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VOLUME XXIX.—No. 7. NEW YORK, JULY, 1870. NEW SERIES—No. 282. 
Wild horses are very clannish in their ways. 
If a strange horse enters a herd, he ifieets with 
a reception that is more demonstrative tha« 
friendly. The artist has represented a horse 
which has strayed from a train, and fallen in 
with his wild brethren. He fares as badly as 
would his owner, should he fall, defenceless, 
among a party of savages. The wild horse, or 
mustang, is the incarnation of viciousness. It 
roams the prairies with a certain rude grace, 
but submits sullenly to captivity, and though 
tough and serviceable, is seldom to be trusted. 
Few, who have not seen them, can have an idea 
of the immense numbers of wild horses upon 
the plains of Texas. The writer has seen them 
by thousands, in every direction, as far as the 
eye could reach. In some places they were an¬ 
noying in their approaches, sweeping by the 
camp at full speed, and making imminent a 
stampede of the mules and horses. It was 
sometimes necessary to fire upon the animals to 
keep them away from the camp. Upon one oc¬ 
casion the train, while moving, was in great 
danger from the wild herds. Mules are very 
timid animals, and when once frightened, they 
become uncontrollable. The wild horses were 
so numerous, and dashed by the train witli such 
a noise, that the drivers could not control their 
mules, and it was necessary to stop and secure 
them. As it was, one team of six mules escaped, 
and was only recovered after a long chase across 
the prairies. The direction of the wild herd 
was changed by a few shots, and after some de¬ 
lay the journey was resumed. The wild horses, 
now so numerous, are descended from domesti¬ 
cated animals, and are frequently made captives 
by the Mexicans and Indians, who catch them 
with the lasso. The murderous Mexican bit 
soon brings him under the control or a master. 
