The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28

when thf horPo rnne w. ano
Oh n T. ShS lo1s = tE nSs cart across hog
yalipy prairie. when . man has been tco mnon
darfiy. Il pfrttym much IKE lesTning r Tla9 o 3
bicycle. Apparently be talis on ios1 bweHt
sSsTy tine sI that nsst he So sIl@ sSsIS en- or no isTprinFsa AZ
an. apd the. occupants bounce up anq y
merrily,. I 10 nne exercis9i srr and n 'SSd88ss
yeSi9IeI l. Going az smart. cir; the hunter hSs
h Sbc saStESn l sYC1sS. R Ss pu Ip' t RsH srlFssr Win \
certainty Of success, the wheel strikes snel
s re- . r. mi q S sGoS ne m az tSs blue. Fhsp Ire
he DOESN'T think that g would pay hin %
and Ire situation Is strained.
Il fained heavily In Bee county ten day. ag9
sSaf sns p'G TSSs aO1 SiTds ~ wholly y night and
how they know that the. Rround tar peneakh
them hss beer vet FsSsntdiS w ( sn ONE e. Z. S SoS ever
Ssms. q with TIVE q y ths sb BIRD Hss VIA to 9 sIs SsSS.e
guns have Been standing idle since the dncks
vent noyth last sPrl9R got O gh tnsiF s saseS snS
s eISSB : = Sd I and y EgSUa rivss slwSys sy Si%Ssii
in q blackboard which vas here when ne ss E
% N ne sI. made IA she Sa iaS an f nnae5T nSs sa'1 lay pony
which is fifteen years old apd warranted 70 stnna
tG5 4 !. SlsF ~ = Ro E sn placed SSl 3 sS SoTSis. ais saFf iiS SRe
fGlSSSs es Sfaff posslbly tie gsIisss S9g e t6s
sSSt sevo SsIGu Sir TSS = in ~ spite @ q her name. vii
work only for her owner; but she sayes him gu
trouble. sSnetting eonfhePtediy IN me p eona p oS
sSt she s S@SHSGSTd oS %e' ae liz eg lie Bird IL her
mouth. sprfnginE In again and once more re-
. shoots a Notwithstanding. double-hnr-
rel Of 10.Gause and eleven pounds yeight. This
Gn 30 e sU Il s sSss e asG m SSo sse % cSt With Il "a q pectst-
knife. He loads IL with black powder, half Q
t lie S sogi pony sSaTi l. innaiFerent To- Il. He, g pSpp-
a aaTly 'gP BSes@ e sG ss ds 8So q STs q! H tSs new
Slss Ehi' 4he has shoot Z E'llfSSg .ea sSs' h ana sSe
Their S6sIlse sEs loaded dSd. With via S%os sssSS
TG%aseF, r6 SS; Know SRl More s than a aPop S'H BECAUSE,
as George says. ""they began, knowing where
h fRs iSft a ser red spf f fhSy s SG sGs for or. T SS RsTs Sla and
down charge when man sl oISot tive Sn ssi9'E Sn's
veterinary's twice month on the chance that
s snd al esvS sST tSeg Are y. very Beautiful and y:
loo ofBp'hifI E. S sSs / PH dos L |. SSmsa e Ffos :Rs
not associate with these two; She has q secret
e Sncs 81 strs s9f@: anu put 'a 3 bright Tshf red, solar VIZ
brass knobs on Il around her neck and tied .
B BS1lSSteeSl pS uP 5iD 5SIia uP sna 4 ficss spaT asd t %arc sssaa
Rrayel.y by them. Just TO show them that she
could break into the upper circles II she cared
and p When ma dieMnandsd Of her line feathers she
lapsed Into morose unsociability; ,
st + TSs aer tss patty. SsiEss 9. t tSe 6Ts;t si' Dart. fG and
George Hendricks and William, alias Buck"
Scott, the parties Art . q the ., second tSS sacp pa5T; n snet on nm
rted breechloadlpg, ham9eIless shoteuns and
sl9se.chokeda, niShsllplatsd t dogs they they should h I'D
t Rses' no Z, she shot t should sSTi'1 BE- a fair shot unless III;
Sshlfils I 81 t The t deSp q IAN ssS Ct E @Pop In m2 %hs bi G9S
were thick and. as foolish as usual. They
Locked Sdtn SON son r sSSsp asssIs upon Smf the sns,s cart T y u
Approach close enough for all practlcalpurposes
George shot . while, and then Buck" shot Q
and Mni'sa' BUCK" had unlimited int eoo1flde1ncse IN his
W worth IS @ driver. he handed his gun to
Sc ssOF Fgs@ and Sd sGld 4 II sh shiSflE e 70 s Dc sse t fSsSsG sheg
carried spiritual refreehment. 10 q black bottle
with q patent stopper that did not need any
crackers on the Fourth Of July, and now and
then one Of the dogs was sent out to bring in
ne large gray between the shafts kept up a
THHld sa tFp tba Sseit n GGr 1RSlts 20 d ahHTef Sls P pest bs Ss,d
stumps and grass roots In ten square. miles OF
territory and they wasted q good deal OF am
munition. The sun was torrfd and Mr.. Hem
bricks. developed q large and varied assortment
Of explosives. They returned to Pop" later
IN the day, and, when they, got close to him
discovered his plan Of operations: The bayPony
had a stunning gait that was half walk and half
He kept il mp without pause or acceleration.
His owner drove within ten feet Of abird. drop
ped the reins into the bottom Of the blackboard.
picked up his Misunderstanding ,blunderbuBs,
blew the soul out of q plover. calmly reloaded
and kept on without q moments check.
Venus, in the meantime, had rolled out be-
hind, got the bird. caught up with the vehicle,
jumped In and gone to thinking until the next
shot warned her to resume. This had gone on
for tNo hours without cessation and no misses;
Pop" was sitting halt-leg deep in dead
cool Sontented and happy.
tho bay spuTted past him. At that moment
George fired at q bird scattering through the
grass, the cart ran over q rock the size OF q
mans head, the shot went h~eayenward, Flos-
sic sprang out to hunt for nothing, and George
spranR after her and kicked her. 1t was then
that Pop" said: " Anybody who will kick Q
setter will beat his wife" and George said: II
amt married and I never will be. until j find o
woman stronger than me-" and Pop" said
that George had said everything a gentleman
SoHld be T expected to say, and taey al tick eo6L 4
drove into q tree coming home and broke q red
wheel of the yellow cart and the gray horse
kept on, and the two members of the newer
generation walked five miles In the sun and the
whiskey was all gone.