The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-31
RAM WON BY STRATEGY,

Thereby Giving His Big Adversary . Useful
Lesson In the Art OF War.
A preacher told this story at q we'd
ding supper on the South side the
other evening:
81 was riding along q country road
near Bloomington" he said, when I
noticed group Of sheep In q pasture.
There was large open space in the
midst of the flock, and at either end
of the space stood two rama In the
center, but standing q little to ono
side, was a third ram. The two rams
had evidently had falling out about
something, or else they had come to
settle in friendly contest which was
be acting as judge-umpire-what do
you call 10? Referee? Yes, that's it,
the third ram was the referee. don't
know under what rules the meeting
took place; it may have been Queens
berry or Rosebery. You SEQ am not
up TO these technical natterA
When all the preliminaries had
been arranged and both contestants
had been cautioned, apparently, that
there was TO be no foulin9'-I think 1
have seen that word in tho newspapers
occasionally, and therefore I suppose it
is correct word to use in this connec-
tion-each backed of 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 toward each other. When
hai. hAa q
terrific crash, and the force of the con-
eussion threw them as far apart as the
length of this table"
Ali the gussts 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 take their places, apparently
none the worse for the encounter.
Again, evidently at a preconcerted sig
nal from tho referee, they dashed to-
gether. This time the shock was even
more terrific than the first, and 1 no.
ticed that as one Of them went back to
his-ah, what do they call it, corner?
he was little unsteady on his legs"
"Groggys' ventured the bride.
81 believe that is the technical
term" replied the preacher, although
as have intimated, / am not at all
familiar with sporting phraseolo9y.
When time was called for the third
round-ahen-thatis isl mean to say
when the rams had recovered strength
for a third collision, there was an
other rush, crash, and one of the
rams, the one you SO apty de-
scribed as 'groggy'-'with an &C
acknowledgement to the bride'-fen to
his knees. His adversary did not seem
inclined to follow up his advantage,
but possibly he may have been re-
strained by the rules of the meeting.
At amy rate, after contemplating his
fallen foe grsvely for a moment he
walked back 70 his place The other
ram. after resting briefly, struggled 70
his feet The third ram, the one
have called the referee, looked at him
rather inquiringly, IS 10 seemed TO me.
bat the warrior showed no sign OF
recognition. He am bled TO his sioe OF
the ring and faced about a murrour
OF some sort seemed 10 go through tho
tock The odds were apparently three
to one II favor OF the other ram: that
Is 20 say. 1t seemed 10 be the general
opinion that the ram with the weak
knees had been outclassed. as the
other one was decidedly the heavier OF
the two.
However. the smaller ram seemed
10 have wonderful recuperative pow
ers When the proper interval mad
elapsed he came up smiling, As i were
even thought could see twinkle IN
his eve. for J was quite close 20 the