Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-11-18
UTAH'S NEANEST MAN.
Loves Labor Lost, or Why Did
Not Go t. the Circus.


city some miles from my home
town, but all the boys vere going to
see il, and OF course among the rest.
just how | was going TO raise the
wherewith / did not know, but ] was
determined to make the effort of my
life in that direction. About two /
weeks before the long-advertised show |
came, one evening as | walked home |
ward, driving the family COW from |
the herd, / was accosted by man
who asked me If l would go to the |
canyon with him ON the morrow |
thought Immediately of bears and my
anxious desire to see them in cage
at the circus overcame the fear of
seeing them in The mountains, and
gladly consented to "hire out" for
the day. How much would ] want?
he asked Thinking of the price
of admission and a little 60 spend on
the side, | answered, "six bits "
"All right, " said he, "come to my
house at O'Clock in the morning.
i was there even before that hour,
and soon we we're on our way to the
canyon the first trip. excepting go.
lug up little way with the boys TO
gather chokecherries and service
berries, had ever taken. into the
mountains. We had not proceeded
many miles before my boss asked mo
TO get OFF and walk, to make it easier
for the team. This / was glad
enough TO do, as the canyon breeze
was chilly at that early morning
hour. But as we proceeded farther,
the ascent became sleeper, and the
sharp rocks hurt more and more my
poor bhro feet. would gladly have
taken my place upon tho running
gears" alongside the driver, but was
not invited to do so, notwithstaud
ing the fact that the horses were large
aud strong and would scarcely have
noticed my slight weight.
Having arrived at the head of hte
canyon we unhitched, and each taking
horse proceeded up the "drag road, -
through thick brush and timber, to a
point about half mile from where
we left the wagon. There the logs
were lying. having been cut down
and then cut up some timo before
AS we secured enough for the first
drag" my kind employer pointed
out two logs that he watued me q
come back and get, to finish the
wagon load. Right there is where
my spirits went way down below
zero. | startled at every sound, even
while close to him, and TO think OF
coming up there alone VOL, "scat
my!" as David Harum would have
said; but i had it to do. The logs
were not very large nor heavy, neither
was | a very large nor heavy thirteen
-year-old boy. Not knowing how &c
fasten the chain properly, could
not keep the logs together; one would
slip out. and before could stop the
horse, ON the steep hillside, would
DO far in the rear. / would then
have to "hand spike it down to H.
companion, only TO have the mis-
fortune re occur. ! was long time
getting those logs down TO tho wagon,
aud for the delay received a scoring
that hurt worse than my scratched
and bleeding hands and feet.
While going down tho canyon The
brake broke, and we went at O
terrific speed down q steep hill, at the
bottom of which ran creek, spannec
by bridge OF lose slabs. These CAV,
way and threw the horses into the
torrent, one of them being com.
pletaly submerged and unable tc
move. Before the frightened driver
could move or say a word, | was il
tho icy stream, holding tho drowning
animals head above water. Tn,
man soon recovered himself suflci-
emily to try TO unloosen tho harness
but the tugs were so taut that e.,
couldn't bldge them suggestoJ
that be cut one tug, but he woaldn'
do IL, and it was some time before
| was released from my cold auc
perlous position. II Was late a
night when we got home and wa
wet, tired, hungry and sore frcn
head to foot, but had earned enough
money to 60 TO the circus.
i didn't go to get my pay until th'
day before l needed IL for the show
lie said ho didu't know bow he cou!l
pay me just then Mother" h
drawled out, "haye you amy bate
or eggs you could sell to pay this DO!