The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-28
Hunting Wild Horses.

The wild horse can run away from q
man but this protection fs:ls :. tir1ss..
The horse. catchers-or "vaqueros," as
they are called-are famous riders, and
to see them capture wild mustang is
better than to go to q circus. The yaau-
ero puts spanish saddle on tame horse.
and starts out to zee what lie can find.
II ee:o;;itt oii .hhe high pommei of the sad
die, he hangs in largo coils leather rope,
aboat hundred feet long, and called q
lssso. 1t is made of stripes of raw nide,
braided by hand into smooth, hard and
very pretty rope. One Il secured to the
saddle, and the other end has q slip.not
making sliding moose. 81
The vaquero has not long to wait, for
there are droves of horses cantering or
walking about over the sweiIs and hol-
lows of the prairie, w:..L here and there
q small group looking on, or Watching O
battle between two horses who wish to
be captains of the:- bands or companies.
Presently thore Is strange sound Of
trampling hoofs, like swift charge
of cavalry, except that it has grand,
wild Tush and swing SUCH as no cavalry
ever had, and cloud Of dark heads rises
over o swell of the land. The leader sees
the vaquero, end he halts suddenly, and
the others pull up in q confused crowd =,
and toss their heads, and sniff the air,
as If they scented danger near. The
leader does not like the looks of things, and
slowly canters away, followed by all the.
rest, tramping In confusion through the
yellow grass and wild barley. Present..
ly they become frightened, and away
they fy in O dusty throng.
The yaqueso'a horse seems to think hiB
chance haa come, and he pricks up his
cara, and 10 eager for the glorious fun Of
dash after the mustangs.9 Away they
go pell.mell, in panic, and the tame
horse gaIloping swiftly after them.
Down they tumble-some Knocked over
in the Confusion, BnoEting and iiinging
great fecks of foam from their dilated
nostrils, trampling over each other in
mad haste, each for himself, and the
American horse sweeping after them.
Now the vaquero stands up in his sad
die, and the lasso swings round and round
in circle over, his head. Swish It
sings. through the air with q whirring
sound, and opens out In great rings,
while the loop spreads wider and wider,
and at last drops plump over the head of
q mnstang. The vaquerc's horse pulls
up with q sudden halt, and sinks back
va h'o hooHShs.ot nhA tiGCCo LID iOIC icCt
out In front Ali How the dust flies I
TIE mustang is fast, held by the slip -knc!,
and he rears up aud plunges in wild and
i ::s.i:s:e t@=.oT. 1ii0 .uPp stTaiEs terribly,
but the vaquero watches his chances, and
takes in the rope every time It eiackens.
Il isof no usel The poor mustang is
hard aud fast. Perhaps another rider
comes up and filings another lasso over
his head. Then they ride round him,
and the mustang is twisted and tangled
in the ropes till no could hardly movo.
He falls, and rolls, and kicks furiouslg,
and ell in vain. Painting, exhausted and
conquered, he at last submits to his fate.
HE free ass;fs SIC ever, and nc nc 55rIIis 20
know it. A few more struggles, aud he
recognizes that man ID his master, and,
perhaps, in one or two days he submits
to biz in his mouth. and becomes a
tame horse for the rest of his life. If,
by chance, he escapes before be IN hrnkan
in, and runs swSy 10 join his Wild COM
paL ions, he seems never TO forget that
terrible lassu, aud if he sees the ,vaquero
again, he will stand, trembling and
frightened, too much terrified to even
run away. 81. Mieholas for ApJiL