The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-13

| Fig Ben's forebodings were justified, but
tnsz IL would have been well to capture
lhs. dig Wether earlier before Ben HIM
SER had become practically tired out
Ben went after the sheep with all tho
SSnergy In the world, graphing him firmly
attempting to rush him suddenly TO the
waters edge
Bua! Baa! Baa" remarked the weth-
er' bracing his feet firmly and trying to
back away.
The Sousing of Big Ben.
-" Con ding ye" painted Ben-that was
gripping the harder Then there was a
brler period OF struggle between long
lank, tired Ben and the frightened, ner-
Eous, obstinate wether. In the struggle
Ben and the sheep gradually changed
places, till at last the sheep had Ben
backed squarely against the fence and
clearly on the offensive. while Ben was
on the defensive BY this time the sheep
washers were out of work and calling
loudly for the wether to wash.
Suddenly there was an ominous,
cracking sound. the part OF tho fence
against which the wether was pressing
Ben swaycd with the pressure, and then
gave way
Then there was grand mlx-up of the
maddened wcther and desperate Big Ben,
Flat on his back he threw his long arms
around the wether's neck and hung on for
dear life, the wether 'baalng OCCASION
ally and Ben repeating his customary
again Presently, but not till after the
wcther had dragged him out OF the fold
Ben struggled To his feet, still clinglng
TO the wether, and tried TO pull or push
him back into tho fold, but unSuccess-
fully. They were already on pretty high
ground, for the fold reached up the hill
nearly to the brink OF the littlo water
fall which fed 1t. and somewhow in their
struggles they worked nearer and nearer
to II constantly.
Tho catastrophe came after only a
minute or two. Still struggling with the
wether, Big Ben. who was steadily be-
Ing pushed backward by the beast, STUN
bled over stone at the very edge OF the
fall BY this time the washers were
dancing up and down In the water with
delight and laughing fit to kill at Bens
predicament, Ben. his eyes fairly bulg-
ing out OF his head. gave ono despairine
yelP and then over went both heavy
wether and lank Ben. You mover saw a
more confused COnSlomeration or long
swinging arms and legs and struggling.
wrlgghnS sheep I'm your life as they foil
souslnG into the pool together ker- splash
right on top OF the two sheep washers.
lhen there was a greater commotion
IN me water hole than there had been
IN all the day Of strenuous sheep wash
ING; Wether. Ben and washers, who
hadnt foreseen what was to happen and
so hadn't got out of the way all noun-
dered about together the washers using
vastly stronger language than Ben had
command of when they finally emerged
from the general and very damp melee
which cnsucd
As for Bon, when he had finally dis
engaged himself. all red painting and en-
hauSted. from tho water the wether and
the washers, and wet to the very crown
OF his head. ho shook himself and emitted !
string OF cXplctives. new to him bur |
very common In the neighborhood;
BeeswaX, Jimminetta, Pete PersIp- |
pany, Goldfish and Mackcrcl! - is what |
he said while the others screamed with |
unholy joy wen
Shearer With a Temper.
There wasn't any more sheep wash
ms that day for this reason: all The !
ShGep In the fold had escaped through the |
mole made In the fence by Big Ben nnd |
INC wether, for though I'd been told vo
CsilerousIy to keep them sheep from git
m YIN CUT had devoted all my time and
fortune 30 H'" MS
But my time was coming, l arrived
OH OH the nrst day OF the sheep shearing.
"hlch came little later, tho shearipg