Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-09
"How'd We Git warped SO p

"HoW q Se git warped So
ON tell ye when we git to camp an'
git ssne grub-eome on, boys but Ii
too hungry Tor that yarn now
so, struggling along the steep slope
across the rocky heads OF sand washes
and climbing down the sharp rocks ini
he deep canon, we got to camp. where
BY The willow iringed water that creep
from Tho high, Snowy summit, lay on
blankets. saddles aud cooking utensils.
Here we are, boys g. said sam, Will
$ handful Of dry rabbit brush. "Some
body give me match. aud we'll have
some supper in no time. Pete, cut som'
bacon-sud while we go after this hash
some o The rest of you'd better see where
l the stock is lie blew up the lire unti
it answered with blazai then, taking
the colee pot, he hoped down the bank
10 the water. and instantly back again
with the pot tiled, ready FOR boiling the
universal decoction-
Doc" he said 10 me, did ye eyel
make bread"
"Yos-a little"
"Wal. there's the flour in the sack-and
the salt; the yeast powders in can
in the Hour sack. You make some
bread. and Dan and neil git a lot o wood
to make j1liy fire after supper The
old man, here-he's tired, he can act as
chairman Aad away he went, hopping
and twisting, with the AK Oh his shoulder
Snd Dan at his heels.
Tina, supper, in = city, or well reg
ulsted family anywhers~~would have
been failure; but exercise and the open
air make 4 compound sauce which renders
sad bread, stale bacon and black coffee
very desirable feast.
Their appeIiles appeased. each man
reversed his lin plate, TO keep the deer
mice and beetles out of it, and then
pipes. Tue man in the mountain who
smokes 10, is cause Of special obserya.
lion.
Now" said Dan. we've 90, con-.
tract to hear how sam got lopsided."
Yes. yes. Go ahead, sam"
Wal. boys" said sam. dipping q
fresh coal OF f.e into his pipe. this yarn
I'm goin' TO tell You ainr no joshin'. It's
true. Bat il aiat very iutorssiin to YOU,
if You never did any hard boss ridin' !;
because in ,ha! sort o. case you can't see
(Lc pint
Ill we don't see it. that's our fault. -
Wal. TO begin came 10 California
when l MAS chuck Of 4 hoy, and the
tusI iob | goi ho.l OF was herdin' stock
Oh the WaughSeen plains, along with q
loot o SpauiarI. Ola Manuel took
liGin 10 e-showed inc 10 Ihlow a rope
aud ride broucho. liked it. and got
SO well up 10 Ihlt I vas kind o Oashrul
wi,hou! hos under me and tbe moro
he showed the devil in him. the more |
loved him Manuel learned me all tho
ianey tricks, such as maxim aud lighIin
4 cigarette while your hoss Is trJ in to
git you oil by jumpin stif legged Ike a
buck or keopin' half delars between
your shoe soies and the s,irrups, ill the
boss wears himself out buckin'.r
Wy asks DuIeh Pete. chow you git
dean half dollars in dem stirrups2 Dat
Yoi likes TO know"
There. YOU see, l was afraid you
wouldn's sabe. When brocho is lassed,
he is tlst checked down, then hacka
more is put on him. Know what hack
amore is PeIe;7
mo, tiju't."
Wal. Il hackamore is Spanish halter
that is made SO as TO slip when rider
pulls on it, aud draws hoss's nostrils
together and shets his wind OH"
us aj4quima." said the old man !
IAN invention of the Moorish Arabs"
Then" continued Sam. "he is blind.
folded with leather binder, and allowed
to git up. As long as the binder is on
him, DO will stand still 10 be saddled and
fairly mounted then. when the rider is
fixed in hiI seat. the bind Is raised. and
the fun commences. While the binder
is over lhe hoss's eyes, the halt dollars
are put in the stirrups; and on real
deyilish boss, feller has TO look sharp il
he keeps 'em there. KEEP on al the
business as | growed up and got strong
er. until thought l was about as good a
buckaIIo (cdquer0) es ever swung lass
rope at rodero (rodeO.)
went 10 all the roderos l could gil
away TO go 10. and rode for fun or money
Once bet twenty dollars with minel
that could ride mule he had fur fifteen
minutes, without gittin' of him. Stake:
put up and mounted Mr.. Mule. Wal
that mule did everything but fall back.
ward. lie jumped, bucked, kicked, bit
run backward, and at last laid down ant
rolled. But stuck by. | was on top
whatever side was mp. Then he gol
stubborn, and laid still and wouldn't gi
up. SO jest sot there till my Time wa;
out, and took the coin.
Itell you these things-and kin prove
,hem-to show you | was q purity good
rider. liked The business, and liked
| California hnt ona daY man came