The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-19
TINE TURKEY GIRL oF TEXAS.

81. Louis Globe DEMOCRAT.

Mas Alice joyce Has Made = For.
tuns Raising the Favorise Bird.
81. Louis Globe Democrat
While driving slowly along Ions.y noun
tain road In Western Texas u lew days ago
my horse suddenly prsekSd ap his eafs.
abti as l looked about for the purpose Of
discovering the object that had attracted
MS attention ! saw something that rather
astonisned me. A large flock or turkeys.
led BY dozen or more big black gobhers,
Was coming slowly over a hIil Bit a short
distance away. few of the birds were
picking along the sides Of the trail, but the
bulk OF the flock was III the main highway,
apparently undisturbed by my presence. /
am perfectly familiar With this particular
region OF country. and ! knew that the
Wild birds were not 10 be found In such
great numbers near public road. My
anaxement at the gentieness OF the tiir-
Keys was little less pronounced than my
establishment at the size Of the flock. /
stopped my horse and. w.slis. gazing al
them With all the admiral ton of am old
hunter. and wishing from the bottom OF
my heart for a good Winchester, a very
Pfuity young Cir, mounted "a spirited
little mustang, Eaiioped pp behind the
bras and began 10 survey the country In
every direction. n04 realized that fh4y
were tame tarksyS ana / drove on 10 tha
banks OF ijfite mountain stream that ran
through the valley The young girl met
me. and after a courteous saIutatIun afga
inquired a. 10 the distance 10 the next
ranca. | answered that It was several
miles. still wondering what 1t all meant
Tor considered |; rather an unusual cir
cumssance 70 meet a young slrl ard "a big
noek or turkeys Ia that lonely mountain
region. She noticed that / was evidently
puzzled. and. smiling. relieved my mental
perturbation BY Informing nie that she was
drss.ng Hook of turkeys TO san Antonio
where she expected to sell them or sb:t,
them To some larger city.
NOW. for the !irst time. il occurred TO ne
thn4 nau long ago heard that farmers In
carry times IN Missouri essd 20 drive their
turkeys 10 st. Louis as they did their cat
tie ana mules. ! Was now deeply Interested
ana ahSious 70 assist the young lady in any
way that could. though MSS fitlfv ayasa
OF TIE fact that the girls of the T~sas from
TIER are amply able 20 take care Of them
h'.,,a DC Tar as tals particular mountain
sorry g.ance 20 convince aas that she vax
neither afraid ~ beasts nor bandits :.
nIight winchester swung from her saddle
Within easy reach OF her hand and she
manased tie restless mustang after .he
manner or trained cowboy After a mos
mens reflection she informed me that she
iiSea ur on the head OF one of the f;t,s.ts,
lour.s. and that she was aeconranie.t Ia,
ner brother and another youns fftan ana
mat they were prepared 10 camp out. bt,,
,a,S pa.r.fte9 70 stop near aonne ranaf.
told Der that Intended Ia camp u1vself
sna fhat. being familiar witt, tie ro.A
nae selreted taa spot where We were ston~
Ping Al that moment
Wen, said she '*tf Won IN rn. sa4a..
10 sharing your camping place with us na
VIII aN camp together" Hardy waitinv
~, f,psy she Mas or like flash. and
before l got my horse unhitrha.i n 1sss.,.@
Texan OF rather pleasing aunearansss ,.,.,,tss
Up with an Ak on isss shoulder. fnilowe.l IN
the van OF tee flock Of birds They ssth-
stsa about MN utteTins taeir low eats a.
u ibsy knew thar re was going 10 DO same
thing for them. - -" S~'aS
Our birds, he said. ARE very fat ana
,hss are - t.rsd viii have TO iix them a
Nnsi. ! Nse wondering what h.. was 80
Ms 70 90 te began 80 eGs the bushes 8,
mat ne could bend them over a.snSs, hort
hontAilr. Tao hirAe wefe ~ sht~n nt..e,,,
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steliane on them. Suf they sernasa ~
Know eNsciay what he WAS icing ans xxsz-n
$50 go Ter nm Ia ilnssh the job. They gath
sfra about him. altering thelr law Ssils ~
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