The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-12-14


succeed In Appearing Unsophisticated.
The Little Rams Ring Tactics.
A preacher told this story at we'd
ding supper On the South Side the other
tvening;
81 was riding along a country road
near Bloomington, he said, "when
noticed group Of sheep in pasture.
There was large open space in the
midst of the flock, and at either end of
the space stood n ram. In the center,
but standing little at one side, was a
third ram. The two rams had evidently
had falling ont about something, or
else they had como to settle in friend
" contest which was the better ram.
Ram No seemed to be acting as
iudpe, umpire--what do you call it?
Referee? Yes, that's it, the third ram
was the referee. l don't know under
what rules the meeting took place. 1t
may have been Queensberry Or Rosebery.
You see / am not up to these technical
matters
"When all the preliminaries had been
arranged and both contestants had been
cautioned apparently that there was to
be no 'fouling'-I think / have seen
that word in the newspapers occasional
", and therefore l suppose it is a cor
rect word to use in this connection
each backed off to the farthest limits of
the circle, which, by the way was not
a squared circle The referee stepped
out Of the way. and the rams dashed to-
ward each other. When their heads
came together, there was a terrific crash,
and the force of the conclusion threw
them as far apart as the length of this
table.
All the guests looked the full length
/, Of the table from the passion flowers at
one end to the brides cake in the far
perspective, and then at the preacher in
the middle distance, but nobody said
: anything.
"Then," continued the preacher,
"they took heir places, apparently none
j. the worse for the encounter. Again, evil
IDENTIFY at a preconcerted signal from the
referee, they dashed together. This time
the shock was even more terrific than
the first, and 1 noticed that as one of
l. them went back to his-ah. what do
they call it, corner?-he was a little I'M
e steady on his legs.
IS "Groggyl T. ventured the bride
# Il believe that is the technical term, "
: replied the preacher, although, as 1
d have intimated, am not at all familiar
= with sporting phraseology. When time
e was called for the third round-ahem-
n that is, mean to say when the rams
L had recovered strength for third col
Al lision - there was another rush, a
le crash, and one of the rams, the one you
le so aptly described as 'groggy' with an
d acknowledgment to the bride) fell to
If his knees. His adversary did not seem
d inclined to follow up his advantage, but
4 possibly he may have been restrained by
4 the rules of the meeting. AT any rate,
st after contemplating his fallen foe grave
Of ly for moment he walked back to his
10 place The other ram, after resting
e. briefly, struggled to his feet. The third
Of ram-the one | have called the referet
Mt looked at him rather inquiringly, a
IL it seemed to me, but the warrior show
er ed no sign Of recognition. He amblec
to his side of the ring and faced about
Of A murmur Of some sort seemed to &c
es through the flock The odds were ap
rs parently TO in favor of the othe
a ram-that is to say, it seemed to be thu
ep general opinion that the ram with tn
at weak knees had been outclassed, as tn
by other one was decidedly the heavier o
at the two
70. However, the smaller ram scenes
to have wonderful recuperative powers
When the proper interval had elapsed
he came up smiling, as it were. l eve
Thought I could see a twinkle in his eye
10 for was quite close to the fence, an
q, this thing took place only little dis
taI lance away. AS the referee stepped bac
NO from the center Of the ring, where h
49, kept his position between the meetings
- the other two rams drove at each othe
~. pellmell At the very instant whe
their hard horns would have met, how
l.. ever, the smaller ram suddenly change
;" his course to the right, and the oth(
go went through the ranks like catapult
- Just as he turned about, evidentl
"a boiling over with indignation at II
trick which had been played ON hin
~, the other one, with the added force give
NJ ~ q ApiAStl run lIOlii OhN oANoSA NAc
~, Gle to point several feet outside OF 1
ich where the larger rams momentum la
,en carried him, shot at him like cannc
,~n ball, striking him full i'll the face Al
driving him several feet away, whe
lar he lay limp and helpless. The TIM
,ns ram, who was promptly ON the spot
md l suppose every competent referee shou
oil be, nodded his head several times-l
90, deed it looked to me as if he was coun
ing-and then the fallen ram failing
cd rise the whole flock marched away {
ward a knoll in another part OF q
hat meadow with the victorious ram at q
his head Presently the defeated ram g
on his feet and made his way to
cluded spot down by little run, whe
saw him reclining in the shade OF
his large willow tree as rode away.
inc What an interesting study natur
the history is, - said the brides grandmot
Get er as she adjusted her glasses.
zen. 1t is indeed" said the groom 5
Tho Their, coughing behind his napkin. III