New-York tribune., 1886-07-11

Fiorids. so we felt very thrifty now.
4Wbsr Ia the pasrer y asked the man. He was
vary wheezy indeed. aud it seemed so dticnit for
him 70 talk that was sorry We had stopped him.
He was told the locality
allow large 10 II" he inquired.
GSixty-fve acres"
SCOT water In it'll
GYes"
sFencedf
Eyes"
sGood feedi"
Eyes"
@How many critters der 70 calkilate ter hev IN
itr
aThere's feed for at least a dozen"
Our hopes were rising. Already we began to cal
culate on the income.
SGot any critters in yetP
aNo."
SLOW much du ye askT
sThe regular price.4O cents head per week."
sHev We he'd the land iongT
/ saw my sister rather rebelled at this question,
but she answered It,
SHOW much did ye pay fur 1t y
sEnough."
He gave little wheezy laugh at this and began
20 draw up the lines and to make that noise which
"a called cluckng" to horse. But the animal
evidently not used to starting at the hrst hint
and only ficksd his tail a trifle faster.
9Do YOU know of any who wants to hire "
rather sharply repeated my sister.
sOh. Lor. no; / d'knowf 4 anybody but what's
got paster 'nough their own"
Another cluck and persistent sapping OF the
reins made the horse start slowly and get out of
our sight
"Your turn next said Gertrude. after we had
looked at each other Indignantly for moment 1t
was curious how different the people were whom
we met that day. Some were thorough Optimists
in regard to that pasture. They had no doubt we
should let it immediately @Most everybody was
q wantin OF paster How much did we ask T.
Every man inquired bow much we asked. until We
felt like parrots repeating the answer. Some were
very detected indeed
sNo there want no call for no pa'terin' this year
anv how Folks he'd either sold of all their stock.
or they he'd all the paster they wanted" ms was
pne of the pessimstic kiud The next person we
ro,t was of this class, We were climbing a verv
steep hill and this rafting down III an old
wagon whose wheels wobbled about the road so
that they appeared TO threatening every instant
10 hy of by themselves The seat had thrown
over il a buffalo skin with almost every particle OF
the hair worn of. In the was small bundle
OF hay and some grain bags.
The driver sat bracei With his feet very wide
apart and pressed against the carriage front. his
hands extended as he leaned over the dashboard,
beckoued 10 this turnout. The horse was thin and
TALL aud So was his master Evidently the wagon.
having once become well started down the hll
was pushing the animal on at great RATE III was
sard for him to stop, but he did. about rod the
,her sle of us down the slope. We leaned out and
cooked back The stranger was clambering out.
II. left the horse to take care of himself. which he
md by imme lately dragging his load TO one side oil
the WAY and beginning To feed. The man reached
4. Il and han nat ltl
cally; after which he put one foot firmly on the
bub of tue front wheel and was prepared for con-
veroation.
4rm sorry to have troubled vou so much,"
began.
He interrupted by saying briskly:
GOb faint 10 trouble. Don't mention it." Upon
which ne spat again. He appeared to have an I'M
mense supply of tobacco in his left cheek Ger
trude sat very far back on the seat, and was
silent spcctat T and listener.
Il wanted to ask you,' nov remarked. if Won
knew of any one who wanted to pasture any cattle.
already began to feel as if had not. for weeks
uttered any words but these The mans face was
so long 30 thin, so every way cadaverous and his
deep-set eyes were terribly solemn. that began
10 be interested IN Linl Before he replied lie drew
his band SLOW y over bis face and saw how lull oil
cracks and seams the hand was, each crack and
seam backcned with aged dirt. noticed also that
the top of bis -huinh TO the hrst JOINT was gone
OF course he cxpectOrated before he answered.
His month was full that to perform that duty
was a visible necessity after each few words.
sPa.ferf" be said intcrroSatively. Then he re-
peated the word with a stll more rising infection,
squirting one eye and appearing TO search win the
other into the depths of his mind for cattle
which might be there needing feed. lhe silence
was so long after this that my sister fnrtIvely
rressed nv elbow, and drew her breath hard, as II
in danger of sutiOca tiOn. After several minutes
had resolved TO put my inquiry again. wnen the
stranger took down the loot on the wheei aud pul
tl,.rS IN
was a tnnkn'." he finally said, that I'm
sorry say 'taiut ways ~ the least likely that
you'i hev no chance 10 lot a paster tins season re
see taint good season for lettin pas.ers MOst ol
folks hes either Killed their critters, or tney We
sold 'em. the critters IN milk aud hev 10 be
10 home where they en- be MIXED How large IL
yer pasterT
| told him.
Got any critters IN ltT
@What riu you ask 7"
platve;y. aud rubbed his face reveal Dg again the
dirty cracks and the inaimed thumb. ! began To
have dreadful curiosity IT, know bow he had lost
part of his thumb but hardly elt like iDquiring.
~ was a thiukin," he said again after long
silence. that old Square Ide in the Dayton
deestrct did hev few critters yens they was.
that he wanted pastered What do ye ask fol-
pasIerin' yellinsT
posted sd'pn,l myself on tho price. I answered that
] believed 1t was twenty-five cents bead.
@'Bout that guess" no responded.
Here sounds behind hinted that his horse. in its
eagerness for grass, lad pulled the wagon u
against the wall and stoDes falling. The
man did not change MS position. save TO lurn his
head and say "Wkoa" " IN q tremendous voice.
When he had brought his head back again he put
this query to me.
Where 10 your paster 7" said he.
This he WAS told aud then be fell TO musinR and
expectOrstiDa for so long time that thought tho
interview was at end. but that lie had forgotten
TO 60 away. when suddenly with more interest
and slacrity than he had yet shown, he asked:
Keep any stock yerseltp
sNO"
He looked at us both now for the first time. and
remarked that women folks couldn't gently make
nnch head way keeDin' OF stock"
II Was now time ior him to change the foot on the