The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-26

he said, when he regained control Of him
self, and lighted fresh cigar. AYES, II
! he ashamed To acknowledge that / wa
! afraid Of whole drove Of beevcs, let alOn
one insignificant little Old calf" Here tn
captain looked the contempt he felt.
iii tell you something about youn
| cattle" he continued "l've been with an,
among them since Sedalia was q wee infant
I've creased them with the rifle; hav,
thrown them on their backs from m,
horse, by running up beside them, reach
ing artistically down there the captain
went through the mOtiOn) taking the low
or end of their tail firmly in hand, wrap
ping it securely around my saddle hOrI
and sticking spurs To my steed. hav,
handled them with the lasso. and, in fac
in every conceivable way, and"
ing the captains huge corporal proper
tiuns.
mo, no, Bill" and he caressingly la;t
his chufiy hands upon his well-filled satir
waistcoai. At this juncture their atten
ton was attracted to little blue who va.
making il hot for the other calves in thu
pen. Finally he made a dash near whers
the captain was standing. paused a mo-
ment, then with below Of disappoint.
ment, turned and fed.
There. there. did you see that" excited.
~ asked the captaid; Il told YOU so when
Won said you were afraid Of being hooked
Cattle won't really hook If you stand, they
will only bluff You, and dodge by. Inever
vet saw one that wouldn't always stop and
turn of just before he gets to YOU"
Il bet blue won't bluff" said one OF the
boys, winking at Bill, who was sitting q
little on one side counting the holes the
calf had busted in his best breeches.'
simply 10 show you towards what vast
control man has over the beast, how he can
rule over them, and make them snccumb
and tremble like an aspen. ] will get over
in that Enclosure, and, in just three Sec
onds. 80 completely mystiiy that blue calf.
that he will stink oil and lie down.
Il amt rich," said Bill. Strengthening
up and actually smiling, but ii YOU kin
do that with that ,yearlin', I'm yourn fur
n long n YOU want NE, shore pop
BY this time several neighbOrs who had
come over To see the yearlings, joined the
crowd and all were on the qui vive Ia see
the show
There's thunder and lightnen' in that
blue steers eyes," said an old grey-cOatesi
farmer To a young doctor standing near.
YOU'RE right there IS said the m. d..
in whisper, looking sidewise nj the cap
tain and thinking how long il would take
such a mass Of flesh Ia get over such a high
fence.
"As was saving" continued the cap
tain, Il will, for the sake Of illustration,
and ~ forth. 60 right in and let my little
bovine PLAY with me.
lie laboriouslv climbed up 10 the top Of
Inc fence and sat for few seconds. regain
ing the wind he had expended in reaching
hat altitude, at the same time smiling
'weetlv upon the crowd beneath him.
Now keep your peppers on me-" he
laid, rs he slowly commenced the descent
inside. He finally reached the bottom and
vas looking disinferested like, though We
'ould see he was changing color, for he
knew the little blue" had not vet noticed
lin. ~ he was on the opposite side Of the
'en behind the other yearlings, stamping
his feet and hooking every straw that
moved near him.
The captain Was telling the thrOng ri
friends what the little fellow"
would do.
He will, of course. come like a cyclone,
light straight at me when he sees me, but
'e can't stand the pressure Of superior in
diligence shot forth from ewes like mine
less my soul, oh no. He'll come within
few feet and then sweep majestically past
ike French woman i'm waltz. I've
'een in many tight"
look out captin, l gar he's seed We"
<vraoo, No
Sure enough. The little fellow" had |
pied the huge moving mass at last, and |
18th a bellOw.that could be heard as far rs |
he big whistle at the Missouri Pacific |
hops. with eyes rs green as the primeval |
endure Of spring, head down and tail up.
e came.
He'll stop before he gets tn me. dead |
lre," said the captain. Look at me, bO-
inc. I'm your boss. Come up close and
I me pat yomr head"
With rip.whiz. ker-bang, OH he came,
'Oking for all the world like a large-Sized
air rope, or flying streak Of blue light
ing. The captain stood firm. stop, you
he said, a. the calf kept on
,ming. I'LL kick a bale Of hay"
Everything WAS silent for the space OF
bout the ree-thousandth part OF sec-
I'd, and then, We gods! A thump, like
lr>ting in the head at a hog>head OF tn
'cco, an nncarthly groan, a total eclipse
the sun, as the captain whizzed past
Ger us a dull thud, as he sir and
int. Get me a litter and some water,
lick"
We all rushed Ia where he was living.
king what We could do To please him
OSt.
'IiO to hell"
We'll, it was three whole weeks before
could bear even the pressure Of hand
rchief on his paunch."
The greenies were bounced instanter,
d if YOU want a tight, just say To Mr..
i'd. Hello, captain, how's Blue, the lit
fellow ?"' 4
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