Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1874-08-20

feet in perpendicular height. At the
brink he halted, hesitating to take the
fearful leap, and with his eyes starting
from their sockets took one long, de-
sparing look behind. There came the
venemous and indomitable jack, never
breaking his steady, rolling gallop.
With outstretched neck, ears laid
back, and scant tail whipping up and
down with each bound, on he came.
I he old broncho erected his tail, took
one more glance at his approaching foe,
gave snort of terror, and leaped from
the bank down into the river. Luck
lily for him the water was deep. Rising
10 the gsurface he swamp to the opposite
shore, and came out all right ON a bar
that put out from the bank on that side.
Here he halted, evidently feeling him.
self safe.
The jack Numbered on, and came near
plunging into the river Sefore becoming
aware of It's presence. But by bracin G
all aback till his launches almost touch
ed the ground he came to a halt. But
it was only for moment. Seeing the
old broncho on the other shore he
stretched out his neck and, giving a
diabolical ''Yee-haw," unhesitatingly
plunged into the river and diligently
struck out for the horse.
This reckless and energetic persist
| ence on the part of the enemy was evil
IDENTIFY unexpected to the broncho. He
gazed for a few moments at the jack as
he rose to the surface and began swim
| ming-gazed as though thunder struck
at the fearful energy displayed by the
| little beast-then tossing his tad alOft
and giving tremendous snort he dash
ed away down the river at the top OF
his speed. e..... ~. Fs Ea :.a..sr
The lack was soon over the narrow
stream. On landing he snuffed the
ground moment, then, raising his
head and catching glimpse of the fee
ing horse, away he plunged IN keen
pursuit. s.. +..., lse'-..., 81.
A bend ia the river soon hid the an
imals from view AS the men were
still standing gazing after them great
crash was heard. More than one voice
then cried "The gulch! the gulch !
they have both gone into the Devils
Gulch! - .....-. ~. ....,..E.. 1885,
What was referred to as Devils
Gulch" was q narrow rayine with rocky,
perpendicular walls which put into the
river about fifty yards below the bend.
Something fell into the gulch, sure, y
cried the man, 'sand it must have been
either. the horse or Jack, or both"
I l. All now started for a crossing some
distance up the river in order to 60
down the other shore and see what had
happened. Joggles, who had before
this descended from the roof of his
house, now came putting and blowing
across-lots and joined the party from the
river, fifteen or twenty men in all, as
they came from several claims. +.
AS he came up with the crowd jog
giles remarks were brief and terse. AS
all knew his feelings, no one said q
word. ....... III. ~.
Rounding the bend, after crossing the
river, they came in full view of the
gulch. There, upon the rocky brink,
stood the jack With outstretched
neck he was gazing intently into the
chasm below His ears were Topped
forward, as though to shade his eyes and
give him a. clearer view of what lay at
the bottom of the gulch. The sound of
approaching footsteps at length attract
ed his attention. Turning his head and
seeing the party drawing near, he moved
back. from the brink of the precipiee,
|. gave his tail a flourish, and uttered
/ a series of triumphal- "Yee haws!" III -
| Looking down into the chasm the
men saw lying at the bottom-motion-
less in death-Old Pizen, the fighting
horse. of Stanislaus His head was
doubled under him-his neck was
/ broken. .-....
When he came up out of the gulch,
after having asoertained this fact, jog
| giles was deadly pale. Drawing and
1 cooking his six-sho0ter, be advanced
:. toward the party and said; John p.
! Jones, yon knowed what that erittel
was. Don't speak Let no man here
4 speak word. ...-.-s. .e. H..
I With this he turned suddenly tc
where the jack stood wita his heae
down, moping sleepily, and sent a bullet
through his brain. The beast fell with
out a moan, when Joggles advanced au6
deliberately emptied the contents of his
revolver into its carcass. He then seiz
ed it by the ears, dragged it to the brink
| of the precipice, and tumbled it down
upon the body of the old broncho, say.
| ing: ,-.-.. -.-... 8 II. III
7'As you are the only thing that ever
! whipped him, you shall lie and rot with
Old Pizen- Old Pizen, the Fitin' Hoss
of the Stanislaus - X. j..
| WHEN TO Our GRAIN. The period OF
ripening of grain is that at which. the
grain contains the largest portion of MI
triment. 1t is not that at which tbs
grain is hardest or of the brightest color,
or parts most readily from the capsule
or envelope in which it is contained
Indeed, considerable part of the ripen.
ing process should take place in the
shock or the stack. If it is allowed tC
ripen, or, in other words, dry and harder
completely while standing, the grain
loses much of its nutritive properties
AS in clover, hay, or grass, a large por
ton of the sugar, starch, and gum i:
changed into woody fibre by standing
certain period, SO gram is deteriorateC
by over-ripening. The husk becomes
developed at the expense of the kernel
and the yield of flour from over-ript
wheat is less than from that cut in the
proper season. My own practice has
been to watch the fields closely, especi
ally around the outside or along The
fences, because it is there that the grair
ripens first, AS soon as | find that the
grain shells readily and has taken a fine
white straw color, and when crushed be
tween the edges of the nails of the
thumb and fOrehnger produces a pow
derry, starchy substance, which is i'll NJ
way pasty or doughty, turn in the reap
er at once. If the grain is left until il
is too hard to be easily crushed in this
way, it is too ripe and its quality is in
ferior. From my experience in milling,
as well as farming, | am satisfied that
it is best for the miller as well as the
farmer that wheat, rye, oats, or barley
should be cut at the precise point here
described. When the season is driel
than usual l would hasten the period
somewhat.-A Pennsylvania Farmer
IN the Neao York Tribune.
DR.. PIerce's Favorite Prescription
is very strongly recommended by the
Medical Faculty and is largely prescrib.
ed among their female patients It il
worthy of all confidence as may be seer
:. from the following testimonial 2. -.
ATLANTA, H., July IA, 1873.
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