The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-05
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HERDlNG ON A WHEpr
BYcLCLE VS.. PONY !, W. EorSnna
CATTLE AND suprp "

A cowboy and sheep herder hmm.
ed upon a bicycle instead q, =
that is the latest. 1t sounds m" ~
invention of a story writer. but .as
fact The time,honored and be,s,I
fore Indispensable mustang h,a ''''
superseded. Buffalo Bill is nm ,'t.
date. W
Arthur Graham, OF Carbon ro0..
Wyoming, is the mar who has ,n,.
duced this startling innovation II,
is not seeking notoriety. lie usos ~
silent steed Of steel in herdjno ss
sheep simply because he finds +, ma ;"
convenient and seryiceable. psn"'
fers the bicycle to the horse baea"'.
it never bucks, never 20 wind h,,ras
never runs away when left alone INV
few moments, and in many otbe,
spccts is far more tractable ,h,n,
pony. "Da
A very slight thing may stemn.a,
a herd of sheep and send them scp,,r
ing over the plains in wildes, diso,d..
The sudden start Of a ponv snn,
times even the unexpected appearaDc.
OF the mounted herdsman, is sun,cior,
TO cause an unreasonable rush ,nw,,a
those vast realms OF nowhere, which
stretch practically without limi, ~
all directions about the grain,
ground.
Herder Graham has had all n
these experiences, and his many weary
hours in the saddle hunting uprhs
stragglers from a stampede have
! brought him to appreciate advantages
J OF the wheel over the horse, n,
! some unexplained reason the sboon
appear to take kindly to the bicycIe
! Its silent %mcanderings do not seem IA
) disturb them, and the cycling herds.
I man can 20 in and out, wherever in.
I clination or duty calls him, with little
! fear OF alarming the sheep.
Mr.. Graham has one companion in
addition TO his woody charges, a lonp.
horned, >craggy haired goat, which he
has successfully trained to do the
work Of an ordinary sheep dog. lie
has become very much attached toni,
thick-skulled pet, and ayers tina, M
dog ever performed the work more
satisfactorily. The goat will rrO,
along for hours just behind his cycling
} master, except when duty calls him
off to round W Stone truant that has
straycd from the fold. He seems to
understand his task perfectly, and 10
runaway sheep ever gets far from tie
flock. If the recalcitrant shows Dis
position to become unruly, it is act.
ually buttcd into good bchMiE
Graham has had many amusing tx.
- per!cnceS in consequence Of ms odd
method Of pursuing his %yOCali0n,
once while he was spinning along over
tho prairie he suddenly ran across a
small band Of stray Indians, THE G.
feet Of his appearance, 81 novel to
these untulOrrd Sayagcs, was much
like the sensation created among lhCIF
fathers when tie iron horst UrSt
T.. made lis appearance on the plans.
They stampedcd like frightened sheep
The cyclist %dismountcd when be saw
). the panic that his wheel had created
and laughingly berkoncd the hraycsl0
come nearer and inspect 1t. amer
considerable coaXing they finally gain
cred around the innocent cause O'
their alarm and in silence made
most minute inspection. Finally OC
old buck turned to Graham Win Tue
= remark, "What you cali 'em-wAPrI
r. horse 2" Graham explained as O''
he c0nld the purposes OF the nlaVO''
j; and invited his new friends WlaA
ride. After a long powwow Il s0u"'
y buck was delegated to make V0V d'
tempt. He carefully seated O'i,'"
in the saddle and started the maCn'n
with his foot. The result eau Wea''
CH ly imagined. In a second lna'au '"'
bicycle were in a confused 'ansV VI
the ground. When the red mao Iua'
ly untangled himself, he )0'neo u.
comrades with a fierce scowI' a"sS''
:. ing their scnteDtIouS rrina'N' Wv
Heap bad for lngun. Better ''u' U"
horse" 80,
No amount OF persuasion "o''" "
duce any of the remaining i'o''"' '
d. ..,l