The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-16

said he; Whoa dab, hawsey; l amt
gwine hurt yo. Turn i'm loose, sab;
Use ready fun to take de kinks out.
Turn i'm loose. sah!"
The rope was removed and the blind
raised. The spectators were ecstatic-
ally happy. The pony stood still; then,
as his fider gave him a prod with the
spurs, he leaped into the air with a
boomerang movement, twisted his
body and came down with a terrific
jolt, all four feet in a sudden rigid
bunch, and his back arched after the
manner of an angry cat in an alterca-
ton with the family dog. The negro
shot high into the air and the whites
of his eyes became visible. Something
like pallor overspread his features, and
the ebony lips formed a dismayed cir
Gle. He came down again in the sad
die and managed to right himself; then
dropped the reins and hung on for dear
life to both the back and the front
of the saddle. The pony resumed A
series of humps and twists followed,
the rider sometimes in mIdair, some
times half in the saddle. A small boy
shouted "Wela ka haoi" At the third
hump the negro shot forth into the
atmosphere and landed some twenty
feet away in a direct line over the
pony's head. on the ground. The
horse fell into it's former pose and
waited. The darkey slowly picked him
self up and looked about him in a
daZed manner. Then he had his pun
ishment. 1t was a round of merciless
joshesS," and when he said he Didn't
reckin he cared to tackle dat hawse no
no." they accused him of possessing
cold feet"
wall. sah," said he, "yo kin talk all
yo' wants; l don't git on dat hawse no
mo- col feet COP feet Good
Lawd! he's got the debil in him, suah.
l done fought 1 kin ride mos eny
hawse, but dat'n gifts me. No, sab
reckin 1 dom want no job Reckin I'll
be goin'. Good day."
It was bad bronch. staggering
fellow who had been pointing at the
defects in the negro's horsemanship,
advanced. Il knoWed," said he, 'as
soon as he put his foot in the stirrup
that that econ want goin' to ride that
boss. Gimme a chance at the beast.
''All right" he was told, Jump on
and show us how to ride" He did JUMP
on, but the horse finished him with
the first contortion.
Another time a quiet little fellow OF
mixed Hawaiian blood asked to try
the pony. The other half of him mus,
have been Irish.
Look at that kid" said a man or
tiC iCiiSC. NIolI W lCt iIIlii II I1S
break his burned neck But the kid
insisted. Some of the more kindly dis
posed looked on pityingly as he adj
vanced towards the mustang, but the
greater portion were all anticipation
and chuckles. Watch the brown boy
throw that kid higher n kite" wills.
pered a man on the fence He'll be
good for about two jolts, if he gets or
at ALL"
The little dark fellow did get on. H,
patted the brown horses neck, ther
put his foot into the stirrup and quick
ly mounted. The moment he touched
the saddle the horse bounded into tn,
air and began a series of violent jerk
and jumps, interspersed with dashe
and runs, terminating with sudden, I'm
premeditated stops; but this time HI
had rider worth contendIng with
After the first few moments the laugh
ter from the fence top ceased. ant
shouts of "Wela ka hao!" and "Goot
boyi stay with him, kid" went vi
from all corners. The boy sat erect IL
: the saddle, but supple and responsive
to every movement of the animal, no
touching either the horn or the baci
, of the saddle, but with the reins an,
quirt in his hands. The mustang buck
t ed and bucked, bumped, ran. kicket
and exercised his ingenuity in all man
ner of contortions, but he fought ;
) losing battle Finally he stood in tn
middle of the corral, exhausted ant
trembling. Someone yelled to open tn
gate, and the triumphant youth trot
, ted him off down the kakaako roat
completely subdued.
There's a kid" said a loquaciou
| man on the fence, as he removed hi
: pipe ind spat through his teeth, "wha
knows something about horses"
In speaking of his band of UNFRAMED
horses. Mr.. Lewis said that 'tthe jour
ney across the pond was apt to maxi
: them a little risky but that prope
treatment made them all right In
few weeks. The process OF .'prope
f treatment" is an interesting one. T,
this fact. anyone who has occupied
seat on the rail fence can bear wit
ness.