Arizona republican., 1902-11-22

2 rest of half aa hour, when what is locally known as "rurchia' is brought forth. Nosebcgs are tied or. the teams are left to take care Of themselves. and the carte-s sit simply chatting in a rustic row while they discuss their bread and cheese or bread and bacon. This is their opportunity for talk. Their topics e. conversation cover no wide range; their own and their neighbors' ailments, the guy nors" humOr, good or otherwise, the exceptional vices of any one with whom the speaker happens lately to have had a slight difference of opinion these are chief themes. which. being few in number, are handled with pru- dent economy. The method of conver- sation recalls that of Sisera's mother. A simple fact is stated, such as that So and Sos "nissus never eats noth- ing" By process of expansion this is presently seen to signify that the lady in question will fancy a good many edibles provided they be sprung upon her as a surprise, or. according to the vernacular, i: they tick she unawar's." The interval of "nunchin' is a prod uct of later. degenerate days. For merly the teams had no rest through out the morning, and the men snatched their food as they could. The master who found his horses idle went on mOre'n anuff;" as an "old fashioned" laborer remarked. with q remembrance untinged by regret. of the time when men worked longer, earned less, and lived harder than is the case nowadays. At o'clock the ploughs are left in the fuTrow. or if the field is finished, are dragged away to fresh ground ready for the morrow
 The pioJghman, it may be noticed, seldom 'homeward plods his weary way Feet that have toiled since dawn are glad to rest when occasion allows. and almost any afternoon the carters may be seen jogging along toward the stables comfortably seated sideways on their placid steeds. much as they would recline upon a broad, deep sofa. The boys, whose legs are shorter, pre.er to sit GstTide. in which position they can hold on with both hands to the names. The arrival Of the teams from the field creates some stir in the village. House wives hasten to prepare hot dinner, the smaller children run out to meet 'Cur daddy" who slips to the ground and swings the yoUngster to the saddle, that he may be early used to horses. Familiarity from babyhood breeds con tempt il these infant lords Of creation toward the great animal; and a child Gcarcely able to toddle will bully 1t, or der hither and thither, and snatch at it's mouth in amusing imitation of his father. We should like to know the horses sentiments toward its email tyraEt; whether it submits from com pulsion eXerted by six-year-o mind over matter, or whether from a large good nature, a willingness to amuse the baby whose little life it could crush out by lifting it's hoofs. The plough man as rule treats his charges we'll though the punishment for "spitafuI" or refractory conduct on their part is sometimes unduly severe. Nor can he always be called gentle in his breaking in of young horses. Sharp and stern is the lesson taught those that are trou- blescrlc, and a carter's remark that the widest colts make the quietest work CTS was not without significance He quoted as an instance in point the case of young creature that was "as wild as buck. It kicked like - The speaker broke off short at a warning look from his wife to continue mildly: "As I was a-sayin. it just about kicked, but three blows wi a girt stick atween the ears tanned 'un. It was that took aback an dazed after the third, it just guy in, an it's been as harmless as a child ever since" Poor horsesi Men take great credit to them selves for showing them consideration but what about the patience of these faithful servants toward their masters |? -ICndOu Suecfa tor