The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-17

ner with interest. A squat, square
side1 boat with the hairless image of a
bullock mounted on top of it's red shed,
| bears down on her from one direction.
and on the other side looms up more
awkward looking customer still, having
lacked on to it four brick-dust-colored
freight cars.
'.The Lackawanna Live Stock Trans
poctation Company" reads the legend on
the cars. and through the Slated rail-
ings, ashley near the ship. can be seen
the moving OF horned heads. The cattle
on the boat having the wooden bullock
On top OF il are TO go aft. The contents
Of the other beat and of the freight cars
are to be accommodated in the fore part
of the steamer, but the tide fights against
such accommodation. There are many
tackings to and fro, and much backing.
siding up, and fiinging Of ropes. call
ing and counter-calling, before a final
tie-to can be effected and the business
OF the hour go forward. In the mean
time, although pulsing with the impa-
tient throbs OF the engine. the great ship
lies almost motionless, permitting the
smaller craft to tackle her as they will,
OF can; she is too big to assist in the
matter. Looking from her upper passen-
ger deck amidships, the fat rooted, VEN
tilated sheds that cover the live stock
accommodations at either end seem quite
little distance away, as though one
were in farmhouse looking over to the
cattle and horse lots.
Tro ty;po-fo ~ no hooyc Ia Ioan
Effected, railed-in gang-planks are laid.
from sill to sill, and passageway, with
cross beams, to which the cattle hoofs
can hold, is placed for those that are
awarded berths on the topmost deck
There are two hundred and forty cattle
to be taken on board from each Of the
tenders. The way from the top of the
ascending bang plank to the opening OF
the Stable deck accommodations is rallied
in temporarily. and two men. the one on
the left, and the other on the right. are
stationed at either corner, armed with
sharpened sticks. to prod the tagging
cattle-fiesh in the direction they should
go.
do you see that man on the bale Of
hay?" is said to the visitor. He Is
stiff, but this isshis second voyage, and
he seems inclined to work He belongs
to very well-to-do mddle-class British
people. He never could stay at home
somehow, he says. and in rowing around
when out o. money he struck this meth
Cd Of seeing life
Seated on the piled-up hay that briggs
him on level with the elevated gang
way. the Britisher plies his sharpened
stick with decided energy, and appar-
emily with relish for the work. AS the
brown. red. spotted. and black bullocks
turn mis- corner, he tries to hurry them
on rather by sheer force Of enthusiasm
than by use of the prod He chouts and |
yells and f1ourishes his arms, and exerts |
himself TO such an extent that, although |
the morning is young, the Precipitation |
vets his brow
There is no description Of call or roar |
or cry that sounds quite like the urgent |
cheer Of these cattlemen. 1t is a low |
pitched continuous sort Of rousing, that |
IN a measure with the bel |
lowing OF a lot Of cattle, moved by some |
common fear or excitement to voice their
sentiments. Such protest takes place |
barking, the men go among the crowded |
creatures and startle them into action. |
For a few moments the throbbing OF
the engines, the hallooing Of the cowboys
and the lowing OF the cattle make q
floating pandemonium.
When the leader is induced 10 try new
ground, or rather new planks. the 9TH
ers can easily be got 10 follow" says the
ships officer. That black muley steer
is the head 81 the herd. See them offer
him hay 70 make the trip
The British stiff leans over with
tempting handful OF hay held out from
still more hay is displayed further up
but the black steer demurs- He has evil
IDENTIFY had hay offered him before. and Is
dis,rus;ful OF the result. He was will
ing 10 step on board from the one deck
to the other, but this going up 10 I'M
seen regions is another thing. The cow
boys shout Ike mad al his back. and one
Dr. two sticks poke his sides. with just
the degree Of firrnness requisite 10 re-
mind him that there is little time For
1esi sation. He takes two or three steps
10 the plank and stands looking over
the sides. a very unhappy bullock in
iced, bewildered. badgered. and az bay.
rhe railing is too high for him 20 jump.
though, and ne turns half-round as
though 70 re,race his way. A; this a
iorid-faced. lively cowboy lets fall his
pale and taking hold % the leaders tail.
gives IL what looks 70 be a playful tTis,-
A ppesrsnces are deceivine. More po-
enf than bribes and prods. cheers and
threats, is this playful twist. IN a
-x;nkling the bullock has faced ebou,
md has gained the top OF the ganevay.
where. with a little more urging. he
,ounis around the suspicious corner and
n.o the shaded deckway beyond Three
" four are persuaded. ouliied. and push
i mp after him and then there is stop
,ags again. because a powerful booking
siiie-sidsl traveller pauses long on the
hresaoij pf TIE unknown. 20 have his
ears and anxie,ies ruiely put an end %
" The magic tweak o. me tail tina; never
ais 10 percspicate haste In this way. .
much quicker than IL takes 70 tell IL.
ne hundreds of xiid-eyel cattle are ]
AIKEN aboard. AMI The ssins and the
>guiays. and the men over them all GET
eady the ropes and boards that mGst be
Idjus.sd before the voyage actually BE- $
,ins-
These are ;ae Lively customers who !
ave come a0oard WITH TO certificate % /,
aarac.er." said me captain. as he took ..
ne visitor the rounds 20 see the stock (;
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