West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-21

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man grlpped them We're wet with the
blood of his torn palms. Steve's knees.
arms and head We're trembling as II In
AN ague fit. He was all In physically.
but the Inner man arose strong above
defeat. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he
gaspcd. "I-kept-him-for your
/ yelled 20 him 10 hold hard for one
second. took n running jump and land
ed on Mr.. Bucks flank with both feet.
II was something OF n shock. over
went deer. man and boy. l was on my
pins I'm n jiffy. snapped the moose over
the deer's hind legs, tangled Him up
anyhow In the rest of the RATA and
snubbed him TO tho nearest tree. Then
Steve got up and walked away 10
where he could be III with comfort.
And he was good and sick.
When he felt better he arose and
opened his knife. swearing that he
would slit that critters throat from ear
10 ear. but Steve, Jr.. who before this
had arrived on the scene, pleaded so
hard for the life OF the pet that big
Steve relented and Mr.. Billy Buck was
saved for further mischief.
That afternoon two OF us rode out
and roped him. spreading him be-
tween us as we dragged him home.
He fought every step OF the way. My
companion, n hot headed Montana boy,
was for killing him n half dozen times.
However. feeling that the deer had
vindicated me, / had n pride IN him
and kept him for n timely end. We
turned him loose In n corral with n
blooded bull calf, some milk COWS,
work steers and other tame animals.
And 1 bet you he has 'em ali chew
Ing the rag inside of twenty-four
hours" said my companion.
That night Steve made ample amend
for his former mlrth. Indeed, he prais-
ed my %neetness IL promptness Of nc
ton so highly that 1 was seized by
an access OF modesty as unexpected
as II was disorganizing.
The next day Steve stood on the roof
of h shed at the end OF Billy Bucks
corral. Suddenly he Strengthened up
and waved his hat. Deer and bull
hghtV he called. Come a-running,
everybody We dropped u labors
and sprlnted for the corral. there to
sit upon the she'd and watch the COM
bat. Steve didn't know what began the
trouble, but when 1 got there the
young bull was facing the deer, his
head down, blowing the dust in twin
clouds before him, hooking the dirt
over his back in regular lighting bull
fashion and mon saying, "Bh-ur-ur-
ooor!' in an adolescent BASS profundo.
most ridlculously broken by streaks of
soprano. When these shrlll notes oc-
CURED the little bull rolled his eyes
around as much as to say, who did
thatT' and we, swinging our legs on
the shed roof. laughed gleefully and
encouraged him to sail In.
The bull, having gone through the
preliminaries OF his code, cooked his
tail straight in the air and charged.
III buck waited until he was within
three feet; then he shot sideways and
shot back again, his antlers beating
with a drumstick sound on the bulls
ribs. "Baw-aw!" said the bull. Prob
ably hat hurt.
Again bull faced buck. This time the
bovine eye wore a look of troubled
wonderment, while one could mark an
evil grin beneath the twitchlng nose
or his antagonist. and his bleat had
changed TO a tone which recalled the
pointing finger and unwritable "H'nh-
Ia" that greets misfortune In child
hood. Il told you sou 1t said. The
Dull however, Is an animal not easily
discouraged. Once more he lowered
his foolish head and braved forth like
n locomotive.
But 1t would take too long to tell ell
the things Billy Buck did to that bull.
He simply walked all over him and
jaDbed n raked and poked. Away
went the bull, his erstwhlle proudly
erect tail slowed sideways In token Of
struck colors, a sign OF surrender dis
regarded by his enemy, who thought
the giving OF signals to cease hghtinR a
p~rerogative of his Office. Away went
the old cows and the work steers md
the horses In a laundering circuit OF
the corral, the horned stock bawllng In
terror and Billy Buck boosting every
one Of them lmpartially. We cheered
him.
Cad, I'm glad I didn't,slit his wind
piper said Steve. He's n corkerTp
Billy drove his circus parade around
about six times before his proud soul
was satisfied. Then he took the center
OF the ring and beloved a chant OF
victory I'm a fuller voice than he had
given before, while the other brutes.
gathered by the fence. looked at him In
stupefactlon.
Only nee more did Billy Buck figure
In history before he left US for a larger
field In town, and on this occasion. for
the first and last time IN his career. he
got the worst Of Il.
a Ion InJun came to the ranch. a
very tall, grave man. clad In comic pic.
ture clothes. a battered high hat sur
mounted his block Of midnight hair.
and n cutaway coat belt for n man
much smaller around the chest held
MS torso I'm bondage. As 70 was warm
on the day he arrived. he had discard
cd his trousers. a breech clout wa
plenty leg gear. he thought He bore a
letter Of accommodation from a white
friend.
Plenty good letter" said he as he
handed the mlssive over. I read Il
aloud for the benefit OF the assembled
ranch.
tran.
This is Jrmmy-Htthe-Botue. the worst
spfeimfu % "a bad tribe. He will steal
anything BE- can uft. II Dc knew there
was such a. thing az q cemetery. he'd
wax hf'y miles % rob g. Any citizen
NlsninE % do his country % service will
A-nDiy nit him on the head with an az.
JACK FORsYTHE.
PLENTY good letter. cried the In.
Jun. his face beaming with pride.
] coughed and said It was indeed
vigorous Steve and the boys ned the
scene Now we knew that Jimmy
wos o good injun or he wouldn't have
bad irffrr M ali Thaf U-oaf orovo