The Irish standard., 1890-07-12

ing view OF, the herd, saw sight that
! sent as much terror to his heart as it did
to those of his comrades.
A stampede was about to occur!
/ "A stampede is serious matter. 1t
means danger, and perhaps death, to the
drivers, and loss to the owners. With a
wild, unrcasoning impulse the mighty
herds will rush pell NELL in one direc-
ton, scattering as they go, those behind
pushing on those in front, until some
| times dozen miles are put between
their starting point and themselves.
! The procedure of the herders in such
instances is to keep the animals close
together and guide them in long curve;
neck and neck with the leaders they
madly ride, turning them a little from
time to time, while those In the rear
follow blindly on. Should ravine be-
| mot with, a hundred or more OF the herd
! may be trampled to death before halt
! can be called. The herders take partic-
ular pains not to be overtaken them
selves, as horse and rider would be an
unrecogniza Bile mass Of crushed flesh
| and bones should the avalanche Of cat
tie strike them.
So the twenty cowboys were not
pleased with the indications of stan-
pede. The cattle with one accord raised
: their heads high in air, and angry snorts
began to be heard in every direction.
! Then in long, swinging trots they came
! toward a common center, though all the
| time bearing eastward.
| When they had punched" in crowd
ing, heaving horde, the start was made.
! Cowboys and dogs were paid no more
attention to than the flies on their
| TANKS.
| There is no stopping them, nor yet is
there any guiding them. The herders
can do nothing but watch the river of
horns and hides roll on to the sound of
bellows and hoof beats.
! Mack saw it, and he looked still more
anxiously for his little golden-haired
Julie. to whom he was so much attached.
More carefully he scanned the prairie.
Suddenly he saw, far off to the east,
perhaps mile away, a white straw hat.
1t was the child's.
The cattle were rushing together and
moving in the baby's direction.
SIT were wonderful" said Julia's
father, in telling me of the incident a
few days ago, chow cool he looked. The
! other cowboys were that bad ratified
they couldn' stir, but he jest stood an
thought, like he was only goin' across
street. 1t was out O. the question fer
him to git to the baby, but in a minute
there come a thought to his mind.
eyer know no human bein' kin stop
stampeded cattle. All the herders kin
do is jest ter keep che creatures in sight
an tergether. Mack jest went ter one OF
the tents, an then came out with bag
filled with something in his hand,
mounted pony, an in minute was
riding past the cattle.
'sSurprisin' how fast they got under
way. Nearly every animal in the herd
had fined the leaders, an in great
mass they was tunblin' on eastward.
'sThe hat of Julie could be seen
movin' through the tall grass, an Mack's
pony racin' toward her an nearly even
with the head of the herd.
"'What's he tryin' ter dog one of the
other herders asked.
"'He can't save the child another
replied, mo man Twin kin do that!
"But on he flew, an then, when he
had passed the leaders, we seen him
turn his pony an ride straight in front
of that sea of rushln' critters. It was
death ter him if the pony should stumble
an throw him.
t'But it didn't, an we noticed that he
was fumblin' with the sack in his hands,
an a white stream like sand was howin'
from it. ..
''As the leaders of the herd came ter
the line Of white stuff they stopped, OF
tried ter, but the ones behind pushed
'em on. Still, as every line reached the
spot it tried ter stop, an the whole
herds speed was slackened fer minute
er two.
.sAfter crossin' in front Of the cattle,
Mack steered ahead ag'in and gained Or
'em fast. But they got under way, an
he crossed back, with the white stream
ag'in runnin' from his sack-it wa
salt.
'sThere was another halt when thu
stampeders came to this, an it gave
Mack time enough ter reach his goal
an, leanin' from his saddle, grab Juliet
dress, swing her up in front Of him an
git out of the way of the herd, now ag'i1
in motion"
! 1t was midnight before the herd wal
stopped, and then it was ten miles away
and fifty or hundred fine steers had
been tramp1ed to death.
But Julie was sleeping as peacefully
and quietly in her fathers emigran1
wagon as if she had never been in dan
ger.
She is my neighbor now, and Mach
makes frequent trips from the ranch t.
visit the family and the bright seven
year-old whom he calls his baby -
Charles M. larger, in Golden Days.
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