Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-29
PAT AND HIS STRIPED PONY.
fOkc that Cost the Irishmau TIVE
Days in the Guardhouse.

IOkc that Cost the Irishmau Two
Days in the Guardhouse.
An amusing incident is reported from
ne of the military posts in the far
Vest, the chief actors In which were
,hinaman. several cowboys, Indians
nd soldier or two. The post was
uite close to the headquarters of the
indian agent, who ranked as major.
nd as the officers OF the regiment and
he officials of the agency were friend
interchanges Of hospitality were fire.
,uent, not only among the MASTER. but
inong the men. The regiment also
usseSsed a heather Chinese cook who
vas given TO visiting brother celest-
al, who superintended the culinary ar
angements OF the agent, and one night
he dweilers of the agency were might
iy surprised to see Wun Lung come
antering over from the post to pay
lis regular weekly visit to Gee WO.
The sight of a Chinaman on pony
ack was SO rare as to attract much
:ttention and the fact that the pony in
question was a little milkwhite cay
lse caused the devil to enter into an
rishman who put In his time serving
he agent and playing practical jokes.
soon the cayuse was safely housed,
md within a few minutes after the
Gentleman from the fiOwery kingdom
vas seeking the golden sunlight of the
,ipe dream. Then was Pats time and,
aking a pot of black paint, he pro-
.eeded to invest the pony with a series
,f stripes which would have made the
oest bred zebra in south Africa turn
green with envy. In the morning the
Chinaman set out for the stable, but
when he reached 1t and viewed the
'triped cayuse his expression indicated
hat he rather questioned the quality
lin the night before.
In the meantime Pat. taking advan-
age of a superstition existing among
he Indians, had told them that the
striped pony had come to them at last.
md was, in fact. In the stable at that
'ery moment. The chief. dozen bucks
md twice as many sQuaws at once
'et out for the agency stable and ap-
,eared on the scene just as the China
nan was oSahuih8 ~ thC ot0OAC ooOA
md wondering whether he was asleep
~ awake. With much majesty the
.hief entered the stable and united the
,ony and essayed to lead him away to
he sacrifice. With 4 yell that dis
,ounted anything ever credited In Op-
IRA, song. story or reality. and quick
y brought his countryman TO his aid.
he heather Chinese sailed into the
.Qually heather chief, and in trice the
wo were doubled up together. the lib
rated pony making the best Of his
way homeward with his head between
lis heels to escape the dozen or SO
'opes that were cast at his retreating
orm.
The two wearers Of pigtails were get
Ing the worst Of it very decidedly
when Pat appeared on the scene, and
~ a good deal Of persuasion, coupled
With the exercise Of some bodily
itrength. succeeded in separating the
.ombatants.
Next morning the papers had scare
leads over press dispatches descriptive
II a great Indian outbreak, and the sec
'etary Of the interior wired that fore
loon for full details. A total denial
vas, Of course, entered, and when Pat
lad put in two days in the guardhouse
rs a penalty for his hilarity the whole
Incident was forgotten. Nevertheless,
'omething like a hundredweight of the
lational archives at Washington con-
aimed the Official correspondence relat-
ng to Pats painted pony.-Horseman