Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-12-17

W WOih was hhllDAuOurs
II had planted some corn, an that's
all that ever happened to that corn
SO one day was tryin' to coax II out
of the ground, II being that reluctant
an shy an backward that II was
ashamed TO show its face in Kansas
An | don't blame it-so | dug up
some OF II to see II II was still there
It was For allI know, it's there
yet. Anyhow. never saw hair or
hide of Il.
Anyway | was out where the corn
could be II Il had a mind, whin me
brother came runnin' up from an
other part of me sumptuous estate.
He was excited. an his eyes was
sparklin' an knew there must be
something doin'.
Perhaps, says |, to meself. | says,
perhaps he has discovered n blade OF
corn says. I dunno Yer see was
prepared Of anything.
Sunset says he, pantin', an his
eyes afire, there's something over
there beyant the hillock says he.
that looks like cross between a COW
an rhinoceros.' he says.
Pooh, pooh. says L Me lad.
yer've bin drinkin',' says, airily. It's
the hoss,' says.
"'Yer burned fool says he. I was
plowin' the boss whin II came along.
he says, an the boss h'isted his tail
an wint to glory. plow an ALL says
he, an | reckin be this time he's
plowed a furrow all the way to Gin
cinnati, he says.
Then saw as how II behooved me
to get up an open a Jackpot or
something. for that hoss stood be-
tween me an starvation. II the claim
didn't develop l might have TO eat
that hoss. So / scuttied across with
me brother to get a look. Be the
shades of St. Patrick II was a buffalo
"a buffalo with bun all over him
He was chewin' up all me tomato
vines-thim vines had raised be
hand, as 1t were, an considered me
brothers and sisters.
"'Shoo,' says I, to the buffalo. 'Shoo.
l says. or I'll come over there an
kick a hole in YER says I.
He looked up at me with me to
mato vines a-meanderin' out OF his
mouth, an snorted. II didn't fall
dead. the Lord knows IL wasn't be-
cause wasn't expectin' to. Never
having had any speakin' acquaintance
with a buffalo, l didn't know wheth
er he'd bite or kick or swally me
alive, or what, any one or which.
Let me kill him. says me brother
Sure. says I. Me lad. II yei
think yer can kill him. wade in an
take holt says.
with the shotgun says m,
brother.
We'll. says I. beginnin' to re
cover me jaunty air, for l was {
reglar divil thin days. Well says
yer go git the gun while watch him
But | says, I think It might be
good idea to catch him an tame him
says. He looks like he might h,
able to yank plow.' says I. from
Monday to Mississippi I says.
"'Do yer know anything about bui
faloesT says me brother.
"'Me lad says I. 4 know all abou
thim.' says. They're as harmless
as Kittens says I. II yer tie then
somewhere an climb a tree says
Yer go get the gun.' says.
And he wint, leavin' me alone Il
the middle Of a large prairie. with
buffalo. II that fellow had starte,
at me I wouldn't have touched any
thing but the high places. Subse
even touch thin, but-anyhow h
didn't know 1t. Reminder. | had neve
seen a buffalo before. didn't know
his capabilities at all, at all. thinl
was a brave man.
"Whin me brother had gone, tn,
buffalo took one long squint at me
an thin returned to me tomato vines
II was fine lunch he was havin
He was eatin me heart out. So cas-
ually l SHE'D a stone. He looked a
me, astonished like. chewed up hi
last mouthful. took long breath, an
started for me. had just backed vi
to get a good start for distance race
whin me brother appeared over tn
hillock an fired the gun.
The buffalo got a charge of blr'
shot in his hind quarters, an h,
turned tail an wint away from ther,
bellowin' scandalous. He was in
hurry, an his language was that oh
scene an indecent that | was shocke'
for me brothers sake. II was worse'l
political speaker
Charge says | to me brother
With the buffalo goin' the other way
I'felt like Napoleon.
Charge yerself,' says me brother
or wait till get the gun loaded h,
says. The gun was a muzzle loade
-one Of thin guns which II yer didn'
kill what yer shot at the first crack
1t would come up an bite yer in tn,
face while yer were reloadin'. II wa
a grand gun. ! never shot anything
with It but a prairie dog. an misse,
| hin,