The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-10-28
The Honor of the Station

BY VIII HI. CglIvie.


came down the paddock, and the
clang of n slip rail dropped in place
told us that the black boy had yard
ed the horses.
-t as it worth it?" asked Hammond.
the bookkeeper, jingling his snaf-
fe against the veranda rost. "the
wlnds rising-irs going to rain
It'll be rotten show any way-is it
worth riding ten miles in the dark
for?"
oh, como on, Hammond; TO slack
Ing, you promised to come!" So we
rallied him through the dark.
In the end We all went 20 catch
our horses, David Wilson. the over
seer; Hammond, myself and Hughie
and Albert-two CO the boundary rid
ers.
So dark il was that tie piebald
mare struck the gate with her sroul-
der before HuShie realized that he
was near it; We rode through and
followed Davie in single file as he
picked up the tract on old MOSQUITO.
the clouds parted little, and 4 thin
wisp Of moon showed above the river
timber. Davie shook Mosquito into
a canter.
We could hear Hammond grum-
bling behind us as mis- old mare STUN
Died in the wheel tracts. but our lead
er caltsred on, humming bush
song; he had an eye lie a hawk,
and the perfect confidence in his
horse that exists only between the
superb norseman and his mount; be-
nine him we struggled along, trust
ing to luck. At last far ahead a
light twinkled, another and another,
and the township loomcd before US.
The lighted verandas of the hotels
were black with people.
Quite crowd" said Davie, cheer
lily, tapping his pipe bowl on the
pommel OF mis- saddle.
We drew rein in front of Donald
sons, and some one shouted from
the veranda, Here come the Mulga
boys,"
We stabbed our horses under n
brush shed behind the hotel, and
cianked along the boards in our trail
Ing spurs to minSle ir the crowd and
drink success to Grimthrope's Buck
Jump Show.
The walls of Donaldson's bar were
plastered with posters of magnifi-
cent black horse, bucking furiously
beneath wiry horseman, who smiled
down upon the barroom loafers, hat
In hand. Under this picture was
written:
STEAM ENGINE.
t1O to the Man Who Can Sit Him
For Two Minutes in
II Naked Saddle.
In little knots of two and three the
pushmen stood and drained their
glasses, and everywhere the talk was
or Grimthrope and his horses.
Il saw the show up in Rockhamp-
ton last year." said Daily Stevens,
the drover. "and, take it from NE,
the black horse can buck: he threw
Tour our best men one after the 9TH
er; there isn't chap in this Lachian
country that could follow him for
two bucks, and my moneys ready TO
back what say!"
Now then, you Mulga boys" said
some one, take him up; he's only
talking; those show horses are only
tricky; man who can ride can do
what he likes with en-"
Some of 'em can buck, some of
EN- can't" said Hughie, with a wise
shake of his head. Il want to see
this horse first"
well. let's get down to the show"
said Dave, linking his arm in mine;
come along, Billy"
In the township a steady stream
or people was pouring into the large
tent erected on vacant piece OF land
below Loughran's Hotel. AS we paid
our money at the door a gust of wind
shook the canvas, and a few heavy
drops began to fall.
} Our party took seats together, and
presently the show began. The first
part OF the program consisted of some
clever nigh Jumping by two gray
norses, and some trick riding by
Grimthrope's men; one of these
dressed as clown did some clever
Sumbling off a bucking pony, falling
on In every conceivable attitude. and
always in perfect safety, at once gain
dng the good opinion of the crowd
This was followed by a clever exhi-
Oition OF stock whip cracking and
lasso throwing; then there was an
interval of ten minutes before the i'm
portant work OF the evening began
the challenge riding of Grim
thrope's buckjumpers.
{ A sturdy little roam horse was led
into the ring, and Grimthrope came
forward and announced that one of
mis- men would ride the horse, a no.
torious buckjumper from the Film
ders River, and that afterward f5
would be given to any man in the
audience who would remain on his
back for two minutes A murmur