Arizona republican., 1900-12-20

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 three miles/from town on the Brown Canyon r9ad.
 "A comfortable house with screened porches and kitchen detached, a lovely roSe garden, nice orchard and vineyard, lEood well, etc., etc, including the work horses, milch cows and a bunch of forty head of half fat yearling steers"
 These were recommended to be as gentle as dogs and no trouble at all, but Percy looked doubtful and ven tured to suggest that he was not of the Doc Goodin or Wild Bill class of cow boys, whareat Mrs. Carroll laughed and then told him to write the check for $7,5OO-which made the ranch and cat tie the property of the Carroll family. Percy soon found that the cattle were as gentle as they had been recommend ed, and many were the pleasant hours that he and Mrs. Carroll spent in the field betting the sleepy beauties.
 On the south side of the Carroll ranch there is a road and along this highway a great many herds of cattle are driven. One cold, windy day just after the late rain a couple of cowboys were moving a bunch of poor range COWS from the railroad corralls to pas ture. and as they passed the Carroll place one unruly COW broke away and plunged through the barbed wire fence into the field where the Carroll calves were quietly feeding.
 With the advent Of the strange COW with blood dripping from several cuts on her breast, the hitherto gentle calves f1-A Ni- nally they collected on the high ground about the water-hole, still smelling around and bawling like bovine luna tics.
 Mrs. Carroll was first to discover the disturbance:
 ''Ho. Percy" she cried, run quick and see what is the matter with the calves they are acting so naughty!'
 Percy was sitting in the parlor read ing the latest number Of his beloved Herald. Without stopping to change his red smoking jacket, he grabbed a sombero and ran out.
 The riot was still in progress and away Percy went across the field at his best gait.
 When he reached the pond he was nearly out of breath, but he continued on around to the side where the cattle were. Suddenly the strange COW shot out of the bunch straight toward Percy. Her tail was up and her head was down, and with rolling eyes and extended tongue she looked dangerous, to say the least.
 Percy glanced at the nearest fence 100 yards; and at the nearest tree-2OO yards. and then he started for the back side of the pond.
 When Percy was well he was a tol- erable sprinter, but now, even with the aid of an infuriated COW, he was not fast-and so splash he went into the water
 The COW was so close and going so fast that she slid in after him, and as he came up she started for him again. He wanted to cough but he didn't have time before he had to dive again. Luckily, close to where he came up the second time there was a small willow sprount growing and with the aid of | this he crawled out onto the bank just as the COW was ready to prod him be- hind.
 If the old COW was mad she was not alone in her rage, and with something about "Gol blast your old hide!" Percy gave a leap and landed astride her back.
 It was his first attempt at wild west | but in his desperation he managed to hang on.
 Presently she regained the shore and started on a run towards where the calves were standing. This startled