St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-03-04

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American tina. the only way he coulI
get Grey Wolf to put up his daughter
was 10 bet the whisky. A Blood Indian
would sell his mother for firewater. and
he knew Grey Wolf. The only thing
would be the bother of getting the
whisky if he lost. "But Pierre stuck 10
me the time l had the ruction with
those Sionies in the Peace hills year
ago" the EEglishman had said, "anl
it is the only chance of doing Linn a
good turn before 60 down east. Grey
Wolf will never give his daughter to a
mounted police if he were offered :
thousand ponies. The Cree dash in
Pierre spoils him i'm the old Blcod's 5
eyes. Pierre wants her. though and
think she wants him. and. il win this
afternoon. I'll DO the paternal bless
sc. my children act. and then try and
make my peace with the major"
Every body didn't know this. AMI
when the Englishman went up TO the
majors party. the ladies were cocl. an:
the major became interested in his cor
yersa,ion with the HUDSON Bay factor.
ard he slipped away under cover OF the
yells and sounding tom-roms that an
nounced the appearance OF the P.nto-
the Indian horse.
che was beauty as she loped Fast in
her slender Iitheness. An Indian pony: :
Yes. But in her complex nature the OLD
Arab blood of her Spano-Moorlsh an
cestry had asserted itself and slowed
in the brightness of her eye. the poise
of her head, and the grace OF her slim
legs. The marks of the Arab could even
be seen in the pie1ald spots on ths sleek
coat that had given her the name Pinto.
And the American felt that the majors
horse would have to run TO win.
The course was half a mile straight
away, and the two contestants moved on
to the starting point. The Erglishman
avoided the crowd. but. even in the dis
tance. riders. horses, and trarpings
showed the characteristics of the races
they belonged to. The coal-black horse
of the Englishman looked heavy ana
strong contrasied with the almost cat
like amble of the pony. His rider sat
erect in the cavalry saddle like the
trained soldier he was, while the In
dian almost crouched on the hare back
of the mare that he controlled with his
gripping knees and the shaganaPp.
thong about her lower jaw. And then
it seemed 10 come, as it oftentimes did
on the prairies of the west, that it wa:
a race of races-white and red. Ard the
white men bet their hard cash against
the ponies and rifles and furs Of ;he In
dians, bet them to a finish-that is.
wheE the red man has nothing left on
earth 10 bet.
There was pistol shot, a fierce vel.
from civilized and savage, and they
were off. The Pinto sprang easily tc
the front and seemed for the fiji II few
hundred yards to be increasing the lead
at every stride. The trooper was hell
well in hand, and was going magnifi.
Gently. The American knew that the
Englishman was relying on the su.
perior staying qualities of his haif-bred
horse over the grass-fed pony. But half
mile is short course, and at the quar-.
ter the Englishman was four lengths
behind. The Pinto did not fa!ter at the
terrific pace. and the American felt that
the race would be wen or lost On the
home stretch. No po5y can keel that
pace up on grass alone, he thought, bu,
she seemed TO be doing it. The troop
horse was letting himself out now, and
Il, he
ishing. "Oats will TELL" muttered the
American. "but will he have time?''
Gradually the Englishman drew up
until his horses nose was at the pony s
flank. Only hundred yards now! The
game little pony seemed 10 realize that
il was now or never. The black horse
of the whites was ct her quarter. aud
the cheers of anticipated victory were
already coming from the white mems
throats. She gathered herself together
for last effort. and as she gained few
feet there was silence still as death in
the swaying mass of onlookers. Only
so yards. when the stiffness was broken
by shrill call from the lips of q young
squaw, who thrust herself little be-
yond the crowd that lined the course as
the ga!loping horses came up. No ore
Needed it except the Pinto. 1t was the
call the pony had never disobeyed. the
call it had known from the days when.
a frolicsome filly, it had been the COM
panion of Grey VOLTS daughter. For
strange understanding grows up be-
tween the horse that IweIls in the tents
of men and its master or mistress Aud
the Pinto needed not the desire Of vic
Tory or the urging or voice Of its rider.
but swerved whence ;he voice had come.
What caused the pony TO bolt was a
subject of animated discussion at
prairie stopping places. around tepee
fires. and in mounted police messrooms
for half a year. People did not stop to
discuss the affair. as the Englishmar
rode in winner. for there was cor
siderable interest taken in half dozen
Indians and squaws that had been rid-
den down by the Pinto 10 her bolt.
While the majors daughter was
asked TO be witness of the marriage ot
Pierre and Grey VOLTS daughter that
SbS tAS
Englishman. and asked him to dinner
which is considerable condescension
on the part OF daughter of major OF
the Northwest mounted police. And
| when the laGies had left, the major
wanted 10 know what the Englishman
| would take for that very decent-lookin2
black horse he rode.-Field and Stream:
In Exteemis.
\ clergyman was called out to min
lister 10 an old mana worker upon the
! adjacent railway-who WAS supposed
| to be dying. The summons was brought
by another old man, the elder brother
of the stricken one. While he was
bustling about. making preparations
for departure. the clergyman forgot
momentariiy the social status Of his
| visitor. and asked: rs he in cxtremis -
The old man was not going to be beaten
AYE. he's right in. your reverence.
After a pause. he added. as clincher
''Clean in. poor chap. Right up to the
neck, sir."-Cornhill Magazine.
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