The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-23
ONE CURE FOR INSOMNIA.
4 Man From New York State Took . Little
Active Exercise ON Horseback.

Man From, New York state Took . Little
Active Exercise ON Horseback.
Il once was asufferer from insomnia"
said . dentist who lives in n of the
small villages Of the state, as he sat talk
ing with other rlen in the sitting room
Of an up town hotel. ''but l got rid Of the
trouble"
"What did you take for it"
'Bucking pony
'Tell us about that, please.
We'll, YOU see. there was nothing the
matter with me only ! couldn't sleep.
The doctor looked me owe and said ]
wasn't suffering from any disease that
he could detect. bat all the same could
get only a few catnaps every night. and
l felt that l would 20 crazy if such aeon
dition of affairs continued much longer.
A wise friend Of mine advised me to try
horseback exercise. Just a. that tim a
man had brought IL the village a string
of ponies from + st. As the ponies
were wild they -e offered for sale
cheap. / bought one. He was such a
sleepy looking animal that we called him
Rip Van Wrinkle. After we knew him
better we dropped part of the name and
called him plain Rip. The first ride
took ON him furnished excitement for tie
whole village. Two men helped NE TO
saddle and MONT him in the stable.
When the door was opened he shot out
into the street like q streak of lightning.
He ran full against the fence opposite
the stable and broke several pickets.
Then he reared W OIL his hind legs and
came near throwing me over backward.
Next he tried to stand on his head. but
Iyanked him back on his feet and drove
the spurs into HIM. He started to run
then, and l let him 90 as fast as he could
leg it until We got to the Methodist
church At the end of the street. A tenn
perance meeting was being held il the
church and the door was open. Before
could stop the pony we We're in the
church and half way up the aisle. Won
en- screamed and tainted.
'Some of the men led Rip back intot..e
street. didn't dare to get off his back.
When the men let &c of the bride he be-
gan to buck, and for a few minutes !
thought my neck would be broken. lie
would go at q gallop when he Went ut
all, but he would stop now and then 10
indulge in some bucaing. Presently he
changed his tactics and went from Il
street to another, across lots, jumping
fences, turning up fiower beds damaging
gardens and keeping me busy lodging
the branches of fruit trees. The mex
street led to IA turnpike, along which l
spurred him for miles until he was Gov
cred with foam and nearly tired out.
He seemed to be docile when | got
him back to the stable. Next day. how
ever, he was nearly as bad as When ]
first role him, and every day for "a fort
night l was obliged to race him along the
turnpike several miles. NJ. my. How
he did buck. was SO lame at the end of
two weeks that | could scarcely walk to
my Office, but l could sleep. A few min
utes after | got into bed at night was
sleeping soundly, and | awoAe every
morning thoroughly refreshed
DO you still ride the porv:'
mo. By the time l was cured of sleep
lessness I had broken Rip to ride, and |
sold him for double the sum | had paid
for him. My advice to anybody who is
suffering from insomnia is to get a buck
ing pony and ride as fast as he can. If
no necks are broken, both man and pony
will be benefited by the treatment
New York Tribune.