Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-06-02

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The elder ishsbitsns II our village
remember that IN our peI.isr days We
we're:
"a jolly ~sxes boy.
Asd dove t.shins ts>n. ~s-soys
now said team consisted Of . yoke
81 czsn--ss good oxen a. ever . whip
vas CRACKED oves--not = whit inferior
10 the famous yoke that eur TREAD
colsseoss gloriss In. now . days.
They we're large. and likely. and strong.
and obsdisnt aud every way 70 b.
admired. except that one Of them had
en- unbeeeming way Of shaking = had
foot occasionally. much 10 the an
noysnss Of our shins. u No hap
psnsd 10 be near said foot Though
they did not travel Al railroad spsed,
when they did traveI.is Ssse purpcss.
They we're reliable. Wsnsvsr thought
efstAlling II Buck and bright we're
before he lead. duly yoksd and hitch.
ID.
Yet with all the sxesllsnsIes Of those
companions Of our youth. they had
some ways not 90 mneh tob admired
Il was not necessary 70 keep them
always yoksd-sur interest did not
require Il. So. when NOT In use. We
would turn them into the pasture. or,
IN the classic language Of that day.
simply tell them TO ego to grass."
The trait that We remember as being
sos 20 smiable. was. that when unyo'
ted. they would put on airs and often
act ~ II they had never been obedient
TO . master. Indeed. except for the
marks Of the yoke. stranger would
hardly know. merely by their actions
that they had ever done anything but
have their own way.
When thus grazing. many time
and of" did We essay toapproach them
- obedicnt servants. but. particularly
when other cattle were at liberty, they
would lift their disobedient heads and
move of as il honccforth they intended
10 think and act for themselves.
We soon learned. however. that
hey meant no harm by their assumed
indcpendence---it was only for the oc-
easion. and We were glad that they
could appear 10 Ss free. when We had
no need Of their services, inssmuch As
we knew how to mansge them when
they we're needed. When work was to
be done. all that was necessary was TO
carry the yoke along. and Bright. the
OF OK. would stand as still as If tied to
The spot. until duly yoked. and then.
ifBuck. the near or. was within sight,
all that was necessary was to hold up
tbeend Of The woke and with the bow.
make significant motion. and say
Come under Buck and be would
obey. True. he sometimes moved
slowly at FIRST particularly II his
unvokable companions were near
vat Ia xou,d come in dus time.
and the faithful fellows were al
WAYS ready for long pull. a strong
pull. and pull both together. not
xithstanding All their assumed iadsp n
dsnes but an hour before.
Nov sb;s nersonaI "Reminiscences hath
,,.ror., i,h.. hss, called nm nv
,hs vol;nc rro.es. NOW go;ng an which
!. - ,,n.S ~. n. w.v ,,o voLsd ox.,
- Nv. of.or. sh.t -. have ;rd,,oed
/; ~ g. u. - ~ \
,,.,ra,;no ~. nr.s.n, ,,ov.rsn,
rh.h.. h... TO- ,..r,v ,wo
wears. bu, little need Of marty drill
There has been NO voting Of eonse-
onsn.. % Ia aors and b.ncs the
,sorksr, have been permitted 70 ..go to
grass" n this temoorarv release
srou tho ,.,sv voto m.nv n, old
par,isap has often taken the liberty Of
tb;nk;ng for himself. and as new issues
have hoe, nresen.ed he has. forgetful
Of the yoke he WAS liable 70. wbensver
the interests or inclination ofbi, master
would promnt him 70 mt ito taken
tbe unwarrantable liberty ofernr.ss;no