The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
spenser must nave naa rnsso poles in his mind

i purchase OF a new pole. Tue difficulty with him
was how TO dispose or his old one. Iquickly
stepped forward aid twice ~ value Tor II. bought
H. ana, at the same time. concihated the shipper.
then asked him II ne was ''gong 60 take all
\ those cattle along without any assistance and
1 on his replying in the Affirmative at once volun-
teered to help him Tor nothing provided he would
| get me droyer's railroad pass 10 New YORK. lie
said that he would ''get along oil right" and that
ne ala not want me. told him that was poor
devti trying TO get to New YORK. ana made an
earnest appeal TO him to take me with him. lie
debated the matter IN his own mind. My offer
was, / thought. an advant ageous one for him; for
Is IS nard work looking after large lot OF cattle.
Finally he said ne would what he
could DO about a pass, and told me
TO walk up TO the bridge over the
track, about halt mile away where
the caboose was standing. and there await his
coming This was merely ruse TO get rid OF me.
lie could not nave got pass Tor me, nor, knowing
TINS, lad he the slightest idea OF meeting me at
the caDoose. In due time the cattle tram dtew up
70 the bridge, the caboose was attaches, and we
started on our way. About i've minutes alter we
mad started my shipper made his appearance IN
The caboose, and great was DIS surprise to see ME
comic rtably ensconced there and smoking pipe.
"Heh thought we'd LETT you behind" ne ex-
claimed, on catching sight OF me. 1--WE ~ re-
PIED. Il saw your cars 60 oy, aud as knew
you must De aboard somewhere, ! Just
mef' Couldn't get tme,n he replied. ION
WELL II does not natter rejoined ..Ior nave
! nad, too. and without any difficulty, for
altnougn l Kept my own counsel Ia the
oil transportation issued oy the railroad company.
But, on the duplcity OF human naiurel That I'M
ductor was great friend OF MS and tnat ne mad
spoken 10 sim previous TO my coming ABOARD;
Inc icct IS, ne thought he might Just as well AVIAN
himself or nv services now that was on board
am this he could only do by making me believe,
nv behalf with The CONDUCTOR Not once did he
aliude 10 tne matter again, though ne must nave
been burning win curiosity 70 know how had
got over the conductor; Tor ne knew well enough,
what soon saw, That conductors are most strict
But GO both o. "a Kept our counsel each having
his own private reason ior 50 DONG.
DEBUT AS "sHIPPRR.n
on condition OF his continuing mis- good ofhces in
\ enabling me to reacn New YORK agreed 10 get up
a. any hour q tne gay or nlgat anu aeIp nm
tins consists the whole labor on cattle train.
and II Is much harder anu more constant labor
than any one would suppose me cattle will lle
down At times; one steer geis cast on the top 81
another, and unless the underneath one Is quickly
e&tricated he will die OF sunocation. The labor IS
10 get half su0cated steers on 10 their eet. Tnls
Il done ~ prodding them with the spiked poles,
TWISTING their tals, and, 10 very extreme cases,
IN otner ways, sach as gouglng tnem, putting TO.
bacco In their eJes, &c But exhibitions on
common az i generally supposed ana / noticed
that the company's yard masters quickly rebuke
any thing Of the KIND. suik bullock II cer-
taInly most eXasperaing animal, anu II L only
IN such cases ana when their tempers are sorey
tried that Shippers display brutality. ~ 70 tnc
use or Inc polo and twisting the tsil-highiy %.
Jectpnaoie ~ they undoubtedly are-l d. not SEQ
how the hanallng OF cattle could he carried on
without II. II ~ a momentdiy pain, and, oy caus-
ng the cattle 70 get up, u certainly saves them
I from the 5 CW toltures ol gradual sufiocatlon.
/ found nv shipper q man or many oaths and
somewhat irascDie temper; out, When ~ con-
ditlOn 81 nlenta Tepose, he genial ana ana
bic enough. Beyond learlully and wonderfully
made par OF boots, which we're encIusted all
over With thick aver or mud, there as notn-
ing in hs general appearance 10 Indicate his cali
Ing. tie certainly would not have come up 70
himself tie fat.n He was wiry rather than bury
and certainly had no supernuIty q nesn about
gree, and could get bullock on nls legs, even
where 4 appeared 70 ne az the las gasp Tue
what M shippers name might DO ] was unable
10 discover through the entire Journey. he an
sWered ~ readily when addressed as Bill, a. ne
did when styled I'D or Jim. TINS was the case
with The two other Shippers, who occupied tue
Jim are generic appeilatons peculiar 70 cattle
shippers, US as "Cap,n BOSS" and Governor
the two other snipTer- one was very silent,
and the other was very talRaiiye; 0ut wa rather
disappointed to ma that the conversation was not
81 the nature oi those men. spoken OF In Ecciesi-
Astlcus. whose taiS Is OF bnllOcEs.n Had been q
bona nd supper should, OF course, have avoided
the topic ~ buuOcks, but benz what an. | vas
CASDAL rORrUgE.
made my deDut as a cattle rouster az place
between Burao ana Batavia. where we were
switched 20 let 4 PASSENGER Tram pass U.s. AZ
soon as TIC tram stopped the shipper pfodded me
vita has poo IN tue nrshy art Of the thigh and
Tcuuc Ell Inc 10 GONE alOug.V We passed along
or after car after prOdding those animals when
we're Yug down or standing along lnstedd u
across tine car AID giving q twist 10 the tails Of
those whiCu we're slow o ret up THIS tail twist
ing ] aaI inclined TO think looks more oarDarous
than II really III though saw enough O. VI 70 make
me- feclce tnat TIE human race nas becn Darwin
lied. IN tue earlier days ~ num anity Il must nave
been al aT.ul thing ior simple minded man
70 nave hsd 4 vixen To Wfe-that h. A.
the at 81 tsi-twlstng had tnen come
into common practice. IL s. however.
quite pO-ttOle 10 TWIST the tail or steer Win
great consequent pam TO the steer. We had got
nearly through our lot II cars when we came 20
one III winch i bullock WAS badly down. with
two others lying on the top u ana gradually SD
focatiDg h.ln. We managed u gel Up the Two last,
bat ali the prog0ing ia lie world would not per.
suade Tie underneath one 70 move, AMI - ue VA
lying along inc car could not reach MS tai.
'Get IT and wist ms tail Il SAID the snipper after
a pre4WiASrF napier on swearing. 'Get 10, Ola
you say x as,cd ID blank amazement a. n Vas