Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-21
iris LONG TRIP.

hone From wisconsin to Ride
brsebacis 10 California.
cheyenne Ledger.
pw far is it to the next
8ftls greeted the ears of Mr..
&is and family as they sat mt
{srday evening mt their resi-
j%(bpnth an O'Neil streets.
.xl4 looked out of the open
room upon Sixteenth
~ e nav there an unusual pic
4He large sorrel mare, with a
4 EXT Mt her side, wos standing
Sdiewall<. Upon the mares
q Young woman sidewise in a
;3dic She had on q mans
4 sssSr3ed hat, q close fitting blue
81 66ecked calico dress, rough
;S 21d on one foot was q mans
N X yellow rubber coat was
TN the saddle. The young
22~ Sonburt and travel stained,
Z, md looked ms If she was
Ire of herself. she was a
twenty or twenty-five
having an intelligent
tmely features. Her hair,
Brown, was cut somewhat
< Banged. Her complexion
~ HE that wind and sun puts
4 woman, and her lips were
4 Iion, the same cause. She
e gay eyes and IA straight
~ 1ose.
Y lfygn do you want?"
ktown. whatever it is"
you travelling to-"
KIN mia"
me, and camping out.
i find good grass"
"a Ms. Davis, like good, hos
36ople, invited the young lady
3llutand partake OF some sup
ID Washed her hands and face,
4 tn the table, and talked ABOUT
xhc was making.
hVfne is at Kingston, Green
0ntY, Wis., she said "where
{th my father. / once spent
ne Visiting southern Califor-
~ was some years ago. | have
ral Wears thought of starting
Ipftne and making the journey
hack, and this year | mde up
sd|that | would do it. / have
Ibt Weeks on the road. From
Is IL the Mississippi river the
- $50 miles [; it is $50 across
- Ia iowa, Us / travelled, and
D 1d more to Cheyenne. so L
dI over n thousand miles on
tx. and alone.n
a good horse ?"
,ed i have. They wanted me
up my trip at Kearney. Why,
ks There grew real angry with
use + persisted in going on.
0fted me to sell my mare and
/ lake the money to pay my
/. But | do not need money,
n ne, g, part with my mare.
good animal, has speed as n
and she weighs as much to a
,lA when / started with her.
|I have ridden twenty.ejght
:;uiSthat is more than | generally
trnvcl mornings and even
i'd 4 Stop n long while at noon.
da8jth q side saddle, but II
NJ Mares back sore, so ] traded
I II mans saddle. AT night j
the mare, lie close to the
& She can't move but / know
3sOtaway twice, though. Once
fnd her afoot more than ten
nd Caught her in u herd OF
|orses,n
stbcdding have you in camp
Hing but that yellow slicker and
di&blanket. | haven't suffered
n odd, but it gets awful lonely
night when the cayotes
vlIug.2'
II You been annoyed by
5flEreat deal. l go back from
fty,hd at least two miles and
hem. Once n tramp came upon
lonely place when ] had The
of the mare, and began talking
led his attention to some emf
ia at II distance, and slipped OF
|dle, buckled the fore sinch, ant
u off. But Pm not afraid.
'hink of danger, and carry M
M do you manage about eat
ire / have no trouble. If | don
b etation atmeal time get moth
but. Why. Pve gone all da.
yISiout eating-two days some
'ls{ I was hard at first, but | go
L It. III don't want to travel will
Ia; there's no glory in that.
out to do this trip alone.
Ecu the last day or two travel
lb0slt the same rate with SOM.
Dmigrants to Washington Terri
/ onletimes they're ahead; some
lam. But | don't camp will
hid you mind telling me you
fiaa larson"
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