The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-03-11

80 eaaisss process co OF bsrdef' rode
rauei aai rouad TIE restless ctsalares,
iatgias bach the sissegler,
90 toe second day The simosrhtre
seemed uors IMPRESSIVE thsn 10 seeks
II sss hesdacbs wssihsf according 70
Aaut ssreus sad sbs found the nile wslk
70 The school b h8uss wesiisoms ous
sbsll dismiss school early this aiisr
noon. che reuarEed, on leaving home,
fus eblI iren o.B', siaa3 It to keep sncb
IoaR bonr- ~. invited lbs hrst rssdsr
olss 10 come 10 te. wlh me Ibsrs are
eight Of them.
Taco aud Paul saw their sunt AZ stt
walked slowly through the close psstursd
bHuch srsss. iar 90 ID. opposite sIde Of
ths rsnch house,
visb. spoke the latter anIiousIy, that
sunt uouldu't carry that bright yellow
parssol I'm afraid il will make us
trouble some day.
Mons Ess the reply; ve always
have the herd on tits sids OF tue range
wtile she goes and comes. She cant
be burt.
But the critters might stampede on us.
What's going to make emf Besides, il
amt likely they'll 60 in that direction,
snyuow,
But Tneo did not know SIS mach about
the vsys Of cattle rs did his older brother
nor Sss be auipstei by the same personsl
interest 10 the herds wsliste'
1t was three o'clock when the brothers
met sgsin.
Say, Theo, were Pauls wor ls as be
rod5 close to bis companion, I'm awful
thirsty. wish you'd ride over to the
house aud bring outs can Of water. The
cattle are a little qaieter now and IN
wstch for both OF ne
Without word Theo was eff glad OF
respite aud EMO ,ing the brisk csbter to
which be spufrsd bis willing pony,
Nor did he lessen his pace 90 bis return
Racing swiftly along be approached PsuI
aud the herd, carrying the can OF water
md thrilIed by the exercise OF the half
mile ride.
AS he drew near the pony brsced itself
or sudden stopping; but before the halt
,sme there was an accident. Iuto one Of |
he numerous gopher holes, which dot tbs 8
1ralres Of tho we t, went one of the
lorse's forefeet
In an instant Theo was buried hssdlong
rom tho deepseated saddle and went, Is
I'D the pony, rolling on the sod. The
water csn broke as 1t fell and the clink Of i
is smashing could be heard for long +
Tay
Panl heard it and pressing the spur to r
is pony's flank, qurried toward the vic
inns Of the mishsp. But that was not all,
'eiore TheO and his horse bad regsined
heir feet, each bruised and lmping, sv J
~ grazing steer had lit d its branching |
orned head aud was staring at the un
uut6u epttbAClet iuth rs ~ muNbu ny "
common impulse. every animal took G
w steps away, A oud below from
tme Of the more powerful ones followed II
I'D the walk Of the herd became trot
be larn increased as they moved the II
ot was canter- the caut run; and II
, the time Paul had returned from iD
)ecting the fallen boy and horse the
resded stampede was Iu prog srsss.
The young mans face grew white, even q,
rough the generous coat OF sunburD, az
, tercely urged bis pony forward. n
thtr herdeis were Likewise riding fsst h,
1t the mass si horns Ald hairy backs -,
rs like an avalanche, plunging ahead :.
gsrdess Of what was before, blind to ..
y danger, to ell inteuts an nnressoniug, O..
sane mob.
The herd was beaded toward the ranch u
,nse aud would go nsar j.. then on .,
ross the Path Leading to the scEo,I. 1t =.
pass ed through Paul's miRd in 80. 10
nt aud, mluglng with the thought OF
Jury to the catrle, was that OF danger to Rl
q school children or their teacher. The Ia
nch bouse hid bis vi,w OF the fsmihsr
to At fret bnt rs he pnsbed ahead 10 to-
Al tie hope Of being able to turn the wr
iders, on whom h5 was gsiuiBg rapidly, ne
iuly revealed u,
Midway between house and, directly is "
e course Of the nov iDinrlsted bessts NJ
IS group, the very sight OF which ca
rlIed the hurtyinR rider In ITS midst vi
is woman cspiog a yellow psrssoI m,
d around her wtre some little folks IN
I many; Tut 10 Paul's alarmed gszs 1t tiy
tmed q multitude IN,
Ault Serena and ber tiny party Of tea
ests bsd Just Lecome aware Of Whst NJ
= occarrIug hslf mile away. They on
1ld hesr spd almost feel the thousands in.
heavy hoota beating % the dry prairie "
e shoutlug cowboys, the believing yie
efs, the dust 1t was all a frightiul men he
;. Jncertsin which way 10 turn and ALL
,mIng npossible to escape from the hif
be sseep on which the cattle we're com nc
Z, they ,imply stood silent and terrified, {
I a. they waited they saw oas II Ter vo,
ve the group Of bail dtz,u hcrders iot
o,e ponies bad carried them near the ma
ders oi the herd. we
'anI Is desefting usI passed tbroasb M,
It Ssteps'. nilud aud her heart ssnk 81 ,s,
spoke the words more 10 herseli ba,
u 10 tue childrsH, ana
3 seemed 70. RI.iog bic pony aside IN
vas uclDg .ike mad tor I'd g rsusb .b,
lse. vLIou wa buts Iuls out Of the b.,
u 'o't'o' loso saw " ~ ne s'ood out