New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-09
Time for the ParsOn TO Swear-The Res
cue of Big Jack Small.

/ | Time for the ParsOn TO Swear-The Res
| cue Of Big Jack Small.
' The camp to which Big Jack Small
f fire ght was consigned was new one, an,
4 of course the last days of the trip led tn
: ! team over newly broken roads, which fac
| increased the labor of Mr.. Small, and CAV
/, | to face his and language somewhat seriOu
expression. During the last days drive be
fore coming to camp, the road was particu
larly uneven, and on the down grade causec
the long, high wagon boxes to reel to ant
fro like boats at sea. Often the wagons
despite the strong friction of the bowling
} brakes pressed upon the cattle and crowded
them upon each other en- niesse. Then again
the bindmost wagon in making turn, en-
croached so far upon the inner side of the
| circle that the brake mast be let up to
avoid sliding further and overturning, as a
rolling wheel slides less than d wheel which
is locked.
On one of these sideling turns, on the
brink of a shallow dry waterwash, Mr..
Small was compelled to stop. his team to
As he proceeded to release the brake, which
on this particular wagon had its lever low
down and between the forward and hind
wheel, the wheels, from the slight move
they made after being released, settled the
wagon Just little, but far enough in it's
| nearly pOlSeu pOSltlou 10 turn IL over SUD.
denly, before Mr.. Small could fly for safety.
Mr. Signal had been anxiously and pray
ertully observing, from tie rear of the
train, the attitude of things He heard a
sudden shout, crash. and then all was
silent and. Jack Small invisible. The un-
| conscious cattle stood quietly in the woke:
Mr.. Signal ran wildly from one side of the
| wagon to the other. endeavOring o discover
some clue to Mr.. Small; while the Indian
walked gravely up trGm the head OF the
team, where he had been stationed to keep
| it in check. and stolidly observed, pointing
| to the PROSTATE wagon, ugh! one UNI
wagon heap ketch up Big Jackr'
Mr.. Signal looked in the imperturbable
face of the Indian. the Indian looked into
the face of Mr. Signal, and they both looked
at the wagon. Then the Indian sat down
Oh the hillside, ard Mr. Signal stood pale
and sad, turning his hands nervously
through each other. vainly trying to deter.
| mine what to do next. Suddenly he called
| the Indian, and began actively unloading
! the unfortunate wagon with the intention,
as he atterward explained, of hitting 1t
back by hand; which feat, considering it's
great size and weight, was nearly as far
beyond the available power there present as
to lift the whole load.
While thus tiercely engaged, and urging
the Indian to increased exertion in the
same direction, he heard voice as of one
Crying from the depths:
"HullO, par~en"
'Oh, thank God, my dear Mr.. Small Won
still live"
Yes, sir. / hain't dead yit"
AYE you seriously iDjnred? And do tell
me what to do, Mr.. Small"
"Gness not I'm down yere in the boiler:
but it's mighty close qnarters-like fishin'
worm under board. Eff The wagon box
don't settle down on me l reckon Pm 'bout
all light. What're doin,' parson!"
Unloading the wagon, Mr. Small"
Ill! That hain't no USE Git the
coupnn' chains from the other wagon-but
chock the wheels fust-pass 'em round the
box from end to end, bout quarter way
down from the top, then bring the ends TO- |
gether on the side O. the box. Sabe D,
Il hope do, Mr. Small"
Then take five yoke O. cattle an another
chaln-an extry chain, moren what would |
DO to hitch for common with-drive the |
cattle rom to the other side O. the wagon,
an pint 'em straight across from the road: |
hitch that extry chain into the chain on the |
wagons. then hitch the cattle's chain to
that extry chain. Sabe ?"
Il think do, Mr.. Slnall.o
when yer git that done. boiler tn ma
Don't hurry. Work right ahead as thonoh
their wasn't nothin' wrong
1ne parson conscientiously, vet with
much mlsslving, went about his task. and
when he had all ready. and the cattle strung
oat at right angles with the road. be stepped
up 70 the prostate wagon. and, turning as
one VINO listens down well, he shouted.
"Mr. Small ="
''Hullo-oi'
II believe have done az you told me-
Tot everything hi'ched strong! Don't
wan, no slips in this game, yer know
Cause ct this wagon box slides much
you IL nave mighty fat corpse 30 preach
-, o. dear. dear! Mr. Small" exclaimed
the parson, vexed and Mortified. What
next shall do!' "na'
tive Gov strong bag1 eft yer kin git
que, OF GU Dig stone Ell yer can't git no
par par !, an place 1t to the edge of the wagon
49, 49, so AT ne k'n pnt 1t under when the
Yes, sir. Ali done, Mr. Small
NOW, then, start up the cattle. an, keen
en- en-, 10 IL when they Start. AM Gov, you
"fash, me sabe," said the Indian. TAKING
us position, while Mr.. Signal gathered to
himself the terrible whip, and proceeded to
ny ms powers in role in which he had ,
Gu. n1Pes OF success He swung the whip {
With rake like that of dull resn .or ,"sn ,
us own neck, aud shouted at the cattla
'loWiy they frightened the chains. and thar
.oou III the pulling attitude; but pulling ,
10. one pound more than Just enough to
oxen which will pull true enough in the ,
eaten track have doubts about pulling ,
cross country through the brush. .
Get up. Gee' shouted the Rev Mr. :
lghai at the top of his voice, and trvina ~ :
am to jerk an explosion out of the gSsa+ !
mp, as he had seen Mr.. Small do, e.Get
,! Gee. Go long" And then. seeinn
'i,h ~ unsuccessful and becoming heated
mn the exertion. he added, by way of ter. q
,r Dr. TO the cattle, Con found you, Get nniy =
III the wagon box lay Hat on the ton re- :
[r. Small. 'n0 top VI o
Hearing continued rafting of cb.;ns :.
no much shouting with no apparent resnlt E
"Hullo. Parsonl'
Sir e.
What's the matter 2, 3
The cattle can't draw 1t. Mr.. Small ~ ,e -
led the parson. sadly. ~ =
liant draw it, be id! Go for ,e,, u
18th the brad, an cuss EN- They kin mil !,
easy enough" A'n pun IL
Curse them, Mr.. Small ~ cried the mar. y
a. IN voice OF impressive solempitv. "
yes, cuss 'em" shouted Mr.. Small "I =
lsh was out there, d-n 'emw a.
"Mr. Small, don't swear needlesslv Tb;s ~
an occasion of life and death y said +he ~
rsOn, deslstiDg from his efforts at nra;nc ~ ~
9 cattle, whereat he had grown hn,
d. excited and vexed. Ao' and q!
wen, we'll, don't fret, parson. Ra,,. ~
IN than me ha' died in = hate. a.,.u "a