Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-13
CAPTAIN OF CANNES.
A Dog mat Would seen 60 Bo EatitloA
to Citlson0hlp.


to CitlSoashlp.
Andreas Archulets lives on Los Pinos
creek, some twenty miles west of Cone
JOS, Col. He owns $50 goats and four
dogs, and, like many other Mexicans, he
is lazy. Yet he Is counted as wealthy
among his people, and he certainly
possesses skill, which he has used to
promote his laxiness. His dogs are Of
the mongrel type, but their education
has made them very valuable, and An
dreas would swear In mixed Castilian
and English II any thing serious oc-
Cured to them.
Quedao, which means Lookout" in
American vernacular, IL captain Of the
dogs, and Quedao is also dog. He di-
reefs the other three who act az his
neutenants. Every morning Andreas
turns his $50 goats loose from his cor
raj, and Quedao and his assistants drive
them to pasture. Should tho grass
prove too short for them in one place,
according to Quedao's Judgment, he
seeks another spot, and with his help
ers drives the goats thither. If any
show . disposition to struggle, the dogs
nip their hind legs and thus hasten
them along. II Quedao halts $50
goats and three dogs halt also, until he
gives the command TO move on. While
the herd 10 feeding, two dogs will re-
main to watch IL while the other two
will 60 hunting for provisions for the
quartette. Their game, be IL Jack.
rabbit, cott0ntail or other animal, is al
ways brought inswhole, and ct noontide
the four fouf-legged goat herdera have
their own picnic. A. the sun sinks in
the west behind the mountains the dogs
gather the goats and drive them back to
the corral, and they hnve done this work
for Andreasday afterday without losing
. goat.
OF the Sunny San Luis Park that when
election day comes Andreas gives his
dogs . rest from their duties &c kerders
and goes with them to Guadalupe, the
little plaza where he votes. Quedao and
his three companions present them
selves at the polling place, each with :
ballot in his mouth, and see to It that
the little slips 60 into the ballot-box.
They are oil registered, and certainly
they have as much II not more intelli-
gence than many Mexicans. Colorado
Is said 70 be . State Of surprises to those
who arc not familiar with IL, and this 10
no doubt true.
He staggered into the doctors oflce
and sank exhausted into chair. GOOD
heAvensi'' said tho physiciaD, '.you an
atotal wreck; what have you been do.
ingT' my wife wrote me 70 send hel
Of onco thAt erenadine skirt with the
bunting overdfesS and lace jabot, and
I've been trying Tor three hours 70 pisl
It out Of the collection"
~ WOULD like you 70 give my con {
chance In your printtng- oMIce.t "What
can the boy do?'' .sWell, at flfSt he
couldn't do any thing moro than edit
your paper sud take general charge Of
the mechanical department, but later
on, whom he learns sense, he'll b handy
20 have around TO wash windows, kOer
lsmp-chimneys clean and Sift ashes."
To MARRY recklessly and without rec.
sonAble means u to marry tniAerably,
but 70 marry on m income that with
care ana occidental and prudence will
su6aee 70 provide al that Il essentially
neUossary for comfort y 70 cali into play
oil the best affections Of mons nature.
II tends 70 make youth happy, middle
age contenteA. rld $50 calm end pepce'
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