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"
Lead
on
,
then
!
"
commanded
the
major
;
and
,
at
the
word
,
the
gay
cavalcade
,
with
the
mustanger
in
the
lead
,
commenced
moving
across
the
parade-ground
--
while
the
star-spangled
banner
,
unfurled
by
the
morning
breeze
,
fluttered
upon
its
staff
as
if
waving
them
an
elegant
adieu
!
A
twenty-mile
ride
upon
prairie
turf
is
a
mere
bagatelle
--
before
breakfast
,
an
airing
.
In
Texas
it
is
so
regarded
by
man
,
woman
,
and
horse
.
It
was
accomplished
in
less
than
three
hours
--
without
further
inconvenience
than
that
which
arose
from
performing
the
last
few
miles
of
it
with
appetites
uncomfortably
keen
.
Fortunately
the
provision
waggon
,
passed
upon
the
road
,
came
close
upon
their
heels
;
and
,
long
before
the
sun
had
attained
the
meridian
line
,
the
excursionists
were
in
full
pic-nic
under
the
shade
of
a
gigantic
pecân
tree
,
that
stood
near
the
banks
of
the
Nueces
.
No
incident
had
occurred
on
the
way
--
worth
recording
.
The
mustanger
,
as
guide
,
had
ridden
habitually
in
the
advance
;
the
company
,
with
one
or
two
exceptions
,
thinking
of
him
only
in
his
official
capacity
--
unless
when
startled
by
some
feat
of
horsemanship
--
such
as
leaping
clear
over
a
prairie
stream
,
or
dry
arroyo
,
which
others
were
fain
to
ford
,
or
cross
by
the
crooked
path
.
There
may
have
been
a
suspicion
of
bravado
in
this
behaviour
--
a
desire
to
exhibit
.
Cassius
Calhoun
told
the
company
there
was
.
Perhaps
the
ex-captain
spoke
the
truth
--
for
once
.
If
so
,
there
was
also
some
excuse
.
Have
you
ever
been
in
a
hunting-field
,
at
home
,
with
riding
habits
trailing
the
sward
,
and
plumed
hats
proudly
nodding
around
you
?
You
have
:
and
then
what
?
Be
cautious
how
you
condemn
the
Texan
mustanger
.
Reflect
,
that
he
,
too
,
was
under
the
artillery
of
bright
eyes
--
a
score
pair
of
them
--
some
as
bright
as
ever
looked
love
out
of
a
lady
's
saddle
.
Think
,
that
Louise
Poindexter
's
were
among
the
number
--
think
of
that
,
and
you
will
scarce
feel
surprised
at
the
ambition
to
"
shine
.
"
There
were
others
equally
demonstrative
of
personal
accomplishments
--
of
prowess
that
might
prove
manhood
.
The
young
dragoon
,
Hancock
,
frequently
essayed
to
show
that
he
was
not
new
to
the
saddle
;
and
the
lieutenant
of
mounted
rifles
,
at
intervals
,
strayed
from
the
side
of
the
commissary
's
niece
for
the
performance
of
some
equestrian
feat
,
without
looking
exclusively
to
her
,
his
reputed
sweetheart
,
as
he
listened
to
the
whisperings
of
applause
Ah
,
daughter
of
Poindexter
!
Whether
in
the
salons
of
civilised
Louisiana
,
or
the
prairies
of
savage
Texas
,
peace
could
not
reign
in
thy
presence
!
Go
where
thou
wilt
,
romantic
thoughts
must
spring
up
--
wild
passions
be
engendered
around
thee
!
