The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-23

piuLSt 4lto group or SaEilhSS' NAe1S it lay still as though completely tired out The calves sped on for little while, but as the pace was hot, and as the noise which had urged them to it had ceased, they soon slowed down and allowed me to overtake them and pick up the reins.
 Next day the cart went back to the shop for repairs, and l, wiser than l had been, hitched the calves to a heavy stone-boat. and made them drag it for three miles along the country roads, When they got home they were tired, but they had learnec 70 throw their weight into a yoke and pull load without getting excited about 1t, They had also learned that when they got leg over the rope by which they drew their load, it was more comfort able to lift that leg back again, than to go on pulling with the rope saving against the skin. A few more lessons of this kind, and I felt that they were ready for another trial in the cart. which in the meantime had been re- turned, with a new pair of shafts and pole
 I was now very willing to make plenty of allowance for the strength of my team, and I was determined that it should not run away again. In the first place, the habit was a very bad one for the calves, and in the next place, if, while running away on Q narrow country road they should hap pen to meet a cart or carriage, it might not be bad for the calves alone. So before hitching them up, l secured the stone-boat to the axle of the cart, with chain. Then put on the yoke and the bridles and taking a firm hold of the reins, I turned the heads of the calves up the road. Forward they plunged, bent on running clean away with the noisy, pumping cart, but they had not gone three yards, when their speed was considerably slackened by the weight of the stone-boat which now began to drag heavily behind. For minute or two the buffaloes persist ed in trying to gallop, but the load was too great, and they seemed. glad to slow down and drag their burden slowly. When they had gone about half g. mile, I threw off the chain which held the. stone-boat, and jump ing quickly to the seat of the cart, set the brake with my foot almost before the calves knew that a. change had taken place. With brake and bit held them in until we reached q level piece of road along which had a clear view for half a mile, Then took my foot off the brake and gave the imps their heads. Away they raced with their heads down and their tails in the air and let them go and enjoyed the sensation. The rat ting of the cart urged them on, but I did not make a move of any kind until We began to approach the crest of hill, down which it would not have been wise to let them run. So + was down brakes and a steady pull on the reins until the calves slowed to a trot, then to a walk, and I had a working team of buffalo calves, perhaps the only one in the world, really under control for the first time, and very convincing bit of evidence that the buffalo may be domesticated and added to our list of draught animals. So con | fident was I that they would give practically no further trouble, that l drove them down some of the steepest hills to be found hereab bouts, and call l ed on several of my netghbors, wht | had broken young steers themselves
 and were judges of such matters. Ever
 those who had been skeptical of the outcome of this experiment were most l generous in their praise of the appear. i ance and behavior of the young buff 1 faloes. and I confess rather admired E the cut of the little devils myself. ] ! drove them down to Meriden (N. H.)
 right through the main street, stopped at the post office for my mail and | drove away, reading my letters, as i though I were driving I family horse
 instead of a team of buffaloes whc
 were getting their first glimpse et real service. And who should I meet but my friend the editor who. five
 months before, had gone over Croydon
 Mountain with me to help to photo graph the infant buffaloes before they 1 were taken from their mothers in Croy.
 don Park. The meeting was a happy one, since he had been the first to help
 me with the work of tanning the calves |