Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-13
SEEMED TO LITERALLY LIFT IT.

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possible to guide them with the bit.
By the same token | knew that il they
1t would be said that they would never
work singly. or vice versa. So, when
l ordered the harness, | ordered both
a single and a double set, and when
/ ordered a cart, it was one on which
a pair of shafts and a pole were inter
changeable.
When the harness arrived, | thought
it would be best to try one of the
young buffaloes at a time in single
harness at first. The cart was not
ready at that time, and of course |
should not have used it il it had been.
First of all, | led the victim to "A
tree, and, having secured him with d
rope and halter, | proceeded, with the
help OF an assistant, to put on the
harness. Goodness, how that buffalo
did kick! He not only kicked hard
and often. but remarkably straight as
well, and we had to move with consid-
cradle agility to prevent his planting
his feet on us ever oftener than he
did. But at last the deed was done
the harness on his back, the bride on
his head and the bit in his mouth.
Then, while | took a firm hold on the
reins, my assistant united him. What
did he do? Well, to be frank, he
didn't do a~nything-at first. He stood
quite steady in his tracks, and a slight
oDr1ioottnn sc fbo uFhfn 1iI not ra,,,
to even change his trend of thought.
l applied it a bit harder, and he gave
me his attention. He deliberately lay
down, as though he'd been trained to
do just that thing. | tried all kinds of
persuasion, but evidently he had no in
tention of getting up. and might have
gone to sleep If | had not thought of
a certain way to move him. While ]
do not consider myself in any sense a
good mimic of wild animals, | am
rather proud of my imitation of the
screeeh of a wildcat. Not long Z
hid in a wildcat cave which l knew
was to be explored by a hunting party
at precisely the right moment, | STAN
peded the party. and incidentally came
rather near getting shot for my folly.
Going close to the PROSTATE buffalo,
now gave that sereech, and the effect
was magical. The %youngster was on
his feet in a wink, and almost before
I could get a good grip on the relns
he was going up the road, believing at
every leap. l ran, too, for | had to,
but very soon I drew him in, and
with the exception of a few balks from
time to time, he went for three miles.
Next day we put the harness on the
I other little bull. and took him out for
his first trial. His disposition proved
to be quite different from that of his
mate, for he never lay down, but
sprang away the moment he was given
his head, kicking, buek-jumping, bel
lowing and snorting, until it seemed
that he would be obliged to stop
from sheer exhaustion. He kept 1t up
until his sides heaved and his tongue
hung out Of his mouth six inches. but
| managed to keep his head pointed
away from home, and gradually he be-
came more quiet. But only for a min
ute or two at a time, n then away
he would go, kicking and bucking as
before. I dared not take him more
than a mile ON the road. for fear he
might iniure himself in his struggles,
so | turned him homeward. 1t was a
circus all the way to the house, but
when he came opposite his W gate
he stopped, let me take the harness
off without a fuss. and began to nibble
grass as soon as he trotted into the
pasture.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
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