Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-28
Il TALE0F THE YORKSHIRE wOLDs

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i.ul III always i hero ike this and that all.
a TALEOF THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS.
.'iity years ago the laws were not SO
thoroughly enforced rs they are now
apun tie wild ranges Of England called
the Yorkshire Wolds. Few Of the
busy dwcllef4 in populous London
have any idea of their grandeur in a
winter snow storm, or Of their beauty
when IN August sun pours down its
rays upon stretches Of waving corn,
llIat le like sheets If gold along the
ridges, fringed above with dark plan
tations During the great exhibition
af ISL 4 few friends and took real
holiday for once i'll our lives, and went
for i week 10 sec the wonderful things
~ London which the papers We're SO
fill IL We saw al that was to he seen
IN tire time, and we did not lose mo-
mcnt, | assure YOU But after all,
SAW nothing like our grand old hills.
II was tile first time that most Of us
had been SO far away from home.
My tale2 q SEES, that was what start
"a III tell you. but that was twenty-five
Ycar4 before our London visit, when
WAS Il young man, farming one hun
dred and sixty acres of land had
occupied the farm about two years.
renting, nj the same time, Il house in
the nearest village, about two miles
away, for my wife and two children.
The farm buildings consisted of n large
barn, which went by the name Of Red
Barn, j: beng built of red bricks; IN old
six horse stable, matched with whins:
feId-yard, palcd around and tao or
three wood sheds a good sized house
and better onthnildings were being
built but none Of them were far enough
advanced to he hahitable for man or
beast 4 plantation Of ash and spruce
trees sheltered the farmstetd from
Wind and storm, rs il was situated high
Till III tile hillside.
Returning home rather Later than
usum one Saturday night from our
market town, i distance OF II miles, |
was told by the man who came out to
take my horse, that an accident had
happened % " the farm that after
noon
"Nhat IS thc matter, David ?" |
asked
Roger las RIM fork into his foot"
was the answer.
Roger was one Of the horses, and, it
appeared, on further questioning, TINT
ono II the large steel forks used for
stacking ia harvest time had been care
lessly hid upon the stable floor, and
Roger, \ farm horse, had run its prongs
INTO his foot. The man thought il was
serious wound.
hat have you done for il RI was
my next question.
Sent on for Coats. Coats was the
veterinary surgeon for the district
las liz Gomez
No. sir, he had gone to Nelly
Nelly, ! knew, was eighteen miles
away across the country from Coats
home, and after that journey he would
not feel inclined, nj 4 O'clock on cold
winter night, O. start again for another
sixteen miles
Turning my horses head, told Da-
ND 10 80 to bed. and would ride up
to the Red Barn
Shall sit up for your horse?' he
asked, yawning, tired from long days
exposure 20 cold and storm
NJ Atl blit littAl Walt i1E me- anu
| started oil.
Fifteen minutes brought me to the
stable door hut | paused to let my
heated mare drink from the pond.
close by, and as stood caught
murmur of human voices within the
stable. Surprised rs not man lived
IT the steading. | tried the door 1t
WAS fastened On tile inside knocked.
still holding my horse hy the bride,
ana the thought coming across my
mind that Coats must have come
straight here. without waiting for any
one 10 assist him. There was no answer
70 my first summons. So knocked and
called again more loudly
What dye want u demanded i
grlh voice from the inside.
Nant9 | want 10 come in, Ia be
sure. What are you doing there,
should hike u know Open the door
nj once =
Likely was grnnted back again,
when Nc are just warm, and settled
after nasty cold tramp"
Now | knew who my unlimited
guests We're. II ~ not every one who
knows. or knew, Of i class Of mendi-
AetttA'4 AtAAAARAstAlN N01AIlGNls tillOtiA us.
Void Rangers, pest to the farmers,
and i great dread "a the inhabitants OF
outlaying farms. They were constant
pilforers. and rarely would work,
though often applying for IL None of
them were above poaching, and most !
- them had been in prison some time |
ar aaother. \ few protested to be
haMkers ~ some sort: but the majority |
begged trom door to door. We had |
no policemen nearer than ten miles, |
and his face was almost Is strange As
the sha's iii our district. Those, lawless |
wanderers rarely travelled alone but |
were generally accompanied by 4 mn
merous following Of women md
children. horse and cart or two. often |
i donkey, and two or three dogs
Ny visitors were in no particlar bur
~ to comply with my reiterated de- |
mand for admittanee. and their loud |
Snores were most irritating to hear from |
the outside. Again | vigorously POM
melted the door with an ash sanling |
that | carried in my hand, and loudly |
stormed 1T their obstinacy 1t was Of |
no use, rs q growl was all the reply |
got. As determined to be inside as
they were to keep me out, went hack |
\ few PAGES and then dashed open the
door with my foot.
The moon just shown in with suifi- |
cient light to enable me to see what a |
strange lot of bed-fellows were grouped |
together among the straw; and the |
loose horse-box was at the end of the |
stable, right through the thick Of them. |
ordered them one and all to turn out"
An Irishman by the name of Dead
Ned lifted his fierce, shaggy face and
dared me, in strong language, to at
tempt to disturb them.