Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-15
A YOKE AND A JOKE.

Vt.iu pEurpss tTltu ON tlu hAlalf hsllt
,.Ur,ad and bring home Bruce und Jor-
"a. c9u..a. Efie. who was coming alpno
Iii th, WAY from Kansas City % visit
V,.m. Bruce and Jerry were lcit alone
no fb1 claim % look uiior ihing1
pruro WA Giia'u. not worry large Of
MIC, bit ucayc and strong. Jerry
ava. only two years younger than Bruce,
,gt be was dwariei by nm affection o.
u,s mime which Rep, him bent over liho
hume beck.
vb,1 be was very small no was
r,s.sp from horse Theaccidcnt CON
i-irfpl gile OF she spinal muscles, aud
X rueproi tiat h1 was doomed 10 go
tm1sh he with tho hnmilIating APP
ru.auce OF having u chronic c'ue Of
collie
Bruce md Jerry were great friends.
winch is not glNuyl tho case with bruth-
ora TIM. was not due 10 the fact thai
af.r boys were few in that ihiuly sot-
t.I Kansas district. they wcro really
rf-y fond of cach other.
so Oboe morning, after their father
anil mother lett, Brucs was very busy
mlang lnall yoke. modelled after tho
one that wag used ON Tom aud Red. tho
oxen they had brought with them when
theg umultoi from Indiana.
J.uv sat on tho framework of tho
raHla0uo IN front OF the cabin aud
watched Bruce nt his work with much
interest The yoke was now about COM
pf1 and ihe young mechanic was
,rr proud OF his workmanship.
"irH a dandy ma no mistake no To-
marked. with satisfaction. "Wcll have
some fun. Jerry. I've been thinln Tor
d long time ,hnt the calves are big
enough 10 break, an there's no tmo lika
tho present Won't 1t DO joke On "a
and ma, thought
"W'at'l DO a Joker asked Jerry.
"Why. 20 b-lak Boil nn Nancy while
thoytc gone. Won't they bc spriacd 20
hi us driving en- around like Tom an
Rej7 Won't Il DO a joke. thought
"Un, Jerry asscutod.
After tho pie had all been washed
down with cup Of milk, Bruce shout
dsr9d the yoke and led the way to tho
COW pen, whore the meek eyed little heif.
en- were lying IN the sun.
Nancy and Bell were not In the least
wild Tor the boys had made potsof them,
~ there was no difficulty in approaching
them. Thoy woro pretty animals; Bell
was spot" Of red and white, and
Nancy was deep rcd.
even, Nrlies," Bruce morrily saluted
the heifers, chow 10 you find yourselves
this dno, large day. Nieo day, isn't it,
incest In tho neighborhood. Get up
now, and act your prottiest; there's
company comm. and we want you to
show on. Tic the string around Nancy's
neck. Jerry
While Jerry obcyed this instruction
Bruce secured Bell, and then tho hciferi
were lod out Of the COW lot to a little old
cart that stood by the front yard fence.
IAN won take E,fo a-ridin along boy
4 the corniiold, an lot her see tho big tas
SELL III tell you what wen do, Jerry
well 80 down tho road an meet pa au
ma, an wen bring Elio homo In oui
wagon. How's that
First rate" said tho little cripple"
A "Woll, it's DONE" Bruce announced
presently Lets eat our pic first, anC
then well yoke EN- up
II They had been too busy 10 notice TIM
n twas past neon, but now hunger ~
minded thcm t1at their mother had lcf
q ior each Of them "a big hunk OF pie.
Il Very soon they wero seated on the door
Hen munching thoir dinner.
4 This plan OF yoking up the calvc
would havo boon instantly CONDEMNED
n ly The father had he boon at home, for
x IN the first place, tho hofors were to,
A young, aud In the second place. thol
n We're intended for milch cows and no
Tor beasts Of burden, but 1t did not oc
Gun to the boys that ho would object.
81 The lililo animals were docilo ant
uactahle enough; indeed. they wore pro
Noai1sIy slow and Sleepy IN their move
mUnts.
"foull ret walked up very soon.
A'0ee remarked, half angry that Name,
K would not "htand around,
n u took some tnuo 10 get thom yoke,
h'SiacIorily to the cart, but at las
N hrlco announced that tho arrangement
Tor 'he start were complete. Jerry stoo.
On ono side, next 20 Ben, and Brace OF
A We other, by the side OF Nancy.
"Hot up, Bolll' called jerry.
n L''h boys slapped tho tanks Of IN
4 L'''''H vigorously, and thoy moved ON
Tow pacas IN mild eyed wonder N thi
h'" situation. sin they eyilontl
Il thought this % now way OF pctting them
lnl lhlt 1t was al right
Ih1 buys laughed delightfully."-.
they're jest aa casy goin o. Old Ton
en- Red Bruce declared. Got M
Nancy Get up, Bollm
II taoro was some backing on tho part o
N W' iom, aud a mild inclination 10 tur
n around and in.pcgt the arrangement.
u'I lne boys, urging thom 1n ucceoie
F" getting thom 10 ndyUuco sow NOR
n pg.S
Vol get in mn ride" p,ucc decided
n IHeyll 100 better II they arc talked 3
q frum bohind."
Ho got stcl, and sharponcl tho en-
n o. u for Foad und then tho two clau
N U,Ipl into the cart Once more ia
Nlllng process was begun.
Move 7,,ong now, Nancy Get ahoa
W.,' bo,l' Am tttu ian lnousn. Jerry
Fl uldut think va ho 70 oasv To bro.
N ehi ~ because they're pots .ucsi
"'nt u great old ioko on pa ~
.R Won't they DO s'pr!isdf Got aho.
Sll1an'y thora came the waking ,
winch Bruce bad predicted. A REMIT
n ""N 81 their unprecedented situnti,