The Marshall republican., 1906-04-06

should wear my macintosh. This gar.
ment was quite new and bnd'n loose
cnpc which ruslled rs ! moved toward
my cayuse. lie was nm ugly looking
little animal. with more white In his
eye than I cared TO gee. Altogether. I
did not draw toward him. Nor did lie
to me. apparently. For as ! took him
Ivy the bride he snOrted aud sidled
about with great swiftncss and stood
facing me with his feet planted firmly
In front NJ him ms II prepared 10 re-
ject overturcs NJ any kind soeyer.
tried 10 approach him with soothing
words. but he pcrsistently backed away
until we stood looking ut each other
at the utmost distance OF his ont.
stretched neck and my outstretched
arm.
At this point Jack came 10 my assist.
ance. got tho pony by the other side OF
the bride and held him fast I'LL | got
Into position 20 mount. Taking n firm
grip of the horn NJ the Mexican saddle.
! threw my leg over his back. The
next instant I was flying over his head.
My only emotion was one Of surprise.
the thing was 10 unexpected. had
fancied myself n fair rider. having had
experience Of farmers colts OF divers
kinds. hut this was something quite
new. The half breed stood looking on.
mildly Interested: Jack was smiling.
but the boy was grlnnlng, with delight.
"i'l take the little beast" said JACK.
But the %grinnlng boy brncpd ne M ard
! replied Ms carclcssly as my shaking
voice would allow:
"Oh. ] guess I'll manage him." and
once more got Into position. But no
sooner had ! got into the saddle than
the pony sprHng straight up into the
air and III with his back curved into n
bow. his four legs gathered together
mud No absolutely rigid that The shock
made my teeth rattle. II was my frat
experience Of "bucking." Then the III.
tie brute went seriously Ia vol 10 got
rid Of the rusilIng. lnpping thing on
his back. lie would back steadily for
some seconds. then. with two or three
forward plunges. he would stop ~ II
shot and sprln. straight Into the upp r
air. lighting with bnck curved nnd lc.s
rigid ns iron. Then he would walk on
his hind legs for n few steps. then
throw himself with amazing rarid,ty
TO n side and again proceed TO buck
with vicious diligence.
stick 10 him. yelled Jack through
shouts Of laughter. You'll make him
sick before long!'
l remember thinking that unless his
insldcs were somewhat more dciic1ta'y
organized than his external appearance
would lead M 10 suppose the chanc =
were that the little brute would be the
last TO snccumb 20 sickness. To make
matters worse. n wilder Jump than
ordinary threw my cape up over my
head, no that I was In complete dark.
ness. And now he had mo at Ills mercy.
and he knew no pity. lie kicked aud
plunged and reared and bucked. now
on his front legs, now on his hind legs.
often on Ills knees. while ! In darkness
could only cling 10 the horn Of the sad
die.
At last. In n OF the CLEANS 81 llg't
that penetrated the folds OF my cnvrl
oplng cape. ] found that the horn Il d
slipped to his side, so the next time he
came to his knees ! threw myself OF.
! am anxious to make this point claar.
for from the expression OF triumph on
the face OF the ~grinning boy ana his
encomiums OF the pony I gathered thnt
he scored a win for the cayuss. With.
out pause that little brute continued
for some seconds TO buck and plunge
even after my ~dIsmounting as II he
were some piece OF mechanism that
must run down before 1t could stop.
by this time I was sick enough and
badly shaken In my nerve. but the trl.