less than twenty fe
. The Pacific tourist . doften two wag-onswere doubledup; i. e., thetongue of the••conil wagonpassed under thei>ody ol the wag-on just l>efore it,ancl then .secure-ly fastened. Hythe side of liiswagon hang liistrusty axe andready rifle, andon the tojisof thew a g o n s w eresjin-ad the redblankets usedfor tlifir covi-r .itni>:lit. Of thebullwhacker, itis .vaitl that hisnalh and his u-hipare both thelongest everknown. Thehand le of theordinaiT whip is EK OF THF PLAINS. fiot HlOre tliaU three feet in lencfth. hut the la^li. \\\\\c\\ is ofI braided rawhide, is .seldom less than twenty feelI lone From the wot^ien handh*. the lash swellsgradually out for alxiut six feet. \\\vTc it is nearlyten inch>s in rirrumft*rence (the point called thebelly ); from here it taj>ers to within a fcxit ofthe enii. which tenninates in th»« fonn of a ril>-l)on-shaj^»rsuader, and under influfncf itwill niak> Un- ox-t-am pn)gress at the magic. 56 Wmm ^•^€IFi€ WQW^iBW. rate of twenty miles per day. The effect on arefractory ox is quite forcible. The lazy ox occa-sionally receives a reminder in the shape of awhack in the flank, that causes him to double upas if seared with a red-hot iron. The bullwhacker is universally regarded as thechampion swearer of America. He is more pro-fane than the mate of a Mississippi River packet,and his own word is good to the effect that he kin drink more ivhisky. The writer who heardthis, says that accompanying this statementwere some of the most astounding oaths that ever fellon the ear. General Sherman humorously tells a story indefence of the extremely profane mule-driverwho kept his trains so well closed up during thelong marches of the army under his command. Itis to this effect: One of the members of afreighting firm in St. Louis desired to discouragethe continual blasphemy of the buUwhackers intheir employ. Orders were accordingly issuedto their train-masters to discharge any man t
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