The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-06
POWER OF SONG.
HOW IT WILL CONTROL WILD
BEASTS.
4 TRUE STOR 7.
youths Companion).

An English woman visiting in
Colorado has sent to Chambers
Journal rather on exciting expert
ence of her own with wild cattle, in
one of the lovely mountain parks
OF that Western paradise. She
says that IN her quest for sketching
ground it was her fashion to start
off on long expeditions by herself,
after having been once assured that
no Indians were within thirty miles,
that bears seldom came down from
the mountains so early, and rattle~
snakes were fast disappearing.
But one morning, walking down a
narrow part of the valley, she found
her road disputed by some fifty
mountain cattle, which had come
down to Craze, and were clearly
puzzled at her appearance.
They formed in line, and for a
few minutes we stared at each
other. | had no weapon more
formidable than a paint brush. and
was fortunately too frightened to
run away. An inspiration came
to me, and, warily watching my
enemies, | struck up stirring me-
lody. The effect was delightful.
The creatures listened attentIvely
for a few minutes, and then one
after another quietly fell to grazing,
while | walked through the midst
of them singing as | went.
4 few days later l was returning
to suppel, when, about mile from
the lancb, | saw a large number
of cattle massed across the way /
had to 60. Remembering my late
experience, l marched on, nothing
daunted, and when within easy
hearing, struck up my song.
AS before, the animals all faced
about and gazed at me, but alas.
instead of dispensing, they came
slowly towards me, like moving
wall. Louder and louder l sang,
until, looking beyond and around
me, | saw cattle everywhere, all
moving in my direction, up the
slope from the river, down the
mountains on my right, slowly but
surely closing me in.
They were not fierce in aspect,
but still they came nearer, a vast,
noiseless audience.
dared not stop singing, as L saw
clearly my song was a charm, with
out which | was but an ordinary
human intruder, and to be treated |
as such, On the other hand it was
evident that the more | sang the
mole the herd gathered.
Closer aud closer they came, until |
| could feel their hot breath like
cloud about me, and then gentle
poke in the back or shoulder from
their long horns.
For moment l despaired, then,
with some difficulty, from lack of
space, openend my parasol, whirl-
ed it round and round before me,
with al! the strange shouts l could |
invent, and charged straight at my |
foes.
TO my grateful surprise the be.
animals gave way one by |
one, and fairly made lane down
which | rushed, brandlshing my
weapon. When free of them | look
ed back, to find them steadily STAR
ing after me in dull amazement;
but not one moved a step in pur-
suit of me.
Some weeks later, when 1 was
telling the story to Nebraska
farmer, he informed me that the
danger had been extreme; only a
week before, he and some other
men had barely rescued |
alive new conner who had incau,
tiously strayed into a cattle run.
From the tact that they are invarl
ably driven by mounted men, the
seem to have lost their re
spect for humanity on foot, and
treat 1t with slight consideration.
q ua ranIeeI Cure For K.aSrippe.
Wo anthnriza oDr odvo rtisad |