The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1870-11-05
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A correspondent CT an eastern paper. trav.
cling from st. Louis to Chicago, relates the
following capital story which sportsmen will
keenly appreciate:
We passed through one Of the most rrc-
ductive farming countries on our way 70 Chi
cago that | had ever seen Everything IN
done on the largest scale. Vast fields Of corn
stretching almost as far as the eye can reach,
surround you and give yCu faint idea Of tho
immense agricultural resources Of this eoun-
t-y. The people are slightly inquisitive. hat
then this is Yankee land. An old fellow who
sat beside me, eyed Mrs. l.. and blooming
young damsel who happened to be occupying
tie seat WITH her, for some time. Finally,
he turned to me and inquired
ssYou bean't Mormon, be you.
assured him l was not.
II didn't know" said he, III seed you had
two gals"
laughed~
Daughter 20 said he.
looked like father.
snow, do you know" said be, 81 think
the gal favors you more than she does the old
woman ~
Old woman glanced at Mrs L.: che was
chewing her parasol handle TO bits in her ef-
forts to suppress her anger. Mrs. L., the
buxom girl 1t was hard, Ladmit NV In
quisitive friend turned out to be a very iollv
fellow, and told me some tall stories ahont
game in that region, only one Of which Idare
offer to you.
81 s'poseyou never seed my horse Jim ~
said he.
concluded that had not.
"Well, l s'pose not" he said. "Tbat
horse is Just the biggest thing in this State"
l asked what his qualities were.
"Well, now, stranger" continued he, 81
tell you. You see, shoot tremendous pile
of game in year. / used to 90 out on the
prairie with that ere horse and setter-dog,
which owned, and fetch down O few birds,
tell your
| expressed my approval of his remarks,
and he continued:
"Well. one day, you know, Just lent nv
setter to Bill Smith but toward afternoon
just thought I'd ride out and see If | could
get little game without cog. Well, We
rode along nicely for bit, when, all Of
sudden, Jim stopped and pricked up his ears,
then he kinder looked around for the dog.
and when he didn't see no dog, he just sat
down on his headquarters as Cat as pie, and
rolled Oft onto the grass. Well, jumped mp
just in time to fetch down couple Of birds
out Of flock which had risen, and then went
and picked them up. But, sure as you're
alive, stranger, when / came back there that
horse sat and he wouldn't get up neither,
till held those birds to his nose and ha
smelled that they were fresh. After that
never took dog, you bet. That ere horse
had learned the trick, and was just as coed
as a dog. One day be kinder stuck me,
though You see, didn't kill, and the horse
wouldn't get up less be smelled the birds,
and it friend hadn't come along and lent
me some birds, believe that horse would be
setting there YETI
My inquisitive friend looked at me, when
he bad finished his recital, and then added
"You kinder look, mister. as if you didn's
believe it. Well; wouldn't have believed il
myself If hadn't seen it.
"What became Of the horse ?'' queried I.
We'll, you see, he wasn't brought mp to
the work early, and he got to setting when
ever crow or pigeon came near him, and he
dumped me in the dirt two or three times
when | ives going to meeting. and had tn
sell him to Bill Smith. Goodbye, stranger,
here's my station"
81 say, my friend. what does Bill Smith do
with him ~ inquired /.
SWELL, replied he, che hangs a prairie
hen from the ceiling of his barn, and uses
that horse to hatch eggs. But if that 'era
horse ever gets smell Of that ere hen, and
finds it amt fresh, he won't set long on them
eggs, you bet. Goodbye, stranger" and be
departed.