Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-06-21
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WORLD.


WOHLD.
We had jast eaten supper and we're
disposing ourselves comfortably on our
blankets for smoke and chat when
Sam caine riding up upon the most di.
Implicated specimen Of mule assh that
ever awoke tue echoes with an astllnatio
bray. II was venerable animal, and
wore upon its time marked face that look
Of quiet dignity watch age ever i1fuscs
into animals Of that SPECIES. Blind Of
All eye, bns tspcring spike whore once
hung bushy tai, one ear erect and
pointing proudly at the heavens, and
the other dropping down beneath de-
precision Of spirits or something Of that
sort, the hair worn from its body In ma
merous places. and every rib aud bone
standing out in startling prominence,
the strange animal presented an appear
ance that would at once attract tho at-
tontion Of any artist looking for model
for picture OF an.iqua.ed animal life.
How old is the animal, uaclc?" we
asked. "Ho looks like he might be
Chased as patriarch among four footed
bear.:,,"
oval, partner, thar's some difference
Of opinion regardin' the length Of time
he's graced this air.h. Thar's some set.
tiers mp my way ihet claim he amt any
more'n Ave or six hundred yeara old, but
I'm willia' to bet my hope o glory sgin
a jeckknifs t.iet Jerusalem war one q
the chosen ones thet TUX trip with
Noah Ia the ak. II war jist Is sssrssof
conuectin' on heaven o. am tibet this
animile Goated around in thet show or,
could hesr tho harps twangin' now.
Wat braces me up in this opinion air
| the fist that every time ii begins to rain
the old cnss gits oneasy nm lights out
fur the top O snme hill. Lad him over
on the Big Horn the time the salers
came up IL Il ioat, on the mint the old
coot seed that boat foatin' in the water
he looled mp Mt the clouds to see if thcr
war storm comm up. 1t happened
ter look Ike rain that day, an ding nay
| eyes 81 10 didn't let oat snort OF alarm,
| am in spite of all could do he TUX to
the wa.fr with ne OF lis back, an swan
| ont to that ho... III sajsra had ~ beat
him OFT wi The butts o thair guns store
could steer hiM ashore agin."
"And so YOU think he was in the ark,
them"
~ do, but reckon at that time he
war only kid and knowed mighty little
about the proper use OF his heels. II
bod possessed the accomplishments
thsn that be docs Low, this airth would
be how.tn' waite, far hid converted
tina. air ak into a'a,;sa' wood and q
drownded every crltter on board afors
they'd bin n;i,'at ten minutes. ! tried
ter break him o tho habit once, but at.
ter the trial ] jest g.ss up an settled
down u tbe ,,pinian that 10 was the
| CHhIt tfftl LiSAGI " siic WOiiQ. atOIt
goin to bed oae night backed him uI
to barricede o logs that Ia fixed fel
i'm. 1t rae fonr feet high. twelve tec
long aml about seven feet thick, .hs
logs b M i:orAd Together with rawiids
thongs. Wrcn | bActs.d the 4 >Eoozel
up he le,hsl arouta si,iav.rs an sp
peared to aunw iat visit tue harrlcati,
war these f,;g. lie tsra,d loose GA it
an J 1es.j 70 NJ: a. Ia :tres hours
lay ti.as al ij''s..,..' = 49, f,.s q saask
in awsy, n,ahil'a far a. ia - o tssn.,
kicks to the ,.til;is4. il.liy wei,. L
s,cep. m w'a1 I wake IT,, IN tn, D.crnil
AL wsr az ati as ia;is.i / got up ex
pect!a' 70 In ei.:ls, Il tlaai mile or /
penitcnt enc. but when opened tb,
cabin door the logs war gone an thai
stood this identical critter on sawdus. u,
to his knees, holdin' no one hind foo
an fannin' it with his off ear. Ii yo,
don't believe it j. { come over to m,
ranch on Snake river an I'll show 20,
the sswdast."