Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-01-22

after week. two good years over that
miserable mine Nothing came - a. l
was growing paorer with every ton 40
dug. Iooref with every I,annd We crush.
ell IN few months mnFa should have
spent my lsst dollar and have gone 81
day labor. saw. ~ cour-c. that some.
thing must DO done What. I did MT
know. was In that state when ote
needs an infinenra withont himself IA
take him by tho hand gently. by the
shoulder forcibly. by tho hair ruaghiy,
or even by the nose insul,ingiy. and drag
him on into new region
Tho influence came. Had news reach
81 the. MY only sister. u widow. my
only near relative. died. leaving two
young children 10 my care, II WAS
strange how this sorrow made the an.
noyance and WEAKNESS ~ my life nangh,i
How this responsibility cheerpi mel Ny
life seemed no longer lonely aud puF.
poaelo.a. Point was given 10 al my in.
teutionsa at once. mus. return home 90
New York. Further plans when ! am
therel but now for honel u any one
wanted my quarts mine hs might have
H. ! could not pack u In my saddle.
bags 90 present 10 college cabinst ~
mineEalogy.
1 determined. ~ time dill not slsso.
lutely press. 10 ride home across the
plains II is grand journey. Two
thousand miles az 90 on horseback.
Mountains. deserts, prsirles, rivers. Nor.
mons. Indians. buffalo adventures with
out number IN prospect A hearty cam
paign aud no carpet kniEhthood slout II.
II was late August b~saa my prep
arations at once.
II happcn.d that on Journey early
In the same summer, some twenty mile.
frum my mine. had coin. upon band
81 horse. feeding GA the prairie. They
cantered of =. went riding down tbs
yellow slope. aud then. hsltlng Just oaI
~ iasso resch. wtopped b. reconnnit-r fna
ons horse. however. among them, had
moro courage. ~ more cufio~s' y. ~ more
faith. lie withdrew from ,hs Hregsrioa'
commonslty naughty arsstocrstl =
and approached me. eirclin. about ~ u
b. felt certain centrip-.al influence :.
M u hs knew himself q higher beins
than his mustang comrades nearer d
man aud willing Ia offer him III. friend
ship. lie and divided tho attention u
the herd. lie seemed 10 he. not thei,
leader. but rather ona who dis.lained
leadership Faeils princep-l lie wa
too far above the noblcst Of the herd d
cars Tor their unescitins scciety.
slipped quietly down from my littI
Mexican caballo. and, lettering him d
bush with the lariai. stcoi watching
the splendid motions Of this free steed Of
the prairie.
H. was an American horse-so they
distinguish in California ons brought
from tho old states-a superb young
stallion, perfectly black. without mark
IL was magnificent 60 see him ~ he cir
cled about the. fire Ia his eye. pride ID
his nostril, tail flying like q banner
power and grace from tip 30 tip. NJ
one would ever mount him or ride him
unless IL was his royal pleasure. lie wa
conscious Of his representative position
and showed his PAGES handsomely. II Il
the business of all beautiful things 90 en-
hibit
Imagine the sceno. A little hollow Ia
the prairie. forming q perfect amphiths.
alter; the yellow grass aud wild oatl
grazsd short. q herd % horses starins
from the slope. myself standing in th,
middle. like the ringmas,er IN q circus
and this wonderful horse performing al
hts own free will lie trotted powerful
ly. he galloped gracefully. hs thundsred
at full speed. no lifted his Fore legs d
welcome. he flung on, his hind legs d
repei. he leapcd ~ II he were sprngina
over bayonets. he pranced aud ourvs,e,l
NJ II he wero tho pretty plaything u q
girl: finally. when h. hal amused him
self aud delighted me sufficiently, ~
trotted up aud snuif.i about me. jusI
out OF reach
A horse knows q friend by instinct
So does . man. but q man, vain crpa.
ture! IL willing b. repel instinct and
trust intellect. and ~ suffers from the
attempt 10 Revise his first impressions,
which. n he Is healthy. ara infaltble
The black. instinciively knowing ms
for friend. came forward aud made the
best speech he could ~ welcome q
neigh aud no more. Then. feeling dis
appointment that his compliment could
not be- more melodionsly or gracefully
turned. hs approached nearer. and, no,
withou. shying aud starts. Of which I
took no notice. al last licked my hand,