The indicator., 1904-09-03

urtle animal. with more white In mis-
eye than l cared to see. Altogether. [
oid not draw toward him. Nor did he
to me. apparently. For as took him
BY the bride he snorted and sidled
about with great swlftncss and stood
racing me with his feet planted firmly
IN front OF him as If prepared to re-
Ject overtures of any kind socver. l
tried to approach him with soothing
words, but he perslstently backed away
until we stood looking at each other
at the utmost distance OF his out.
stretched neck and my outsSretched
arm.
At this point Jack came to my assist
ance, got the pony by the other side OF
the bride and held him fast till got
into position to mount. Taking a firm
grip of the horn of the Mexican saddle,
threw my leg over his back. The
next instant | was flying over his head.
Ny only emotion was one of surprise.
the thing was SO unexpected. had
fancied myself fair rider, having had
experience of farmers colts of divers
kinds, but this was something quite
nsw. The half breed stood looking on,
mildly Interested; Jack was smiling,
bat the boy was grinning with delight
It'll tnke the little BEAST said Jack.
But the grinning boy braccd me up and
l replied as carelessly as my shaking
voice would allow:
"Oh, I guess I'll manage him." nnd
once more got into position. But nc
sooner had / got into the saddle than
the pony sprang straight up into the
air and lit with his back curved into o
bow. his four legs gathered together
and so absolutely rigid that the shock
made my teeth rattle. 1t was my first
experience of "bucklng." Then the lit.
tie brute went seriously to work 10 get
rid of the rustling. Mapping thing on
his back. He would back steadily fol
some seconds. then, with two OF three
forward plunecs. he would stop as if
shot and spring straight into the upper
air, lighting with back curved and legs
rigid as iron Then he would walk on
his hind legs for few stops. then
throw himself with amazing rapldity
W bll' Nlh' Alll hENii llN't'h lt biith
with vicious diligence.
"Stick 10 hlm!' yelled Jack through
shouts OF laughter. You'll make him
Eck before long,
l remembcr thinking that unless his
insides were somewhat more delicntely
organized than his external appearance
would lead one to suppose the chances
a.. At l.. 1T tI,a
last to succumb to sickness. To make
matters worse. wilder jump than
ordinary threw my cape up over my
head, so that | was In complete dark.
ness. And now he had me at his mercy,
and he knew no pity. He kicked and
plunged and reared and bucked, now
on his front legs. now on his hind legs
often on his knees, while in darkness
could only cling to the horn Of the sad
die.
At last, In one of the CLEANS Of light
that penetrated the folds of my envel-
oping cape, found that the horn had
slipped to his side, so the next time he
came to his knees threw myself off.
I am anxious to make this point clear,
for from the expression of triumph on
the face of the grinning boy and bis
encomiums of the pony gathered that
be scored win for the cayuse. With.
out pause that little brute continued
Tor some seconds to buck and plunge
even after my dismountlng as If he
Were some piece of mechanism thar
must run down before It could stop.
By this time I was sick enough and
badly shaken in my nerve, but the tri-