Fergus County argus., 1886-12-02
p,EcAM MORSE ASSOCIATION.


Ep,roRs ApG rs:-I herewith send you |
brief synopsis 81 the proceedings oil the late
meeting of the Piegan Horse Association,
which your correspondent attendedat great
risk and expense.
Mr.. Nevcr-walk- when -he-can-ride, the
president. called the meeting to order, ana
Epoke eloquently Of what the association
had accomplished during the past summer
in their numerous roundups on their ranges
between the Missouri and the Yellowstone
rivers. lie complimented the young men
ON their energy and strict attention to bust
ness. and for the unusual success which had
attended their efforts in adding 50 greatly
To their herds, at so little expense. lie
WAS sorry to state that complaints had
been made by some oi the members against
their agent whom the Great Father had
sent to look after their interests. 1t was
said that the agent had been guilty IN one
or two instances Of most oficously return
ing horses which had been acquired by
much hur,iriding and exposurcto danger. TO
their alleged pale-lace owners. He Thought
however. that rs this had occurred so sell
dom il would probably be good policy to
overlook this breach OF faith on the part of
the agent, and allow him to retain his hair
until "A more fagrant violation oil his trust
occurred. After the customary routine
bueiu.ss had been disposed of. aud arrange
,nents made for an early roundup in the
, sp,ine the president introuceu AN aged
ehi,itain whom he said would address the
association on the Evils of Civilization.
Mr.. Talk-a-Heap proceeded in the most
learned and eloquent manner to portray u
his deeply interested listeners the evils tha'
would most assuretlly follow should his
noble brethren be induced to adopt the per
uicious doctrines Of civilization as practicco
bv their pale-faced neishborr. Warming ul
:, to his subject as he proceedea, he SAID
..tiyilization with Ill that the word impliei
), must be earnestly resisted by every love
Of liberty. Would you, he asked. exchans
the rifle for that degrading implement tn
. hoe; or the scalping knife foe the sickle o
the bu,k-saw? ICries Of no, no. But ba'
. as this would be, things immcasurabl.
: worse would follow. These noble hills tha
never echoed to IA harslier sound than tn
. gentle war-whoop or the murmurs oil IN
= captive as he was being slowly roasted a
!, the stake, would soon resound To the or
;. Of the politician, aud you would he urge
to vote early aud often. And who oil yo
knows but the "old war horse" OF Montan
would prance in amon.you and terri.y 20
y with a speech Joe Toole, ar worse st'
y old Col. Johnston. Aud aiier y"o mad Ii
t. tened to these wortlies discuss timber ca
rs ting. railroad nonopolies, tariff, silver ct
re YOU wouldn't have sense enough left
at steal n horse. and would be tit subjects Il
to the lunatic asylum. Your fertile valley
lie wh.r, now grow the Wild sun-ilower m
rs the .,laffoiowndilly" and the luNuriai
Is bunch-rrass would soon he troti,len dow
e by th, hoofs of countless thousands
u wild-eyed Montana steers, and strewn WI
,npty beer bottles. tomato cans, di-cari'
pum-hoots and ot her emblems Ola dctest'
civilization School houses, churches. ~
". looms aud ba rbe. wire fences wouid ahonn
IN No doubt many of you would becone ia
he eiua,ed with the national game of the pal
he fp.r,. stud horse poker-witllput know
re- edge of which you would not be consi'ler
to fully civilized; and when you had bcc"i
Tie thoroughly infatuated with this entici
'in game YOU couldn't steal horses enough dr
"l ing the sumner months To last you un
MS Christmas But worse still, your squa'
IKE would soon learn to ape the ways vi t
'p- white squaw. You would be called upon
ne get up in the morning to procure wood vi
M which to cook your frugal breakfast,
Tie may he to hold the pappoose while yo
NY sauaw ground the coffee and some 1t
ch when there was meat in the house. -
IN YOU hastened to saddle your horse
oi roundup one Of your neishbors steers y
'ur would be paralyzed to find that yoursqui
le' had appropriated your only saddle blanl
are for a hustle. And to be in the fasili'
no your mother-in-law would pay you g
Tor ple of visits of six months each during
year and occupy the warnest corner "f
r'- house, and then indeed would you ask yo
'ii' self Is life worth the living?
ION At this point your correspondent v
~ discovered. and turned back somersi'
into the river and escaped.
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