The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27

although. they undoubtedly showed moro
quality than the others YET they had neither
expected after looking over their sire. who was
big httle horse: 1873, with grand shoulders,
and with plenty OF bone and muscle.
Next day. my foundations being. pretty we'll
things easy. while d. made his morning ride OF
inspection. but during the afternoon we called
the greyhounds. and had some nrst-class sport
coursinR jack rabbits who are so numerous
and can therefore bo Killed at ali seasons OF
met hi; tate IN a curious way. The dogs had
jumped him from his form at very close quar-
ing every nerve, the greyhounds right at his
".,scut." With q sudden wrench he turned
the old ladies. letting out like a trip hammer
finished the course.
Apart from the busy season on hand, it was
TOO late Tor shooting or hunting though quail
and cotton tail were abundant, and by the
many yermin scalps nailed on the barn and the
the ranch the sport among the wolf wildcat.
and coon during the winter must have been
merry The days slipped by quickly enough,
and few heavy thunder storms soon had the
MESQUITE nnn grass and trees looking as green as
climate is sometimes intensely hot, but said
neat Is Dr. and that the nights are generally
inG. the middle and late winter. though cold
northers are bitter for sometimes sixty hours
cannot be comfortable out Of doors. and and that
100 o WITHOUT great coat Besides the work
hours every day rebreakinR the horses TO be
sh f5syy f bad s COW PSp
during the previous summer while three-yeRr-
S6ie by ? Or sam Showed bu. ittle signs q
tired q Watching this aco-bustin s. H Tie
E9pinS the younGster in the corral snubbinR
on and Tying his near hind leg up. then on
with the big forty-pound saddle and the fun
bound go head over: heels or fall heavily side
Tnnp Would 70 pitching and kicking
deEha dairy ys SAM Who, thou tEog9S S% sua7ess
pounds, Of black flesh could paEe him, after
him to him BY the long rope attached 10 the
halter under the bride, and, hauling his head
The via Vest Show has shown i you Shst irs:
aspoiit" ponies are more dangerous, and essi-
Y Gut last young horse in his efforts to as
his R5Tses Willie young and ~ taFnG dae
precautions, he had never had any serious aq-
cidents but that men were frequently injured.
man, while giving e-year-old colt his nrst
f e. de IN 6rushy ep1ntrE pitched on AND.
finally wedged between two trees, and bis
thigh actually torn clean from his body. Ap.
being dragged in the same way. was probably
only saved by the presence OF mind OF fellow
COWBOY, VINO, galloplnR up as near as possible,
tol bullet Although the granger is crowding
ont The COW pupcher. yet the section visited By
me will always be more or less OF a stock coun:
try as much OF he land is upland and untitled
for cultivation. though in the valleys the soil Is
bushels OF wheat and sixty of oats is not un-
S com Corn and cotton also grow well, pro-
vided the rainfall comes opportunely ~
He was in the habit OF picking them up
during the year. sometimes from the neigh
bors. sometimes riding himself TO settle
IR q hundred mlles distant D; said that
so far stood the wear and tear OF COW work.
frequently made the best mounts at polo
Qui;kness at starting speed. handiness. and 9
mechanical disposition absolutely. no will OF
very hard. too. were they TO get In cOmbina-
ton He further told me that where a few
years back many Al COW ponies could be RRths
cred together, that now. owing TO the trail"
cow work being done in pastures on larger
type OF horses, that at a local round up" II
was hard 10 find n. single pony that would al
under $40 and good race PONIES and cutting
horses went far beyond said price. Horse
ranch!ng, rs carried on BY d., with his love for
,hor-es and outdoor sports, has certainly Its
fairly good living, 1t is not apparently ayeryre-
mune rative business. To me the experience
WAS most delightful. and ! shall always re-
member my visit TO Texas with pleasure. As
poor Lindsay Gordon wrote in his charming
poems Of Australian bush life:
twas merry in the glowing morn, among the cleaning
Tn Wander as we've wandered MANY mIa
And blow thr cool tobacco c.oud and watch the white
stug ,oysoy in the saddle all the while