, 1881-12-25
ANIMAL SAGAC1TY:.
1nc,dent. that r.. ore tho superior Tn
irll: = nee of, the B.ooi,llAg Grove

!: trn: nee ot, the q: :oo',,l.is Grove
: ST? ef. ~, s..s.< - .'..y
: afttord {pa) .cn,re,pondtnes yet0 FORK Sun :. !.
: It wus u little chilly this morning, f"rmer
from the hoop Gle fields OF chnrktown stopped
his woke or; steers in frett of the Crissinnn
House. and vent In tho lar rUom 70 get alo cent
p,ece chunxrd The dog Ctpsar occupied tho
only Tit or Sunshine that has as ret found piace
on the front stn,,i,. Uncle irn game out with ms
chair he kicked CEsur- into tue street. :
Blast lazy dog said ne, = that's always a.
loppii,' around in the sun. - 81.
Then be set bis char: un the patch ot sunsntne'
sci himself o,i lhe GUAR, and gaxed peuslvelS nj
theyoke OF steers: The shcr1n came up lton
ute nrea fusr: Of buck,; heat cakes a,,o saesage
and retlnlrked 10 Unclelra thht thcro Wss frost
in the dir this uiprn,re y - :
- .You.d hardly 1h,k,., said Uncle Ira still tax
tn1 II, the Doints If f!fis ChIcktown cnttle-
YOU'D hardly tbink, IT, lo,k al one. that D
year-old steer, especially q Drindle QUE: knowa
any mpFe than GuouSh IL chnw its oud, anu k'cR
with its off hlnd lei; uuy tool Of dug thnl got
within ten teet ut IT K: = y
i. nrsur. a s.eer's hind foot and a howl eug-
rested the concluding sentence of the Old xentle:.
ma.,'s retnark. ! 4.s'9~ .@;s =.
7"l,u, dou't you make any mistake" be con- !:
/. rinurd ..Tuke steer that gut euough 10 cut
and wnose agricultural tram my has neen 50 olhe.
til ,nv lurc THU hAuli,ly h.int- poles to niar4ot
and: ne H. be u cute - i coun II he's m'nd u.
a1it, have heap .: fun In nun sbkyern. nay
| stuck. But you'd hardly believe, IT, TO 10Y VI
/: :' ia. dan xaow," said me Sheriff: J." re-
'as.You remember2"'s interrupted Unoe. irn:
tou derl,ed mucn. If ollr-uuarter- VI the wun-
derfil Things yuu Eeneuioer c'ld ever na appe!lea.
YOU d be older tLan 81 nuse!er ano ~ ns.usy
o. Pike Cou;itv: couldn't 10 gol lnto 1~ent,
afEht Vf,1fuea KEBe u Q1cLlCuAFltS. :.
- 1iu:ie ira iKds nis lnchs on time. he hnd
been up since CLOCK ,alld big oreakiast w'ssh -
TN NV, W you take ;Bloomtn' Grove steers" ne
/ continued and sou won't tsnd many lnikneaus
used u have. It's -iunpy thtnK, but that steer
was 1oo s,nurtrt to de amt VI the same '1e uu
was su.rtto 1--WE ex Haln tna. .,,,.;{'n ~
by one Or swo :ht!e thinse 'uAt s' se@eoe
Some of the boys had gathered at the hotei Dy
"Was be a muley steer, Uncle lray" one !!'s Of
! them ren1ured IL nSk r. =
NO he wa ut u ,nuley steer" said he " 9
two hosni 6s sne !Sd lSfas ser ness ss
! -Erissmuu House slute would oe guns 81 iu'i
/ wuen uixnt come. - = :'; t,.,;,I: ~
- SNose uougnt thissteer to fat and Kill he
! was rs sick Us n beaver aud In rnod condition
! tu start with; but Nose wan; e1, hun eetts 1at
I ter Nose was a1Mays waiting thnxs tee.e
t aui SEQ boss go III 1yVt-ten he suy II "as pug
i ~ sjod. but ne Thought It ought gone III ivy, y
pi.,t and it WUutd II -lC0 Oet:u olosV ~ ". Go
W.. went To stui lnls steer ~ make nun lttt9l,
hut We wa'n't lunl, in :not!cin me o!s
rr,,r,tuis we turned into nm the lhtHner ne gut
I )t course We had talked right nt:l1re tue steer
1 Nhat we Intended tU do with bln. Ao"ul tne
/ same time thru WIS st'int sporting neh ltt'ti
I he.y York putin up ut Muse ). Anu tnty:.wA
tulku most o. the tie ilN!ut tne eAetcl sg!tit
,fpliers was tAK!n: to keep dowu the!r uesn - w
in ta,,1d lion for ngl,ttu. ruWlu. Or WAIKIKI
and 81, on, ulld about the diet OF GfAhaM Dttae
| and ott,tr csI,y vlct unis they !nuulgtu III. lhe
i Steer didn't eat bulf we give niln. a1u kept get
ting thinner aud lhinner- notleeo tlht evers
day he w,,tlld wlik dawn the r'ad ano n anou'
4 two hours .cu1ne luck fOam.n WIN sweut. 'at.
t,rt.d aI,nnsl 10 DEATH. SO t,ie day made ~ m,
m.l1d 10 see what iii &ns great III tlOn ne "as
10. and :tollered him, ,keepiu~ huck. 50 US he
c,u,du.t SET me. He:slOpped about tWo nut
: down the rlad. 1 hid in the woods. ~ p'oe
Il wherts i, could see hlm.< At.tr lot'kitt up "ue
duwu the ruud for ii sped, as II he wMteu 70 So
If ma WAS teli1g observed. NE stdcle ON e. tSu
rl,n NJ tue tt5ad. He tore along lor. BALI a mile
| ami 1tleu turned and ture elck again: ne sep
| tha, up Tor An uuur, and then stAr.ed otck nt'il
as wet Us II bog 1ne1def, anu as tired as u LIVER,
I nurse IN 'lectioueer1ii time. ,Thls stranEe con
duct puzzled me. Thought fng Steer WIS cra4y
Il InI kept it to ulystlf, waitin' 10 see how !
- We,I. one day the steer. strrtTd up the roa
to'riis kiIciuans'.% THINKS says l, lnis - nss
! u)uve, and iii see -wnAt It me"ns. X .snl!ereo
't1iIl aliu he never stopped I'LL he got 70 hue:i
| hans store. He SO uhreu hltusell Atouuo ~ ~
! rond: fac.ll' the 5turt. allu otxun 70 Detur US
h,s heart would break. I'VE GaJulin' drive NH
+ AWAY, and couldn't INA ke out. what a1Ieo mir
/ Al! u u sudden noticed sign olt Inc SIDE y
the store. In big letters It SAID: >:. -!