The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-01

calves didn't see things just that way
 They raced from point to point, jumping slap into the fence until it seemed that they must surely break their necks, and did about every mor- tai thilg except go into the crates. So 1t was decided that they should be caught by hand. Four of the strongest men on the place. beside myself, en- tered the pen, and then the real work began. The calves were pretty tired by this time, and their tongues were loll- ing far out Of their mouths but they were conquered not one little bit. Every now and then, one of them would come at full speed, catch a man below his waist line, and send him to the dust. Presently one of the little scamps came past me, and crashed right into the board fence, and fell at my feet. I thought that he had Killed himself, but instinctively I threw myself upon him. He was only slightly stunned, and the next instant he was on his feet. and I was off mine. I could not have held him for ten seconds, had not two big fellows came up and thrown their arms around him. He kicked, butted and plunged, until it seemed that he might get away, in spite of us all, but one seized his fore legs, another his hind legs, and the third took h;:o around the body. When he found that he was really 8 captive, he opened his mouth and bawi- ed with all his might, and the cows in the next enclosure answered him at once, and ground their heads against the fence until we feared it might give way We prayed that 1t would hold; we knew what happen if it didn't, The three of us finally got the calf into deer crate, and in the meantime the other two men had captured another. When the second one was put into the crate, there was a fight at once, and the two little things butted one an- other vigorously on general principles, A little later another crate had two occupants, and we left them to quiet down, before they were taken over Croyden Mountain to Sunset Ridge.''
 Early in the afternoon. I started for home, leaving Morrison to follow with the calves over longer but easier route. He arrived at 9 o'clock at night, and I went out to meet him with a lantern. First thing, he asked to in- spect the quarters intended for the buffalees. took him into the barn and showed him a pen which the car penters had made to hold -four calves" He didn't say much. but I could see that he didn't approve of the pen. He called for some boards, and raised the sides of the pen more than a foot, or until they were over five feet high all round, Then he examined the doors of the pen and strengthened them con- siderably. For upwards of an hour. he examined and worked before he pro- nounced the place strong enough to hold buffalo calf, and then we brought up one of the crates, and placed the end near the door of the pen. As we raised the sliding door of the crate, two dark forms shot out on the barn floor.,aix e4 s
 They arched their backs like angry cats, erected their short tails, and snorting angrily, plunged forward and madIy bHtted their enw shadows, which the lantern threw upon the walls of the barn. When they ealmed down lit- tie, we let out the other two, and for five minutes there wss . battle royal. each calf putting at every other which came anywhere near him. s.rs
 Of course, was anxious to become acquainted with my new charges as soon as possible so into the pen went but they would not let me get any where near them, and dashed around the walls a frenzy. Then I remem- bered that when deer, however wild are driven into asdark room, one may ap- uroach them fearlessly, and I had the barn darkened and went into the pen again. For a minute all was silent, as groped about trying to find a calf one of them found me. I forget just where he hit me, but remember that the spot was sore for some time afterwards Then from quite another direction I re- eeived a stinging blow, and before I knew 1t the entire quartet had got the range, and, as the boys say were "put- ting it all over me-" attempted to re- treat in good order, but parting shot laid me flat on the barn floor and after that the retreat became rout. then retired for the night with the deter minination of thinking out a fresh plan of campaign for the morrow.
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 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
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