The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-07

he replied, was while in Naples. A rid
ing contest was held there while we were
in the city. and the natives tried TO ride
riding contest are that the rider must sit
straight on the horse. keep both feet in the
stirrups and not touch the bride with his
hands. The way IL was conducted was
that they furnished the horses for US to ride
and we gave them our horses.
I'VE let them try Jubilee, one Of the
faVorite horses Of the COlOnePs. He was a
little. stocky-built black pure-bred animal.
He as gentle a child to get on, but
as soon as you were in the saddle the way
Italians would no more than get on him
before they would be off. They couldn [
begin to stay with him, and wanted to
throw him down and chain him, but this
the old man would not permit.
Finally, when IL came time for us TO
ride, they brought in herd OF wild horses
just of the plains, not one of which had
ever had a halter on, let alone anything
like a bride and saddle. Well we corralled
them. got brides and saddles on them and
the cowboys rode them all right. They
were the easiest thing that we struck.
Those wild horses could not begin to throw
our men. This made the natives so mad
that they seized Jubilee and were going
10 throw him and chain him: but this we
would not allow, and things looked as
though there was going to be trouble for
a while, but the Italians thought better
of IT and withdrew
Jubilee was the hest horse i ever saw.
He was with the show until he\was twen-
ty-Six years old, and then the Colonel gave
him to some man that wanted him and who
promised to give him the best of care; and
you can rest assured that the man did give
him good care. Colonel Cody would have
never let him have the horse If he had
not been certain on that point. for he was
a man who loved horses and always in
sisted on their having the best of care, and
there was nothing too good for them ir his
estimation. Horses had been his constant
companions and he knew them few
other men know the animal.
A KINGS JOKE.
Mr.. Reedy likes 10 talk of Colonel Cody
and related this incident:
while we were in London Colonel Cody
drove the stage coach through the streets.
There were seated in it four kings, and on
the seat with him was the Prince of Wales,
who is now King Edward VII. After the
ride. just as they were all going to dis
mount, the prince said: We'll, colonel.
you don't often hold hand like this, with
four kings
No, replied the colonel, four kings
and a royal joker are certainly a rare
hand
'.That little incident illustrates the fact
that the colonel was always ready with an
answer, no matter What was said 20 him.
The Indians, when in Rome, all went to
the Vatican and were blessed by the Pope.
That was very odd and at the same time
interesting sight.
When Reedy can be got to talk about In
dians, he is at his ease. for he has made a
study of these people. He has been sc
closely associated with them that he has
had excellent opportunities in this regard
When asked about those who Travelled with
the show, he said:
Indians like road work that is, to trave
with a show, for they are naturally of q
rowing disposition, and going about seeing
new things and different people strikes
them just about right. And it is for this