The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1886-04-23
FALLING FROM A HORSE.
Feats of Horsemanship Performed by t

Feats of Horsemanship Performed by the
Gaucllos of South MISUNDERSTANDING.
At 1S years of age went out to South
America to an "estancia" of friend ten
leagues from Pysandu. Upon the farm
were sheep and about 1900 cattle, 1,50O
horses, including mares, foals: colts, etc.
Our work was in the saddle all day long.
l was not there many weeks before had
discarded my new English saddle for a
native one, so that could help in cattle
work with the lasso, which can not be
used with an English saddle. / carefully
studied the way the native gauchos rode,
and often watched them larking after the
days work in feats of horsemanship,
among others practicing falling, which
camp man must learn, as in cattle driving
the horses often fall when galloping by
putting their feet in holes made by ground
owls, etc. Often have / seen poems
horse, going full tilt after point of beasts,
suddenly turn 'tail over head" and the
man go off on his feet running. These
men hardly ever get hurt from such fall.
Why? Because they practice it. / will
now explain how they do it.
A gaucho is, in the manner of speaking,
born on horse; he earns his living on \
horse. The men ride long; the stirrup be-
ing small one, only admitting the three
large toes, they can not get hung up (as
with an English one3 they ride ION the
balance" with long stirrups, and body
lying well back when at O gallop Now
for practicing falling. The man gets on a
not very good nag, worth say, 20 shillings
(the price of good, well-broken horse out
there being about 94;) the moose of sixty
fiya-Vnrd IaSSn ia hifohod ro11p1 tho r,no,
forefoot at the pasterR gaucho on foot
holds the other end The rider sets his
horse going at full speed past the holder
of the lasso, who, when the horse has
spun out the slack, brings the horse
complete somersault by powerful jerk,
the rider being spun off to his feet, OR,
perhaps, head or knees. myself tried it,
and, after few quick goes, mastered the
knack fairly well, which many and many
time has saved me an ugly fall Here,
in England, of course Englishmen can not
learn falling in this manner; but with
medium length of stirrup, a practiced bal
ance, riding with the knee and thigh, body
inclining somewhat back, natural re-
source and quick eye, the getting out
fall without broken bones will soon be
natural.-Cor. London Field.
Nrevities.
Sexton-Ye see, mum, that I've kept yer
husbands grave green, mum. Widow-Yes,
indeed. 1t reminds me of my poor husband
more than ever.--Newman Independent.
"Are we running on timer said the con-
ductor, repeating the nervous passengers
question. NO. sir; we are doing strictly
cash business. Fare, please Pathfinder
Guide
An old lady who died recently in London
bequeathed to the doctor who had attended
her for the last thirty-five years huge box
containing all the Eottles of medicine he had
ever sent her, unopened The doctor cannot
understand, for the life of him, what caused
her death. Boston Transcript
Nothing reduces a mans income like a
visit from an assessor Philadelphia Call.
There are now on the rolls of the pension
bureau the names of 1872 women, widows
of the soldiers of the war of 1912. There is
suspicion abroad that a great many of the
soldiers who participated in that war were
Mormons. .-Norristown Herald
Mr. Startup-I see that Richard Wagner's
gondola is offered for sale in Venice. Mrs.
Startup-Wagner? Wagners Is that the
sleeping car man? Mr.. S.-No, the musician
fellow, you know. The gondola was his
favorite Observation-Disclosures.
"When should young woman marry?"
asks writer After a careful consideration
of this subject we have come to the conclu-
sion that they should marry when they get a
chance-Burlington Free Press.
woman cannot get up in public and say
ten words before dozen people, but she can
get up before one man-if he happens to be
her husband-and she can say more in ten
minutes than bookworm could find in
college library in two years of constant
.search.-Chicago Ledger.
First Tramp-Will that dog bite?
Second Tramp-You must find out for
yourself. He may not be hungry since he
had half of my leg.-Judge.
Joe Cook says that if he had a dog that
smoked he would shoot him. If dog really
belonged to Joe Cook he would probably
welcome death.-Washingto Hatchet.
One of our professors recently created con-
siderable merriment at his lecture by sud-
denly exclaiming: won't some one please
shut off that heat? It's hotter here than-a-
ever knew itts-Columbia Spectator.
1t is a terrible thing to be tho unknown
husband of famous woulan.-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Look here, judge" said the burglar, II
Amt SO bad as you think nm. Only give
me time and I'll reform" And the judge
gave rim fifteen yeals.-Somersille Journal