The Glenwood post., 1904-03-26
MISS JONES AND !
Some Tips on the Antics of
d BuCking BronCho
BY X. NJ. FISIIBACk.
CONTINUED from last week.

cles | brought into play would cause
a fresh pain. Counting one bruise
for the time | st uck the ground, and
the balance for the times Miss Jones
struck the ground while / was cling
ing to the saddle, but why go into
any accurate summing up. There
were enough bruises to make me feel
sorry | had stayed On over so many
hurdles.
The long ride that day was finished
on her with no further mishap. l
continued to ride her at intervals and
when my ranch location was decided
on l went into camp with Miss Jones
as my only comp Mon.
One of my first duties was shaking
fire wood. Miss Jones was very
strong but for time | mstrusted her
conduct in dragging anything by the
horn of the saddle and did this work
myself
Finally, when l wanted some quak-
ing asp saplings to make bedstead
of, | concluded to press her into ser
vice. She dragged bundle of them
very well until the path led through
swamp where there was high grass
and concealed stumps. The bundle
'hung up on one of these stumps
and before could cast loose from the
horn of the saddle there was some
thing doing. | did manage to free
the rope from the saddle but in doing
it | lost both reins. Riding with
divided reins has its disadvantages
as well as its advantages. In this
case might have held them had they
been tied together. AS it was Miss
Jones seemed to recognize that the
signs were right for jumping hurdles
and lost no time in going at the sport
with great vigor.
Back out of the swamp she carried
me while clawed diligently for the
saddle horn and the ''fraid strap "
had secured some pretty good hold
Just what it was escapes my MEM
ory for the next moment l was ludely
brushed off in the quaklng asp thicket
through which Miss Jones still con
tinued to jump hurdles. In some
what dazed condition, l caught her
and led her to the stable.
My head was bleeding from some
bump had got in the thicket re-
membereI some sewing | had in hand
at the cabin. l thought to resume it
and in that tranquil labor collect my
scattered faculties and endeavor to
recollect where | had left the axe and
my coat. The sewing was long, as
all bachelors know who have whip
stitched twenty five or thirty feet of
ticking for a bed. l had sewed some
ten or fifteen feet when the location
of the axe and coat dawned upon me
That was in September and it
was not till the following July that
Miss Jones and l had another argu
ment. l shall only touch upon it
lightly. 1t would be egotism to say
that it was of any moment, inasmuch
as | got the best of it. Miss Jones
would not have entered into it of her
own accord for it is against her prin-
ciples to argue much with rider
who has firm grip on the fraid strap
and good pair of spurs.
In this case | rather ver-insisted
that she take the trail | chose She
lost her head for the moment and did
few downhill stunts. | know she
was ashamed of her performance.
But taking it all in all, she need not
have been, for | am free to confess
that | had about as lief been thrown
off as receive the terrible jolting she
gave me. And, at any rate, she has
way the best of the series up to date,
for out of four events she has scored
three times. The first of these events
was in July, the next in August, and
the last, and don't know but that it
will be the final one, in November.
When think of the objectionable
advantage Miss Jones took of me in
this last occasion, it almost comes in
my heart to renounce her My old
German friend and neighbor - on
whose account it was | got this last
throw-warns me, You not ride her
any more! Sne not true! She get
you in place some time and kill
you"
/ had gone to town after bacon and
other supplies needed during the time
white meated trout, grouse and deer
were out of season. While had not
followed all my different doctor or
ders, - l had lived largely on game.
When caught trout, though, | did
not throw it back because it had
salmon colored meat. had made
several hunts in snow waist deep but
did not seem to get my surfaces
chilled.
IT was not until returning from