The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-01

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year How Ike Old times Il does look
q see en-, IN never forglt oxen. not
tac longest das ! ever live. ! won't;
specially them oxen what Ezeklal
used 60 own might cunle % fofgit
my name. ! s'pose. Int Kin never Tor
XII them oxen. never Ezekial raised
'cm himself. aud broke 'cm In With liis
own hands. aud u ever any man
knowed how 10 break Ia oxen II was
Ezekial Meeks. " do eay a. they
was known fur and near. was them
oxen. and there want another yoke
in the whole country could compare
with 'em at pullin II was move "f
break with 'em. and u vas most
gently move. bui I once seen 'cm fpiii
d yoke and walk right outen u when
they was hltchcd 10 tree at noonin'
hour. II was wonderful the strength
they did have. but they long ago went
the way Of an flesh. the same ~ poor
Ezcklal himself aud doubt u any
body fccollecls en- now but me.
when Ezeklal Mccks first began 90
nav attention a. me. them oxen was
lust In their prime. and Ezcllial wa
lust turned 81 age. well recolleci nay
father saving that " leke Meeks had
as much thunder an lightning in hlm
as them oxen lad. he was no Nun
mntch for me. and q was bis opinion
thai ne had lie was rather posed 20
our marvin. father was. nnd when
finally Ezrkinl popped the question.
and told him was willin' Il H' could
get fathers consent. father be- canr
a a L. Ia n IA
THAT was ln the spring, when farm
ia work was a-comln' ON with q rush.
aud that was the last ] seen ~ fAehial
for good while. But, hlcss You ]
didn't feel a hii worried. for nt onr
martin Egekial he just allowed we'd
iest wau little. so ! was sure z
would be- all right lie went home.
Ezeklal dld. and went e. work. aud IN
"A little while We heard he'd bought the
farm next his fathers aud was sciiin
up for himself Father. be- allowed as
he'd never pay for Il IN The world hut
one 81 the neighhors said EIeklal al
lowed as them oxen had pulled every
thing he'd ever hiichrd EN- Ia yet. aud
lac rrckoned they could pun the mort.
gage offcn that farm. So fzokini ANA
might say the whole township got up
onto the fence 10 watch 'em. The next
fan. fother set about moyln' his barn.
You see. d faced the north and father
hc thought u would be- . sight better
To have q face the south. So 'iina
Brown he lent hil oxen fur a day, arr
what with fathers yoke. too, they
thought they'd have no trouble. Father
hadn't said so-he was too spunky Tor
thai-mt me aud mother knowcd wei
enough he'd liked to have had EEsklnls
Yoke the worst way Well they rnt
fhe haru around an right al hui about
a quarter tum. and there % stuck.
They tried and tried. but ID was uo
use. and al last tlas be- allowed Il
couldn't b. got round NO further
'thout more help.
III | was you. squire says hc, ia
20 over and get 'Zekc Mccks' yoke
NO SAYS father. ! won't Do it nui
n haf 20 bet the old barn stand right
here
lyon can't glt AIRY other yoke
'ithln six miles. says LAS
Then W. won't move " auuihcr
eeneh. SAYS father HUT be- didn't
quite mean that. for The barn had % he
set straight. now the work WIS hernn'
"a, after good deal nf DOWN and
stormln' aruud. father De- nnally sets
on 60 get l.zekial ami them uNcn.
go Poke. says father, my barn is
stuck SOS We can't budgc 10. AMI
want You To- come over with them uxeg
Of yourn and help pull II around
Square itunsnn.' says EEekial
slow and easy Ike Kin have kcziahy
muanln me. 'Cause u | can't SAYS
lss. my oxen can't move your harm
"'Ry dad. SAYS fathcr-aud that wa,
NJ good as a bond In blood with him
by dad, Zcke Mceks.' says be-. u
them oxen OF yourn hin move my barn
alone. you Kin have kcglah'
""rhen they'll move II, Square. say
Ezrklal. " 10 amt took root
ESQ Egcklal lte camc over and Will
his oxen. with the biggest Aoke an,
the strongest chain hc had aud h,
hitched 'em fast to corner of the old
barn.
"Me and mother We Went out "a Tool
GA. aud ! did hope and mas that then
oxen would DO themselves proud Well
Ezcklal Dc made sure ,vryihing wa.
al right, aud then hr took his plac,
at the head 81 his yoke, with his ga,
Ia hand, aud gave the word for then
oxen 10 start Then them oAel lcau,
ford tlll they had the vham draw,
tight. and they bent 20 anal pulled a.
fak,s, how they dld pull, kiu So,
'em this minute. They just dug la ihcl
hoofs. and bent their hacks. aud strain
al every narc. ana really do hcllcv,
my heart stopped beailn' 'tWlNt ml
hopes and my fears 'hovr saws lae
klal 'hoyy and he Touched 'cm will
his cad And thcn how they did pull
Their eyes hulgcd out. their tail
Strengthened out like pump handles
and You could fairly hear their bone
a-cnckln'.
MY hopes was hcglnnln' 10 sink. IN
the Old barn didn't bulge. hu ! dldn'
know what them uXen could do Hoy
SAYS Excklal again. hoy. They wa
pnllin together like they was one cril
ter. not giyin a hairs hrcadth Of slack
aud somcthln' begun 10 cr,ak Hoy
says EKeklal. just once more. ami tina
time told she story. Them nNcn seem
ell IN double right M; their nose
touched the ground. they fairly grcan
ed: aud | reckon that pull would lriv
heen the last OF 'em, but the creakh
suddenly grOwcd louder and then III
old barn gave lurch. and them OAC