The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-11


dead tired. He was asked why he had
stayed 80 long, and replied that he had
had lot or trouble with the lambs,
but that he had finally succeeded In
getting all but two into the corral, but
TINT those two ran so fast that lie could
not catch them. The other cowboys con-
sidered this strange, as the lambs arc
not hard to drive. so they took n lantern
and went out to the corral. AS they
opened the door about score OF jack
rabbits dashed past them. Tho young
nobeman had mistaken jackrabbits for
lambs and had finally managed to get
them inside the Enclosure. I will not
vouch for the truth Of this story.
Pupil Farmers.
This young man wns a pupil farmer.
Scores OF such have been sent out from
England to the United States and Canada
to learn farming.
There are men who make regular
business OF drumming up such students.
They go to the rich families In different
parts of Great Britain, and persuade
them that there Is great money in ranch
ing and undertake to teach their sons
the business for consideration. The
boys are charged nll tho way from n
thousand dollars upward a year, for
their instruction, and In some cases
they are made to do tho dirty work, to
clean Up the stables, wash tho dishes
and labor early and late. AS soon as
they find out the deception they run off,
nut the money has been paid in advance,
and the agent always comes out ahead.
heard Of one young pupil farmer who
was mot the other day by a man who
knew him when he first arrived in Call
gary. He asked the boy how ho liked
the work and IL he was still studying.
Tho reply came quick.
II am not. chucked that Job six
months ago. and I now have two pupil
farmers myself
This same game was played In Iowa
and Minnesota by several Englishmen
come years ago. One of them brought
over large numbers OF boys at good
prices. He had games and amusements
to get money out OF their pockets, teach
Ing them to play polo and selling ponies
to them for the purpose. He made a
small fortune before his frauds were
discovered.
Peter Naisnith's Famous Race.
Speaking OF the young Englishman's
jack rabbits reminds mo of a story that
Peter Naismith, the manager OF the AL
berta Railway and Irrigation Company
VI lJetNDEluSe, tellS Oh MS experiences at
Frankalta, where ono of the Rocky NOUN
tains tipped over, buryins town and
killing large number OF people.
This mountain was 30 delicately poised
that an excavation at its foot caused It
to crack, and some millions Of tons OF
earth slid off. covering the railroad track
and changing the whole face Of the
country. The earth continued to rumble
for days, and people from all parts OF
the country came to see the great con-
vulsion OF nature. 1t was Just after the
disaster that Peter 4Saismith went up to
take look at the ruins. AS he stood
ir the midst OF them great grooming
came from below him, and 1t looked as
though second slide was about to
occur All OF the party ran for their
lives, and Naismith faster than any.
asked him II he were frightened. He
replied:
II should say was ran down that
mountain as though all the furies were
after me. Indeed. / ran so fast that one
of thee local papers said that on the way
overlook a Jack rabbit going at full
speed. and gave him kick, exclaming
as I did so:
Get out OF the way, blank you; and
let somebody run who can run"
When II Is remembered that jack
rabbit can outdistance the ordinary
horse the strength OF this remark is
apparent
A Gold Brick Story.