Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-01


'"ey s'aha staring at each other. as if tic
"oold IKE to come closer together land u
uoHbt they soon willy to consult what is hos
10 be done to regain their stanGm,a IN III
world.
Now, lock at the stock There's vo,,
improved shorthorns y them ,},ty-lool-ino
llS'it-sVarVeti geese and them draggle-taile
lo"is, that arc SO poor the foxes would b
ashamed TO steal thcm-tllat little lantern
]awed, long-leg'd rahbit-ear'd runt Of q p;o
t'iaI S 50 weak it can't curl it's tail ,zp-tha
OLD cow frame standing there with her ave
s'ul' and looking for AL the world as tho
she's contemplating her latter cend (ant
WITH good reason, too o)--and that other red
uAhil yellow. long-woolcd yarmut. with hi
hocks higher than his belly, that looks as i
nc ilafb come to her flneral, and, which. b,
way Of distinctions, his owner calls 4 l,ors,
is All the stock, guess, that this 5a,7n.
supports upon hundred acres of IS goot
natural soil as ever laid out door. Now
theres specimen Of Native Stock
reckon he'll migrate to warmer climate
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finish that thing you see the hens roostino
on, that he calls sled. he's had to burn ul
ali the fence round the house. but there's nc
danger OF cattle breaking into his fields, an(
his old mnley has larnt how to sneak round
among the neighbor's fields O nights, look
ing for an open gate or bars, to snatch 4
mouthful now and then; for, if you was to
NOW that meadow with q razor, and rake il
with fine tooth comb, You couldn't get
enough to winter grasshopper. 'Spose we
drive up to the door, and have a word Of
chat with Nick Bradshaw, and see if he is as
promising as outside appearances Indicate -
Observing he from the only light Of glass
remaining IN the window, Nick lifted THE
door, and laying it aside, emerged from his
kitchen parlor and smoke-house 10 recon-
noitre.. He was tail, well-built. athletic
man, OF great personal strength and surpris-
ing activity, who looked like a careless,
good-natrsfed fellow, fond of talking, and
from the heappearance of the little old black
pipe which stuck in one corner OF his mouth
equally so Of smoking; ana!as he appeared
to filncy us to be candidates, no doubt he
was already enjoying in prospective the
comforts Of ;s'neighborng tap-room.
''Jist look at Unhappy critter--iiis. hat
crown has lost the top out, and the rim
hangs like the bail of Il bucket. Ills trow-
sers and jacket show clearly that he has had
clothes of other colers-in otherdnys. The
untan'd moccasin on one foot which con
tfasts with the old shoe on the other, shows
him a friend'to domestic manufactures and
his beard Is no bad match for the woolly
horse yonder. See the waggish, independ-
ent sort of a look the tritter has, with his
hat one side and his hands in his brcecles
pocket, contemplating the beauties of his
farm. You may talk abont patience and
fortittde, philosophy and Christian resigna-
ton, and all that sort OF thing till your tired
but-ah, here he comes. Morning, MIR.
Bradshaw-how's all home to-day -
''Rlght comfortable (mark that at!--comfort
inlsuch placeY give thansscome, light
ana come ins. I'm sorry can't feed your
hoss-hut the tact is, tan't bin no use to try
to raise'no crops late years, for a body don't
st half paid for their labor these hard times.
raised Il nice bunch of potatoes last year,
and is coudn't git notiiin' wuth while for
'em in the fall, thought I'D keep 'ern until
spring. But as frost set in while was down
town lection time, the boys didn't fix up
the old cellar door, and this infaia'al cold
winter froza 'em all Is's them what you
smell now, and I'se just bin telling The Old
woman that We must turn to and carry 'ern