The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-28

snears, with The foam hanging from
his mouth in long ropes. The bulls We
have east are 10 more Ike him than
house cat Is like Bengal tiger.
TO see those horns dig up the hard
earth as II il had been cheese. and 70
think hat ia another minute they
would le coming down on me like an
express train. with hundreds ~ pounds
N solid flesh 10 push them along. was
something | can't attempt 20 make you
realize TWAS simply horrible!
suddenly the bull threw up his tail
gave loud below and sprang forward
with his horns almost touching the
ground
II had shut my eyes and given up all
hope, y lien something struck in tie
face-iLe moose Of lasso. Loo.Ing up.
! saw Pablo Moreno checking his horse
upon the very brinl, Of the bank above,
50 close that the animals feet crumbled
the edge
PUT the lasso under your arms.
Quick. quick,' screamed Pablo.
Ills gesture told me what 10 DO. and
moose around my shoulders.
"'IIold on to i'll called Pablo. and
I was drawn mp into the air just as Fl
Sacudidor Numbered beneath me with
a toss Of his head which sent one of his
pointed horns along the sole OF my boot,
cutting the tough leather like knife
One instant more Of delay would have
given that horn something softer to cut
Before the bull could turn about 10
attack me again. was sitting safe al
the top beside Pablo. who told me how
he Glanced 10 come TO my rescue.
"Ilaying seen FL Sacudidor entering
the ravine. be had galloped to the edge
10 watch his movements. and looking
over. discovered me.
II don't believe you'll dispute me,
boys. when j say that no one not
trained rs he had been could have pos
sibly dared what h. did. IL he had
stopped single second 10 think " hat
plan he should purs ue-if he had hesi-
tated the least bi; in the world
should have been gored TO death or
trampled into a jelly under the great
brute's hoofs.
But he did exactly the right thing
exactly in the nick Of time. and was
saved. j had made great mistake in
despising him.
II told him this. and much more.
when was able to speak again; and on
his side he acknowledged that he had
often envied me wha; ] knew. So, with
out any particular agreement we be-
came firm friends. and went 10 work 10
exchange knowledge.
1.-The result was that before ! left Los
Pueblos ! could ride a horse. drive cat
tie and throw lasso in what I'm con-
ceited enough TO say is very skiiifn.
manner, while Pablo picked up Lasa-
English and dozen other things with
most surprising quichness. He soon
found the use of them. too. for n ras-
cally Spectator would have cheated
his father out OF hale the ranch If Pablo
hadn't been able 10 read the documents
and detect the swindle.
"El Sacudidor was killed as soon as
the don learned Of my adventure. !
suppose the old gentleman thought
that a bull which SO far forgot Spanish
hospitality Is 10 attack his masters
guest couldn't be Of the genuine race
and would appear to better advantage
&c beef for the guests consumption.
Anyhow. that was what he became.
And ! had the satisfaction OF eating
some of his sirloin-tough enough it
was. too.
when came away ] brought the
boot and lasso with me" finished VIII.
carefully putting his treasures back in
their former resting place. "and shall
keep them as long as | live to remind
me Of the time when my friend Pablo
Moreno pulled me up from before the
horns OF El Sacuddor. ''-Golden Days.