The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-02-06

prairie chickens would leap from their
covert. and. after vigorous tapping Of
wings for . few rods. would 60 skim.
ming restfully IN long easy curve, and
settle 70 earth again . hundred yards
away, - though suddenly reminded Of
the fact that this was mating time and
no gentleman would DO mean enough TO
shoot At such . season
Every little while, TOO, with prodlgious
kicking Of dust and show Of heels. with
eyes fairly bullying out Of his feather
Drained head. and tall lop ears laid dat
on his back, asbig jack rabbit would
bound OF into space, and 60 tearing
across the prairie In mad race for his
threatened life. putting mile between
him and the Moneo before be began to
realize that the two quadrupeds ambling
along the distant trail were obedlent to
the WI Of that single rider. who had no
thought 10 spare for game % small
Some Indian ponies, grazing across his
pathway, Get back their stunted ears,
and, cow like, refused 10 bulge at sight
and hearing Of the big American horse;
Whereat . little vagabond Of q Cheyenne,
not ten years old nor four feet high, set
up GhFiIl chatter and screoch and let
drive few well directed clods Of turf,
and then showed his white teeth In Q
grin a. Perry sung out Q CHEEKY Howl
sonny" and spurred on through the
opening thoroughfaFo. needless Of spite
full pony looks or threatening heelG
Perry's spirits rose with every rod.
Youth. health, contentment, ali were
his. and his heart was warm towards his
fellow men. To the Of his reckon
ing. he had not an el" 80 or detractor in
the world. he was all gladness Of ma
ture, all friendliness, frankness and cor
diality. The toughest cowboy whom
they met on the long march down, the
most Grabbed Of the frontiersmen they
had ever encountered, was never proof
against such sunshine a. seemed to ir.
radiate his facA He would 70 out Of
his way at any time to meet and hail q
fellow man upon the prairies, and rarely
came back without knowing all about
him-where he was from, where he was
bound and what were his hopes and
prospects, And a. for himself, no man
was reader % answer questions or TO
meet In friendliest and most jovial spirit
the rough but well meant greetings Of
tho plains
Being In this frame OF mind 20 an ex-
tent even greater than his normal wont,
MI. Perrys eyes glistened, and he struck
amir n haitian N0lanta akTtda uwhon faV
ahead. and coming towards him on the
trail, he saw q horSeman like himself.
Being IN this mood OF sociability, he wal
something more than surprised TO See
that al OF sudden that horseman had
ro1ned ma mere black dot mile away
and was presumably examining him as
he advanced. Hostile Indians there had
been none Tor many Q long month, "road
agents would nave starved In . region
WneEe mere PIactlcaliy were no ROADS,
cowpoys mig9t. ana alo' get on trolics
Ano nave WHO Years ~ ames' put VINO
ever neaEo Of tneir oeing nosnie' man %
man 1ee FeIIy wa; Plalnsman enough
q teu, even q tne niue On 9issance, that
tno SsLanser mao naleed soiely 70 scruli-
nue. nun, ana, next 70 ms vast astonlsh-
men1' tnAs sonetnlng IN ms appearance
nAo proved eltner alarming o. Susplcious'
TOT me noiSeman nad turned aoruptly'
Piungeo through tne timoer ano across
the etEeam. ana N anotner moment,
veering tnAt way himself 70 zee. Ferry
maFked nun taniy racing INTO the mouth
OF . enauoW IaVtne' or break" that en-