The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-01
BRONCH0 WAS A POINTER.
Made Stands for Birds, Jack Rabbits
and Even Fish in CAL
ifoIuia.

Speaking Of birds Baltimore
travelling man said the other day to a
Baltimore sun man, while / was down
m North Carolina last month heard
If a unique same that was put up on
an unsuspeetiEg Eugllshman. Sir
Charles Somebody, while he was on a
visit tC California, by a couple OF gen
,leman who were helping to enlarge
ais mental horizon
Judge Pierce OF San Francisco told
the Story one day to s0me OF us while
we were enjoying the glorious view
from the big porches a Battery park
AT Asheyille. One of the No@ea Caro-
.iuiaHa present happened 10 say some
thing about hunting for birds on
horse back
That's a novel idea, said the
Judge; then, turning to his wife he
added, with twinking eyes, / wonder
il anybody here has ever hunted on a
Dr0ncbo?
We do that ont in California some
times, he went on, but you've cot to
know your broncho pretty wei to
make a success OF il.
one OF the lawyers who had an
office near mine when | was practlcing
my profession in southern California
had just such a broncho, and one day
when be had visiting Englshman in
tow-Str Charles Something-or-other
he took Sir Charles out ami gave
MIN this broncho to ride The Eng
lishman was tremendously interested
N everything American. and believed
everything that was told him.
In the course Of the ride the Eng
iishman happened 10 prick The broncho
pretty hard. and down went his steed
on his knees. The American, mean
while. had caught sight of a convey Of !
birds, and. being something OF a wag, /
be soothed the startled Euglishman ty 4
telling him tEat the broncho was a /
most Intelligent creature could even /
poinr al birds, and doubtless there /
were some in the neighborhood, In /
proof Of his assertions the birds iustI
then came into sight and Sir Charles
said: Fanny, how remarkable"
~ little farther on my friend es-
pied a jackrabbt he quietly touched
the Engllshmans broncho, and dow1
he went again. The broncho was not
an ordinary bird pointer he told Sir
Charles. but even pointed AT jacbrab- i
bits. Maybe there was one near And
again his words were confirmed by the
game jumping into view.
""TIis was more than the English
man had expected of American beas g
and he begged my friend to sell him
his wonderfully sagacious animal Ny
friend finally consented, but only on
condition that Sir Charles would re-
urn the animal and get his mon-y
back il he were not entirely satisfied.
\ Few days later, glancing out Of
ny window. ! saw Sir Charles. $oki7e
IS thoJ gh he had just come ont Of a
hower bath, come along the street
eadiag that broncho. We hurried ont
% The door TO meet him, and he told
lis ;aie of woe. he could not get used
o he broncho's peculiar ways. he
aid and had come TO claim ny
rieni's promise to take him back
gain. Il was all rieht-mOst saga
ious Of the beast 10 point at birds and
acbrahbiis. but just little while be-
ore ~ had been fJrding a stream
nd when they reached the middle
own went the broncho. Now. why
vas that?
Ny friend was deeply grievei AZ K
he occurrence and blamed il all cn
ims-f He told Sir Charles that ne
houli nave warned him before. but
% bad forgotten 20 do 80. The bron-
no was an all-rouHd pointer. lie NOT
My POINTED for birds and jackrabbi-s +
ut for fish too, sir Charles said e
FANCY" and relin9uished his cia'u
% the wonderful American beast witt 9
pparent regret" +