The National tribune., 1889-10-10

All this time he displayed an excellent appe-
tite, and seemed to enjoy life in the stable ana
all the time the other officers kept chatting
me about him until got bit sore on the sub
ject.
One day Capt Louis Hamiton-who was
afterwards killed at the battle with Black
Kettles band at Wichita-banteriugly said:
Major, why don't you ride him yourseltf
And was just provoked enough to bet basket
that could do it if the usual rule about cav
airy officers being unseated would be suspended
in this case until could make the trial lhat
was agreed TO, and the next day the fight took
place.
say fight" for 10 was the worst fight ever
had. and would have given it up II had not
been mad MI through at the horse and the
chatting of the Understanding rs Well as
cavalry officers and men-and bit too proud.
too, TO acknowledge defeat.
had read of bucking horses ms you all nave,
and that horse bucked in an assortment OF
methods. No writer has ever yet been able to
do justice to the subject in describing the sem
sation of being bucbed. The horses back seems
slowly TO bend down, and then as slowly to rise
| in bow. Ii doesn't act slowly, however,, ana
| YOU leave the saddle when the bow is com
pleted and keep right on up for about three
quarters of mile. Then, when yon come down
| you strike in the saddle all right, and the sad
| die keeps right on up through the body to the
chin, aud forces your tongue and breath away
| up into and almost through the top oil the mead.
| Then you "da capo," and then fall on the
| ground, unable to explain anything about the
matter.
think that horse had taken long course
OF lessons in an equine academy for deviltry !;
| he had many ways OF accomplishing MS
! fiendish desires.
Well, to cut long story short caught on TO
one trick after another, until he had lairly ana
squarely dumped me on the mattress-llke but'
falo grass 10 separate times.
He bucked, and j cinched him with my
spurs aud saved my spine; he jumped to the
rear suddenly. aud / jammed my knees in
| tightly; he reared, aud threw him over
| and waited until he got up with me In the
saddle again, and finally he concluded TO run
away with me. That was where ho made bis
mistake for then ! had him. The powerful
curb bit swung him away from a neighboring
ravine and headed him straight away TO the
northward, where the hill slopes upward for q
good four miles 10 the divide, and let MIN
run When he had put in about three miles ne
concluded to slack up bis speed, but objected
and gave him the spur SO sharply that he kep'
up his pace until we reached the divide ana ne
was glad to halt dismonnted and lot him
breathe about five minutes, then remounted
without objection on his part, and headed back
II for Fort Riley. He was willing, and wanted 70
walk back but put him into dead Rallop
and run him every foot of the way back Ia
where the crowd OF officers had been watching
us with field glasses. As rode up swung out
of the saddle, aud. as ] was congratulated over
winning the fight, Capt Hamilton remarked
well. Majo- you worked hard enough to earn
that basket and the crowd adjourned to tbs
Suffers.
bought the horse from the Government q,
cheap valuation, because no one else could dc
anything with him, and rode him all the time
until resigned; but he would never let any
one else ride him. but Irish soldier who
looked out after me and cared for him. In thai
case ! think that the horse reasoned that rs
had defeated him, there was no use trying II
again, and he showed himself later ono of tbs
most affectionate and Intelligent animals thai
] ever rode.
hope this sereed will stimulate other vet
Grams 10 tell Of their own aud other horses, anc
we will give the dogs rest for a while