Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-02-01


throw the "boIa" and tangle it around
the birds leg when they were both going
like the winds Of a pampero.
The bola, an instrument indigenous
with the Indians OF these parts, and
adopted by the COW boys--is not the lasso
nor hardly of a similar principle. 1t Is
made OF finely plated, soft horsehide,
with three radiating ends, each attached
to a round stone bail. One ball is held
started circling around the operators
head until he let's go, when the whole
out fit goes off where he had directed, and
all the while continuing its circular
motion, until it winds around he legs OF
the creature 1t was sent for. 1t is used
not only for hunting and managing cat
tie, horses and the ostrich, but to capture
n retreating equestrian foe, either in war
or for the purpose OF highway robbery.
In its way it is quite as ingenious as the
boomerang, and a tenderfoot attempting
its use may be very sure Of grief il mot
entire self destruction.
Tripping up birds was only side show
we were hunting for tiger; and, il
must tell the whole truth, am now glad
that we did not find him, but only two sill
er-gray foxes. one wildcat and a turkey.
All OF the lands used for cattle are now
fenced--not with our little wire fences,
but with heavy posts set deeply in the
ground and five strands of solid wire
larger than led pencil rove through
holes i'll the posts. At every corner, and
at certain distances on straight lines,
each strand leads to a separate and ingen-
ious little iron windIass fixed to the post
so he wire can be hove taut at all times.
No fence like ours would stand the
strain OF a herd of these cattle when
frightened and pressing against it in one
OF their common stampedes.
| WAS visiting on an estate owned by a
German in town and worked by Italians,
where there were miles OF vineyard and
the entire product of the place was claret
acknowledgements and without alco-
hoi-made for use in this country, and
evidently as innocent as the fresh juice
OF an apple.
On most estates where the product is
agricultural, rather than cattle, the rose
bush runs riot along the line OF all fences.
One bush is something like plant at
home which | have the impression is
called Seven Sisters. Here, this wild
young thing produces in one close bunch
ten to fifteen most beautiful and delicate
roses Of all shades, from a pure white to
deep pink or scarlet-s scarcely any two
being Of the same shade.
ABUSE OF THE OK.
One Of the practices in this, or any
Spanish country, that | the most pro-
foundly abhor, is the universal cruelty to
tue OK He Is the most patient and fat n.
fuI creature on earth and the most abused.
Here, he Is yoked Span- h fHs hion, the
yoke resting on the back of the head and
tirmlY dashed to the base of the horns,
holding the head as sttily as though
fixed III II vice. The two creatures cannot
sizing thetr heads an inch to the right or
left unless they do it ia unison and swing
the heRy bearing curt tongue at the same
time. They have no possible way TO dis
.od1e singing fy except SO far as tnesr
tHls may reach. rhe Whole load, labor
ana jar Of thv curt comes right over and
ncar he BRAIN ANA must Indeed cause
Intense misery. They are overloaded and
ylciuu,ly soaded from daylight to dark,
ana then allowed to hunt for the food
ana water " Inch they have been entirely
denied throug all the long day.
trust, ANA most sincerely hop, that
rigid avs for preventing cruelty 10 AMI
mails may soon be introduced and enforced
Ia Iuoa and Porto Rico. In my most
honest and Chris ian Judgment, | tnInk
hanging tor the second offence would be
none too severe penalty for many cases
of cruelty to oxen tunt have seen III my
travejs III Spanish lands. One of the
early blossoms of my affections was for
the big nigh" OK on grandpa's farm.
The horse is often overridden and
spurred, overloaded and dashed, but
rarely ever SO harnessed that he cannot
somehow shake off the flies and kick buck
or bite his master when he thinks best.
y rider here, i'll town or country, when
leaving MS horse standing, never bitches
hlm by the head, but straps the two fore
feet near together with ready little
thong made for the purpose. Imagine
such thIng put on any self-respecting,
New England horse. he would quickly
be on his back, kicking the atmosphere
into thin slices.
In Il cattle country, like this, the horse
is a favor te and generally used better
than other creatures. Every gentle
man" is an expert rider and the goucher
hardly has an equal on ho rseback. He Is
never thrown nor gets a leg under fallen
horse-he lands on his feet no matter
what happens. The name "goucher"
means the mixed breed race who live in
the country and are largely employed rs