The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-09
FATE OF THE BLUE RATo
Pony That Made Things Lively KIopke ra The vaged
Beast Proved an Adept in the Terps&boreap ART

Ing 1t has ever been given me 10 witness.
He all but threw somersau.ts. He stood on
his ears. lie bumped up his back til he
looked like a lean cat on a graveyard
fence. He stood on his toe ca.hs and spun
Ike weather vane on a livery stable. and
when the pack exploded and the saddle
Slipped under his belly ne kicked 1t 70
pieces by using both hind hoofs AZ gently
as Il man would stroke his beard
After Gaining the other horses l faced
my partner solemniy.
20, by the way partner, where did you
80, that nice, quiet ntiic blue pory Of
yours -
Partner smiled sheeplshly. THE little
diviL Buffalo Bill ought - have that
pony"
Well. now" said l. restraining my
laughter the thing - DO i To put that
pack on So II VII stay That pony Will
try the same thing again. sire.'
We Isickes; aim again with great care.
His big Innocent black eyes shining under
his bans were attic more alert. hts. tGey
$ho"@i neither fear nor rag We ropei
him IN every conceivable way ard Ar last
W darssi him - 10 his pretticst
lie d!d Il AL thai had gone before was
merely preparatory. "A tiood-warining. -
to say. the real tasDg now took place IIa
stood We on his HIND .eEs and shot into tho
air. a,g1ting en- his four feet as # >,
= ~
ing dervl&h. ErGntinS, snoring. uusee *
ami aifnos. unseen in a n}mbus OF dust.
strap ends and plae needles.
His wh-r3.Dg UuGit hin We seized TIE
rop" aud last as the pack again sid an
der his feet We SCI shoulder % the rope
and threw hia- lie came 70 ear;9 wfth A
tAud. his legs wh.rl!ns use.essly sn me
air he resomb,eA 81 beetle in uolas~es
We sat upon 5 head and discussed hi n.
Ffe IS 4 wonder" sad my partner.
We "a >keJ bin again with innn.re ia ;
ana when hr began tuckine - threw hin,
aga!a and tr:e3 30 XII him We were get
ting 'trttatrH. We ;hrcw him Nar3 nrd
drew MS HAD legs Up to his head III he
erunted
when hc VAS prYritteA - rtsa -, 1ook~
~ meek aud small and t1re1 w r..
ARRANGED me tack-.t vas sar.se .aceurals-
fucnt "a snow ne haA -; ru-ke,s II en-
trey vfT-aTd ny aiacfoiG.1s MIN a. got
Asfa started 81 the :rHil tealna the "a n
i suppose thAt strnPse-hearted It5tea-
ran IS locking ~ AS fnom s,roSs tae
T!ssg.' ss4s . 20 ny pats.er. bit IN ma
ier. ~e ara victorious"
THIS singular th3rg Noticed In The E1ae
Rat. lis esa did no. TO-. mr. his ears
fsik c3cA- Sst VAS neither s,s~sd ns~ az
sry. Ae s,..g .7ake4 Ike i rcgulsa deter
a5lnei h@Y sac was stt~t wRteE<1l. tu.
rot tlcieas. Ia - ura na, T. AXE ou-
stern uFss-.es - f&1 Eaft- lie TeEa-t1e,.
u a. far contract apps.s t.y and %,
s.deyed that We has Wen TIE. ~ "a.
}ost to;h >a!- and >&.p ry seeing t2rxle-
- tae rope- hg' Sc la4d - nothing exa5rS.
Cs. and as Re followed noeeN.y s31aS b.
Ind. aar9Eer 3a~gst 20 sly:
Hes al .1sst @3w. I presume Ia Azs
oesa r0aalng cas- al winter Aaa Is a 1T.
tie No. Hes satsS.st D0w Wen havs
- mere trouble va In"
A>s~~y t.nte J leo8es ea-k A. ire u74-
euDo.ec tttls crap. Try heAr; ;tcS.ei with
I@*E &nc re'roFse. We ware ioo ro4ga."
saf3 We mast II more seatse."
Yes; hes EsTy IS ard sc&Ty: we rssus;
ae careful e. - sire a.aa s.assr stAr1N